Monday, May 19, 2025

The Real Threat of the Nonprofit 'Terrorism' Provision in Trump's Big Bill

Shirin Sinnar: The Trump administration has already wielded the "terrorist" label to stigmatize and strip rights from student activists and migrants.

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For @slate.com, I wrote about the "nonprofit killer bill" clause in the GOP tax bill and how, unlike the last time this came up, we don't imagine how Trump et al might use it as we're already seeing them use tax exempt status and NGO funding to attack civil society slate.com/news-and-pol ...

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-- Emily Tamkin (@emilyctamkin.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM

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Only "terrorists" wear red hats.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-19 11:09 AM

I can see Trump going after organizations like the ACLU or the SPLC, to say nothing of private universities and perhaps even religious organizations, like a Mosque or a Temple.

OCU

#2 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-05-19 01:55 PM

Putin did the same thing, but after awhile Russian courts were so totally in Putin's control he didn't have to pretend anything at all to anyone. He was Deal Leader and that was that.

#3 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-05-20 07:16 AM

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