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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/brianboyer/statuses/113518537574784792">Brian Boyer (brianboyer@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 17:31:03 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianboyer" title="brianboyer@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/262035-48-20240525142017.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Brian Boyer" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Brian Boyer</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianboyer/113518469771050905" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>Add on the very real possibility that congress will hand the White House the ability to murder nonprofits on a whim, and we’re looking at some very dark times for local news. <a href="https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4042531#notice-7898326">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-11-21T17:31:03+09:00" title="Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 17:31:03 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianboyer/113518537574784792" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianboyer/113518537574784792">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com</div><h5><a href="https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits">Tell Congress Not To Weaponize The Treasury Department Against Nonprofits</a></h5><div> from <span>@eff</span></div></header><div>A dangerous bill that gives broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. Nonprofits would not have a meaningful opportunity to defend themselves, and could be targeted without disclosing the reasons or evidence for the decision. Even if they are not targeted, the threat alone could chill the activities of some nonprofit organizations. Over 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations signed a letter opposing the bill as written. Congress must not pass H.R. 9495, the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.”</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Brian Boyer (brianboyer@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 17:31:03 JST Brian Boyer
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Add on the very real possibility that congress will hand the White House the ability to murder nonprofits on a whim, and we’re looking at some very dark times for local news. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits
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  Tell Congress Not To Weaponize The Treasury Department Against Nonprofits
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  A dangerous bill that gives broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. Nonprofits would not have a meaningful opportunity to defend themselves, and could be targeted without disclosing the reasons or evidence for the decision. Even if they are not targeted, the threat alone could chill the activities of some nonprofit organizations. Over 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations signed a letter opposing the bill as written. Congress must not pass H.R. 9495, the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.”

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