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Thanks for this, Katie. I completely agree that we need to resist this dangerous threat to democracy. I emailed a bunch of friends about it and also called my representative. Unfortunately, the bill passed earlier today. But now we can move on to contact our
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LT <<a href="mailto:lt@lists.liberationtech.org" target="_blank">lt@lists.liberationtech.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [liberationtech] Make your only phone call of the day (probably) to stop H.R. 9495, which is a gift to Trump</font>
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<div style="font-size:small">Do you know someone who works for a US nonprofit organization with which Trump might disagree? Or do you just agree with a nonprofit like that? The ACLU, the Tor Project, EFF, CAIR, etc.</div>
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<div style="font-size:small">There's a vote happening today in Congress on a bill that would allow Trump to target nonprofits he doesn't like and deems "terrorist."</div>
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<div style="font-size:small">Call a member of Congress here (calling works best and this is your moment): <a href="https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495" target="_blank">https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495</a></div>
<div style="font-size:small">("Vote no on HR 9495")</div>
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<div style="font-size:small">Here's a list of groups that oppose it from an Amnesty International letter: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/documents/civil-society-letter-to-congress-opposing-hr-9495" target="_blank">https://www.aclu.org/documents/civil-society-letter-to-congress-opposing-hr-9495</a></div>
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<div style="font-size:small"><i><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px"> It would </span><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;text-decoration-line:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px" target="_blank">give
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 That’s a frightening prospect given Trump’s previous </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-he-will-designate-antifa-terrorist-organization-gop-points-n1220321" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;text-decoration-line:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px" target="_blank">attempt
 to designate antifascist protesters as “terrorists,”</a><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px"> his classification of pro-Palestinian protesters as </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/trumps-plan-quell-protests-deport-hamas-radicals-rcna166168" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;text-decoration-line:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px" target="_blank">“pro-Hamas
 radicals,”</a><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px"> his open </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/13/trump-military-enemies-within/" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;text-decoration-line:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px" target="_blank">desire
 to quell dissent with violence</a><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px">, and his frequent classification of those who disagree with him as the </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-suggests-hell-use-the-military-on-the-enemy-from-within-the-u-s-if-hes-reelected" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;text-decoration-line:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:PublicoText,Georgia,"Publico Text","Times New Roman",Times,Baskerville;font-size:22.5px" target="_blank">“enemy
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