[liberationtech] Make your only phone call of the day (probably) to stop H.R. 9495, which is a gift to Trump

[Kate Krauss]

Hi all,

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.

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."

Call a member of Congress here (calling works best and this is your
moment): https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495
("Vote no on HR 9495")

Here's a list of groups that oppose it from an Amnesty International
letter:
https://www.aclu.org/documents/civil-society-letter-to-congress-opposing-hr-9495

* It would give the U.S. Treasury unilateral authority
<https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/>
to
strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits deemed “terrorist supporting
organizations.” That’s a frightening prospect given Trump’s
previous attempt to designate antifascist protesters as “terrorists,”
<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-he-will-designate-antifa-terrorist-organization-gop-points-n1220321>
his
classification of pro-Palestinian protesters as “pro-Hamas radicals,”
<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/trumps-plan-quell-protests-deport-hamas-radicals-rcna166168>
his
open desire to quell dissent with violence
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/13/trump-military-enemies-within/>,
and his frequent classification of those who disagree with him as
the “enemy from within.”
<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-suggests-hell-use-the-military-on-the-enemy-from-within-the-u-s-if-hes-reelected>
-
MSNBC
<https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/nonprofits-bill-trump-house-republicans-terrorism-rcna180696>*

Cheers,

Katie Krauss
Liberation Tech
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