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DoomsdaysCWCongress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies The House is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would let the administration destroy nonprofits it claims support terrorism. Noah Hurowitz November 10 2024"Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for revenge. "On the campaign trail, he joked about being a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictator</a> on 'day one' in office, pledged to jail <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>, and threatened to retaliate against political foes who he felt had wronged him. Now, just days after he secured a second term in the White House, Congress is already moving to hand a resurgent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration a powerful cudgel that it could wield against ideological opponents in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a>."Up for a fast-track vote next week in the House of representatives, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HR9495</a>, would grant the secretary of Treasury Department unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit deemed to be a 'terrorist supporting organization.'"<a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDAPL</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Section25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Section25</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenpeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrackdownOnProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrackdownOnProtests</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiProtestLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrinceColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HR9495</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopHR9495</a>

DoomsdaysCWHouse Fast Tracks Bill That Would Give <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Power to Target Nonprofits The legislation would let the Treasury Department revoke tax-exempt status for any “terrorist supporting organization"November 10, 2024"The vague language in the bill could be used against nonprofits that support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestinian</a> rights, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproductiveRights</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalProtections</a>. "Original article: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-bill-trump-power-target-nonprofits-1235161151/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-bill-trump-power-target-nonprofits-1235161151/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/MOe4R" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/MOe4R</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDAPL</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Section25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Section25</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenpeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrackdownOnProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrackdownOnProtests</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiProtestLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrinceColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further“We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they’re the big — and it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen.” By STEPHEN GROVES Updated 1:01 PM EDT, October 13, 2024WASHINGTON (AP) — "During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil."He has pledged to recall thousands of American troops from overseas and station them at the U.S. border with Mexico. He has explored using troops for domestic policy priorities such as deportations and confronting civil unrest. He has talked of weeding out military officers who are ideologically opposed to him."Trump’s vision amounts to a potentially dramatic shift in the role of the military in U.S. society, carrying grave implications for both the country’s place in the world and the restraints that have traditionally been placed on domestic use of the military."Read more: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-border-civil-unrest-domestic-use-a136c69cc85184b07f161c4c09b46c50" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-border-civil-unrest-domestic-use-a136c69cc85184b07f161c4c09b46c50</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election2024</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USElections</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elections2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elections2024</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crapitalism</a>

In Search of a Better WorldPeople are asking how The UK can spend so much time and effort locking up <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a> for obscene amounts of time for peaceful protests, but miss that the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarRight</a> are planning violent insurrections. To that I remind you that according to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MI5</a>'s own official published history. In the lead up to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WW1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WW1</a> they missed multiple German spy rings because they were so focussed on suppressing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Suffragette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Suffragette</a> groups. It is always about suppressing threats to the status quo and never threats to ppl.

DoomsdaysCWAs Military Contractors Face Scrutiny; A Look at Erik Prince's Controversial 'Blackwater Worldwide'Story by Rishitha Boddu, December 2, 2023"Erik Prince is an American businessman and former US Navy SEAL whose net worth is estimated at a substantial $2 billion dollars. He is known for founding and owning the military contractor XE, widely recognized as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackwaterWorldwide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackwaterWorldwide</a>, a company that engaged in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/covert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covert</a> government operations. However, this enterprise faced intense scrutiny for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> violations in 2007, leading to Erik's decision to step down as its leader in 2009. But even before Blackwater, a significant portion of Prince's wealth is derived from his family's automotive accessory empire, established by his father."Established in 1997, Blackwater holds the distinction of being the largest private military company globally. Notably, it has been awarded more than $1.6 billion in federal contracts. Moreover, the company is reported to have secured classified contracts from the Central Intelligence Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CIA</a>) amounting to a staggering $600 million since 2001. Following Erik's departure, Blackwater underwent a change in ownership, with a group of investors acquiring it in 2010, before rebranding it as Academi in 2011. In 2013, Erik Prince authored the book 'Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror,' shedding light on the company's inner workings."Blackwater, a private military and security company founded by Erik Prince in 1997, emerged as a major player during the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IraqWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IraqWar</a>. The company secured contracts to provide security services to various U.S. government agencies, making it an essential part of the U.S. military presence in Iraq. Blackwater's involvement in the Iraq war, including the killing of civilians, brought it to the forefront of public scrutiny and controversy."Blackwater and Erik Prince faced numerous allegations of war crimes and misconduct during the Iraq war. The most infamous incident was the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NisourSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NisourSquare</a> massacre in 2007, where Blackwater personnel were involved in a shooting that resulted in the deaths of seventeen Iraqi civilians."The Nisour Square incident was a turning point, as it raised questions about the behavior of private military contractors in a war zone. It prompted further investigations into the conduct of Blackwater and its personnel, ultimately contributing to a tarnished reputation."Amid mounting legal challenges and heightened scrutiny, Erik Prince chose to step down from his role as the CEO of Blackwater in 2009. The controversy surrounding Blackwater's activities in Iraq and its reputation became increasingly untenable, and Prince sold the company."Prince's resignation was seen as a strategic move to distance himself from the crimes at Blackwater. While it marked his exit from the company he founded, it did not shield him from ongoing legal battles and public attention."In sworn statements submitted as part of the case, former Blackwater employees made explosive allegations, including claims that Prince may have been involved in the murder of individuals cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company."These individuals also alleged that Blackwater was engaged in smuggling weapons into Iraq and that Erik Prince, in their view, perceived himself as a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianCrusader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChristianCrusader</a>' with a mission to eliminate Muslims and Islam. These allegations fueled the already raging controversy surrounding Prince and his companies."The fraud case and the allegations against Erik Prince and Blackwater have continued to generate public and legal scrutiny. This ongoing legal battle has kept the controversies alive, ensuring that Prince remains a figure of interest and concern."<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/as-military-contractors-face-scrutiny-a-look-at-erik-princes-controversial-blackwater-worldwide/ar-AA1kUmFz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/as-military-contractors-face-scrutiny-a-look-at-erik-princes-controversial-blackwater-worldwide/ar-AA1kUmFz</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Academi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDAPL</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TigerSwan</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterProtectors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IraqiCivilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IraqiCivilians</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Warmonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Warmonger</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BetsyDevos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BetsyDevos</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amway</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrinceColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, what has <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> been up to these days? Besides "camping" with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClarenceThomas</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Koch</a> brothers, he's been spouting off all sorts of vitriol -- against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeftWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeftWing</a> types, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtestors</a>, calling America "weak" (dogwhistle for more intervention and weapons). Oh yeah. He's a puppet-master and warmonger -- of "biblical" proportions!

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