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1. Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:46:41 JST Richard Stallman

   [1/3] https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/
   https://stallman.org/glossary.html#bully

   Republicans are trying to create the power to strip the tax exemption from any organization that officials accuse of "supporting terrorists", with no requirement to present any reason or evidence for that accusation. The group thus attacked would get a hearing, but it is hard to refute an accusation that offers no specifics. Even worse, there may be no limits

   • Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:46:45 JST Richard Stallman

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     [3/3] Senate to block this bill, for the rest of this year.

   • Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:46:46 JST Richard Stallman

     in reply to

     [2/3] on what sort of action would constitute "support". Would "End the siege of Gaza" be construed as "support" for terrorists? I wouldn't be surprised if the bully's followers said so, This attack on the freedom of political association in the US, this attempt to subvert the rule of law by injecting arbitrary power, illustrates the commitment of right-wing extremists to the elimination of the basic principles of human rights, such as "innocent until proven guilty." I expect the