Linda Czipo

Why protecting democracy means protecting nonprofits Threats to civil society are a threat to us all

Important read from @protectdemocracy.org Why protecting democracy means protecting nonprofits www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-protec... #nonprofits #NationalNonprofitDay

Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps GOP lawmakers are trying again to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

My latest @npr.org story: Republicans in Congress are reviving a push to exclude millions of people living in the states without U.S. citizenship from #2030Census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state”

1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.

Supreme Court capitulates to Trump, nixing due process for third-country deportations Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned a fierce dissent joined by her liberal colleagues, writing,

Breaking story here:

The Supreme Court threw out safeguards protecting migrants deported to countries not of their origin, allowing the Trump administration to ignore fear of torture claims. @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Administration’s “If You Want Welfare” Arguments Conceal Proposals’ True Impact | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The sweeping tax and budget plan that House Republicans are rushing to advance this week would take away health coverage through Medicaid and food assistance through SNAP for many millions of people.....

A sweeping tax and budget plan from House Republicans would strip #Medicaid and #SNAP from millions to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy. A recent op-ed from former Trump officials tries to obscure that reality. CBPP’s Nick Gwyn responds: www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis...

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#NJ #Nonprofits - TAKE ACTION! The House will vote as early as Monday, 5/19, on a massive tax bill that would extend or expand many of the provisions of the 2017 tax law while adding restrictions and making cuts to many programs that Americans need. njnonprofits.org/take-action-...

Highlights from 2025 Georgetown Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations The following are just some of the many highlights from the 2025 Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations (the “Georgetown Conference”). Not surprisingly,…

Highlights from 2025 Georgetown Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations nonprofitlawblog.com/highlights-f... #nonprofitlaw [corrected link]

Thank you for this!

"Policy World Wednesdays" - the text is dark blue, with a white silhouette of a capitol dome over the "o" in "Policy."

#NJ #nonprofits & #philanthropy partners: join us 4/9 for Policy World Wednesday, covering key policy issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic communities. Peter Chen of @njpolicy.bsky.social will share insights about the state budget & Medicaid funding. njnonprofits.org/event/policy...

$567M in U.S. HHS grants for NJ for substance use treatment/prevention, mental health, childhood immunization and vaccines, and more, all slated for elimination, per @sstirling.bsky.social and @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/health/hhs-d...

Oh this might be today’s skeet winner!

Clearly a terrible bill. Does it require cloture vote (60+ votes) to pass? If so, what other procedural tactics might allow cloture requirement to be circumvented, short of nuclear option against filibuster itself? <-- These are becoming my copy/paste first-take Qs on a bunch of terrible bills.

This, for now, is a *huge* reprieve for freedom of the press in the US.

NYT v Sullivan is the ruling that protects the media in defamation suits from public figures. Losing it would muzzle media of all stripes overnight.

I've been there, Jayne. My heart goes out to you.

My deepest sympathies, Jayne. Wishing you comfort in the love, memories, and legacy she left to you. She sounds amazing.

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This is what happens when 18F goes away: beta.weather.gov has been deactivated, “due to the loss of critical federal staff, which leaves this project without the resources to continue its development or for routine monitoring and maintenance.”
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Nonprofit survey respondent: "Our entire agency is in danger of collapsing, jeopardizing the employment of 215 employees, and the health and wellbeing of thousands of clients across the state."

For the #NJ #nonprofits in our survey alone, federal grants or contracts account for 4,500+ jobs and fund food programs, environmental cleanups, affordable housing, education and literacy programs for immigrants studying for American citizenship tests, STEM mentoring, and more.

Starfleet Eliminating All Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs To all Starfleet personnel, It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Starfleet’s commitment to moving beyond so-called diversity, equity, and i...

"We assure you that eliminating DEI initiatives will have no negative consequences—except for anyone who isn’t already perfectly positioned for leadership."

YES - and if you're a #NJ #nonprofit pls also complete the @njnonprofits.bsky.social survey by Friday 2/21. All of this data is vital to stronger, effective advocacy! www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025_NJ_NP...

"...the First Amendment bars [the President] from unduly imposing his viewpoint on federal contractors and grantees so that Plaintiffs are forced to either violate their organizational missions or risk losing the federal funding that is vitally necessary...for the communities they serve."

On 2/3, a federal judge issued again blocked OMB from “implementing, giving effect to, or reinstating under a different name” the directives in the original funding freeze memo with respect to the disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards. #NJ #nonprofits njnonprofits.org/whitehouseom...

Attn legal experts: desperately seeking interpretation as to whether/how this ruling affects other EOs, incl but not limited to anti-DEI and the gov't directives to nonprofit grantees to halt "any DEI programs being funded" under those grants. And this ruling only applies to the plaintiff states?

#NJ #nonprofits Earlier today the Office of Management & Budget rescinded its Jan 27 memo freezing funding for most federal grants and loans. The White House later stated that all previously issued executive orders remain in effect. What we know & what you can do: njnonprofits.org/whitehouseom...

Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Grants Freeze Read more here.

A coalition of nonprofits, public health organizations and small businesses filed a lawsuit to block the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo instructing a pause on all agency grants and loans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

January 24, 2025 Mr. Sergio Gor Director of Presidential Personnel The White House Dear Mr. Gor: I am writing in response to your email sent to me and other Inspectors General earlier this evening wherein you informed each of us that "due to changing priorities, your position as Inspector General ... is terminated, effective immediately." As Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), I recommend that you reach out to White House Counsel to discuss your intended course of action. At this point, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to dismiss Presidentially Appointed, Senate Confirmed Inspectors General. Specifically, based upon the 2022 amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978, the President must notify Congress 30 days prior to removal of an IG and provide "substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons" for such removal. 5 U.S.C. § 403(b), as amended by the section 5202(a) of the Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 (Title LII, Subtitle A, of P.L. 117-263, 136 Stat. 2395, 3222). The requirement to provide the substantive rationale, including detailed and case specific reasons, was added to better enable Congress to engage on and respond to a proposed removal of an Inspector General in order to protect the independence of Inspectors General. Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at Hannibal. Ware@,sba.gov. Sincerely, Hannibal "Mike" Ware CIGIE Chairperson Сс: Rand Paul, Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Gary Peters, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs James Comer, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald Connolly, Ranking Member, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 1750 H Street, NW * Suite 400 * Washington DC * 20006-3900

Via Politico: The Council of Inspectors General say Trump’s attempted purge is NOT “legally sufficient to dismiss” IGs, because it clearly violates federal law. Suggests that at least some IGs will attempt to remain at their posts. Get ready for a court battle.

N.J. nonprofits brace for potential federal funding cuts under Trump Health care organizations serving some of the state's most vulnerable communities worry that disparities could widen if the Trump administration reduces grants and Medicaid support.

Via @amirasweilem.bsky.social: Trump in 1st term "sought to limit federal spending for grants to #nonprofits and government entities that, among other things, address community health issues....Many fear he will do so again, and experts say their fears are legitimate." www.nj.com/mosaic/2025/...

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Disinformation Experts Slam Meta Decision To End US Fact-checking Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for...

"You wouldn't rely on just anyone to stop your toilet from leaking, but Meta now seeks to rely on just anyone to stop misinformation from spreading on their platforms."

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking, via @anujchopra.bsky.social:

www.barrons.com/news/disinfo...

On the Front Lines of Information Literacy Librarians seek to arm their students for the digital world by teaching information literacy and its close relatives, media literacy and news literacy.

"It’s an easy starting point & can come up in really any class when kids are sharing information,” @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social says in this Publishers Weekly story. “You can just ask, ‘Where did you hear that?’ or, ‘How do you know that that’s true?’"

#EduSky
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