Tell Congress Not To Weaponize The Treasury Department Against Nonprofits

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8 hours 7 minutes ago

The House of Representatives just passed a dangerous bill that gives broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. Nonprofits would not have a meaningful opportunity to defend themselves, and could be targeted without disclosing the reasons or evidence for the decision. Even if they are not targeted, the threat alone could chill the activities of some nonprofit organizations. Over 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations signed a letter opposing the bill as written. We most tell the Senate not to pass H.R. 9495, the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.”

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【関西万博】これほど準備不足　世界レベルで初めて　カジノ誘致の行政は危うい　山本理顕氏講演＝木下 功（フリーランス記者）

日本ジャーナリストクラブ（JCJ）
12 hours 40 minutes ago
　建築家の山本理顕氏が大阪市内で３月29日、開幕を目前に控えた大阪・関西万博について講演し、行政が万博と同じ会場にＩＲ（カジノを中心とする統合型リゾート施設）を誘致することの危うさ、海外パビリオン建設に対する支援不足、意思決定過程や責任の所在のあいまいさ、過剰な個人情報収集といったさまざまな問題点を指摘し、「これほど準備の整わない博覧会は世界レベルで初めてだと思う」と開幕の１年延期を主張した。日本ジャーナリスト会議関西支部が主催した。ＩＲでダメージ　山本氏は「万博とＩＲはセッ..
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[B] 米価高騰もコメ不足も構造問題　　戦後８０年、食の基盤が崩れている

日刊ベリタ
1 day 2 hours ago
今年は戦後80年です。戦後体制を作ってきた仕組みがいたるところできしみ、崩れています。そのひとつに主食のコメの問題があります。コメに異変が起こっていることが表面化したのは24年夏からですから 、そろそろ1年近くになります。小売段階で2倍に高騰したコメはその後もじり高を続け、品薄感も続いています。そればかりでなくこの傾向は新米がとれるこの秋の以降も続くという一部流通業界筋の見立てさえ出ています。消費者にとってコメは安いものというのが当たり前の光景でした。うって変わった状況が目の前にあります。一体何が起こったのか、以下見ていきます。（大野和興）
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