DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawFirms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> and now <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilSociety</span></a> groups are in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s sights for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/punitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punitive</span></a> action</p><p>By LISA MASCARO<br>Updated 12:04 AM EDT, April 18, 2025</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — "First the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocacy</span></a> groups that underpin U.S. civil society.</p><p>"Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at the tax-exempt status not just of Harvard, but environmental groups and specifically the ethics watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CREW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CREW</span></a>. It could be a devastating financial blow to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> organizations — and his perceived <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliticalFoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalFoes</span></a>.</p><p>"The president’s remarks, during an event at the White House, began to confirm what advocacy groups have been quietly warning: Trump’s campaign of retribution is coming next for them.</p><p>" 'It’s supposed to be a charitable organization,' Trump said about CREW, in particular. 'The only charity they had is going after Donald Trump. So we’re looking at that. We’re looking at a lot of things.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-exempt-crew-environmental-groups-harvard-5e1e0ffacfa040ccdeaf4e43fb72b5fe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-tax-e</span><span class="invisible">xempt-crew-environmental-groups-harvard-5e1e0ffacfa040ccdeaf4e43fb72b5fe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalGroups</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightForTheFuture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendMotherEarth</span></a></p>