Reply To: On Tyranny Lesson 2: Defend Institutions
Well, here is an example from hours ago. “The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration. Citibank revealed in a court filing today that it was told to freeze the groups’ bank accounts at the FBI’s request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in “possible criminal violations,” including “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”” (https://newrepublic.com/post/192660/trump-fbi-charge-climate-organizations)
So canceling federal grants is not enough. Harassment and possible jail time for non-profit organizations that applied for and received funding. This is just insane. I have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity!
What can be done? I guess it will come down to donating and volunteering for legal organizations at this point. It seems that the courts are the only path to stopping the administration from targeted attacks on institutions at this point.
