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  • In order to accomplish actual resistance, there needs to be at least some minimal organization, because individuals are far less likely to do anything meaningful on their own. The article bears this out; the real resistance actions it praises required a lot of people. And many of those people needed to be willing to risk arrest and imprisonment.

    Pay attention to what’s going on around you. Maybe you’re not someone who is able to risk arrest and imprisonment, but maybe you’re someone who could help people who are. There are things you can do right now to be ready for action when the time comes. I know I sound like a broken record by now, but prepare to resist.

















  • Under the bill, the Treasury secretary would issue notice to a group of intent to designate it as a “terrorist-supporting organization.” Once notified, an organization would have the right to appeal within ninety days, after which it would be stripped of its 501©(3) status, named for the statute that confers tax exemptions on recognized nonprofit groups.

    The law would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require the Treasury Department to provide evidence.

    “Your appeal is denied without comment.”