Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash
Source: New York Times
While Mr. Trump has not taken action against any liberal groups or lawmakers, Democrats worry his frequent threats of retribution during the campaign have led to a chilling effect on the charitable foundations and nonprofit advocacy groups that have long been pillars of the country’s civil society.
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Much of the concern centers on legislation in Congress that would remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofit groups that are found to be supporting terrorist organizations.
After Mr. Trump won the election, the Democracy Alliance urged its donors to lobby against the bill during the lame-duck session, fearing it could be weaponized against progressive groups and could even be used to shutter ActBlue, the online fund-raising platform.
During a presentation to Democracy Alliance donors, former Representative Donna Edwards, a Maryland Democrat, flashed a slide showing all Democratic members of Congress who had cast “yes” or “absent” votes for the measure in the past. She encouraged donors to push them to change their positions. The bill passed the House last year but died in the Senate. Democrats worry that Republicans, who now fully control Congress, could pass the bill into law.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/us/politics/donors-democrats-trump.html
This is very different from 2017, when people were donating big to progressive causes, resulting in Democrats taking back the White House and Congress in 2020. People weren't afraid of Trump back then. They are now. That needs to change. If you don't have money, at least put on some comfortable shoes and join the many protests popping up. This will give donors and our representatives a spine too. As Timothy Snider instructs, do not comply in advance. https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny
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I kinda doubt "the fear aspect". 
Seriously what is Trump gonna do?
Tech was a big pusher behind dumping Biden. We should have just cut our losses and not played games.
