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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/S982" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>S982</span></a>: Potential penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> based on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> policies</p><p>"Would make federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/accreditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accreditation</span></a> of colleges and universities—and thus their access to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalFunds</span></a>—contingent on the institution’s policies on responding to protests. Under the 'No Tax Dollars for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeEncampments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeEncampments</span></a> Act of 2024,' universities would have to regularly disclose how they respond to campus 'incidents of civil disturbance,' defined to include 'a demonstration, riot, or strike,' and their accreditation would be linked to such policies and practices. The bill sponsor cited <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> campus protests as motivation for the bill; he introduced the same bill in 2024." </p><p>Status: pending</p><p>Introduced 12 Mar 2025.</p><p>Issue(s): Campus Protests, Riot</p><p>Post by bill's sponsor, Senator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JimBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBanks</span></a> (R-Ind.):<br><a href="https://www.banks.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-the-no-tax-dollars-for-encampments-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">banks.senate.gov/press-release</span><span class="invisible">s/senator-banks-introduces-the-no-tax-dollars-for-encampments-act/</span></a></p><p>Full bill text:<br><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/982" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/senate-bill/982</span></a></p><p><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/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</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/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampusProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampusProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Why is it that the most vocal Biden critics also the very people trying to undermine democracy? </p><p>REP. JIM BANKS (R-IN) | DEMOCRACY REPORT CARD <a href="https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-jim-banks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">accountability.gop/profile/rep</span><span class="invisible">-jim-banks/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JimBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBanks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPTraitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPTraitors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>‘You seem like a clown’: U.S. Senator <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/JimBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBanks</span></a> tells fired federal <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/worker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worker</span></a> he ‘probably deserved it’<br><a href="https://fox59.com/indianapolitics/you-seem-like-a-clown-u-s-senator-jim-banks-tells-fired-federal-worker-he-probably-deserved-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fox59.com/indianapolitics/you-</span><span class="invisible">seem-like-a-clown-u-s-senator-jim-banks-tells-fired-federal-worker-he-probably-deserved-it/</span></a></p>
officerripley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jimbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jimbanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> </p><p>Since all you Republicans look like clowns, you probably all deserve to be voted out.</p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) was on his way to an elevator when confronted by Mack Schroeder, a former employee of the Department of Health and Human Services:</p><p>SCHROEDER: Hi, I was a worker at HHS. I was fired illegally on Feb. 14. There are many people who are not getting social service programs, especially people with disabilities. Are you going to do anything to stop what’s happening?</p><p>BANKS: You probably deserved it.</p><p>SCHROEDER: I deserved it?</p><p>BANKS: You seem like a clown.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JimBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBanks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a></p>