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USA Today 4/15/25

Following Trump threats, IRS may revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status, reports say

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The IRS may revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status after the Ivy League university refused to meet President Donald Trump's wide-ranging demands for changes in its policies, CNN and the Washington Post reported on April 16.

According to the Post, the Trump administration asked the IRS to revoke the Cambridge, Massachusetts university's tax-exempt status. CNN reported that the agency is making plans to do so.

Trump and Harvard are battling over his allegations the university failed to adequately protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests last year, along with his belief the university is a bastion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Republicans have for several years been discussing whether to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard and other universities they deem "woke" for DEI policies while permitting anti-Israel protests.

"Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting 'Sickness?'"  Trump posted to Truth Social on April 15. "Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!"...

The Washington Post reported that the request to take away Harvard's tax-exempt status was conveyed by officials at the Treasury Department, of which the IRS is a part. Legal authority to change tax-exempt status belongs solely to the IRS and it is supposed to use that power without political favoritism. The president is not allowed to request that it do make changes to any taxpayers' status....

,,,In January, the chairman of the Republican-controlled House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri,sent a letter to several universities, including Harvard, demanding they justify their tax-exempt status. He cited "ongoing concerns that 'elite' American universities are failing to provide instruction beneficial to individuals or the community and are instead instructing students to have disdain for the United States and the very communities they live in."

"Ultimately, as the U.S. House Committee with primary jurisdiction over tax-exempt institutions and the treatment of their endowments, we are left to wonder whether reexamining the current benefits and tax treatment afforded to your institutions is necessary," Smith wrote....

Gets more interesting:

CBS 4/15/25

DHS threatens to revoke Harvard's eligibility to host international students unless it turns over disciplinary records

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The Department of Homeland Security is threatening to revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students and has canceled grants totaling more than $2.7 million.

The latest action from the Trump administration against Harvard comes on on the heels of a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze because the university rejected a list of demands.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is now demanding detailed records on Harvard's foreign student visa holders' "illegal and violent" activities, or the university will lose Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification. Noem demanded the records by April 30.

The DHS said, "if Harvard cannot verify it is in full compliance with its reporting requirements, the university will lose the privilege of enrolling foreign students."

In a statement Wednesday, Secretary Noem accused Harvard of "bending the knee to antisemitism." "America demands more from universities entrusted with taxpayer dollars," Noem said.

The DHS said the grants being canceled were the $800,303 Implementation Science for Targeted Violence Prevention grant and the $1,934,902 Blue Campaign Program Evaluation and Violence Advisement grant....

Heard at  Rachel Maddow show tonight: 'Don't fight alone': Universities band together to defend against Trump attacks

Resolution to Establish a Mutual Defense Compact for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in Defense of Academic Freedom, Institutional Integrity, and the Research Enterprise

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Whereas, recent and escalating politically motivated actions by governmental bodies pose a significant threat to the foundational principles of American higher education, including the autonomy of university governance, the integrity of scientific research, and the protection of free speech;

Whereas, the Trump administration and aligned political actors have signaled a willingness to target individual institutions with legal, financial, and political incursion designed to undermine their public mission, silence dissenting voices, and/or exert improper control over academic inquiry:...

...Be it further resolved that, under this compact, all participating institutions shall commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund. This fund shall be used to provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement...

 

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NRSKarenRN said:

USA Today 4/15/25

Following Trump threats, IRS may revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status, reports say

 

I'll take "weaponized government" for 800, Alex.

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NRSKarenRN said:

USA Today 4/15/25

Following Trump threats, IRS may revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status, reports say

 

Hmm ... let's start a pool on how long it'll take them to go after black colleges. Or churches.

Harvard's a test cas,IMO.

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Hi Room, I've miss you all!

This whole things is nuts! I'm truly appalled.

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Love seeing Letitia James finally face some repercussions for her criminal history.  Lock her up  

heron said:

Hmm ... let's start a pool on how long it'll take them to go after black colleges. Or churches.

Harvard's a test cas,IMO.

They will go after all colleges.  It's time to be fiscally responsible and these institutions need to stop exploiting students and the government while fostering environments that encourage Anti-Semitism, Anti-Whiteism, Heterophobia, Misandryism, and other disgusting platforms.  

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Kafka Fan44 said:

Love seeing Letitia James finally face some repercussions for her criminal history.  Lock her up  

They will go after all colleges.  It's time to be fiscally responsible and these institutions need to stop exploiting students and the government while fostering environments that encourage Anti-Semitism, Anti-Whiteism, Heterophobia, Misandryism, and other disgusting platforms.  

Duckspeak doubleplusungood

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Kafka Fan44 said:

 

They will go after all colleges.  It's time to be fiscally responsible and these institutions need to stop exploiting students and the government while fostering environments that encourage Anti-Semitism, Anti-Whiteism, Heterophobia, Misandryism, and other disgusting platforms.  

Trump making safe spaces for mediocre white bros, and while cutting taxes for their mediocre white fathers. 

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It seems like Trump has quit taking questions on his way to Marine One, and now takes them while sitting in  the Oval Office, usually next to a head of state (showing off) and accompanied by cabinet members. Lack of stamina? Does he prefer being shown in front of his tacky gilt decor? Either way, he's still spouting gobbledygook and making wise guy threats to his perceived enemies. 

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nursej22 said:

Trump making safe spaces for mediocre white bros, and while cutting taxes for their mediocre white fathers. 

Racism really has no place in the nursing field.  If tax cuts come they are well deserved.  The era of financial bigotry needs to end.  

The best thing about this administration is its just beginning.  The next 4 years are going to beautiful. 

 

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Kafka Fan44 said:

Racism really has no place in the nursing field.  If tax cuts come they are well deserved.  The era of financial bigotry needs to end.  

I have read this repeatedly, and I don't see that it has any relevance to my comment on making colleges safe places for mediocre white bros. What is financial bigotry? Is that white bro speak for the poors don't pay enough taxes? 

Care to elucidate? 

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nursej22 said:

I have read this repeatedly, and I don't see that it has any relevance to my comment on making colleges safe places for mediocre white bros. What is financial bigotry? Is that white bro speak for the poors don't pay enough taxes? 

Care to elucidate? 

It translates as "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.”

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Speaking of presidents, a post by some random TikTok denizen posted an interesting observation.

She asked, "Do you know what happened the last time a president decided to ignore a Supreme Court ruling? The trail of tears.”

Didn't trump say back in  his first term that Andrew Jackson is his favorite president? 

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