Paul Carroll
@pcbiker.bsky.social
~30 years in Govt and NGO roles working to make the world safer. Avid bike enthusiast, and backyard mechanic.
Justice Souter - Rest in Peace
Patriotic Americans - Rise in Protest
Patriotic Americans - Rise in Protest
May 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Justice Souter - Rest in Peace
Patriotic Americans - Rise in Protest
Patriotic Americans - Rise in Protest
Hey Mr Bezos, I have some waste to report. Contents. Packaging. Is this the efficiency of the private sector I keep hearing about?
April 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey Mr Bezos, I have some waste to report. Contents. Packaging. Is this the efficiency of the private sector I keep hearing about?
OK up until now I’ve just made attempts at humorous comments on people’s posts. But today, as massive numbers of people - humans - take to the streets and public Square to demonstrate their outrage at our government’s current “policies“ I will say that we are all in this together.
April 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OK up until now I’ve just made attempts at humorous comments on people’s posts. But today, as massive numbers of people - humans - take to the streets and public Square to demonstrate their outrage at our government’s current “policies“ I will say that we are all in this together.
Glad I held on to Enron and AIG stock
April 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Glad I held on to Enron and AIG stock
Despite the current administration’s cessation of vast amounts of foreign aid across several agencies, here is a way each of us can help provide critical funding for refugees and humanitarian aid. Simply saving lives.
This isn’t about politics — it’s about saving lives. Congress must pass the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act to restore vital aid for Palestine refugees. UNRWA USA & 100+ partners are pushing for action, but we need YOU. Take action now. #FundUNRWA
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Despite the current administration’s cessation of vast amounts of foreign aid across several agencies, here is a way each of us can help provide critical funding for refugees and humanitarian aid. Simply saving lives.
Reposted by Paul Carroll
This isn’t about politics — it’s about saving lives. Congress must pass the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act to restore vital aid for Palestine refugees. UNRWA USA & 100+ partners are pushing for action, but we need YOU. Take action now. #FundUNRWA
March 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This isn’t about politics — it’s about saving lives. Congress must pass the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act to restore vital aid for Palestine refugees. UNRWA USA & 100+ partners are pushing for action, but we need YOU. Take action now. #FundUNRWA
There is a LOT to keep up to date on as we know. This bi-weekly newsletter is our effort @charitysecurity.bsky.social to provide timely and vital information and resources to critical civil society organizations.
🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity
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🚨C&SN launches the #CivilSociety Resilience page, a catalog of resources to help #nonprofits defend against legal, #disinformation, & other attacks.
+featured: @lawfare.bsky.social, @quincyinst.bsky.social, & more.
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🚨C&SN launches the #CivilSociety Resilience page, a catalog of resources to help #nonprofits defend against legal, #disinformation, & other attacks.
+featured: @lawfare.bsky.social, @quincyinst.bsky.social, & more.
March 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
There is a LOT to keep up to date on as we know. This bi-weekly newsletter is our effort @charitysecurity.bsky.social to provide timely and vital information and resources to critical civil society organizations.
We are among many that are tracking and responding to the broad assaults on civil society. We’ve been at this for a while, and are working hard to partner with others to protect civil society. Please consider signing up for our newsletter.
Consider joining C&SN as a member (no financial commitment required!) to receive an exclusive weekly bulletin highlighting opportunities for #NGOs: webinars, events, sign-on letters, & working groups on key issue areas at the intersection of #CivilSociety & #NationalSecurity.
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📝https://bit.ly/457FSks
March 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We are among many that are tracking and responding to the broad assaults on civil society. We’ve been at this for a while, and are working hard to partner with others to protect civil society. Please consider signing up for our newsletter.
Reposted by Paul Carroll
C&SN recently joined @unrwausa.bsky.social alongside 123 other #CivilSociety orgs. urging US Congress to support the forthcoming UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act 2025, which would restore US funding to #UNRWA.
The USA remains the only country to withhold funds.
bit.ly/3DPIrQ2
The USA remains the only country to withhold funds.
bit.ly/3DPIrQ2
Letter to Congress: Restore U.S. Funding for UNRWA - Charity & Security Network
Washington D.C. – On Mar. 3 , 2025, the Charity & Security Network joined UNRWA USA alongside 123 other civil society organizations (CSOs) in sending a letter to the U.S. Congress, urging them to rest...
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March 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
C&SN recently joined @unrwausa.bsky.social alongside 123 other #CivilSociety orgs. urging US Congress to support the forthcoming UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act 2025, which would restore US funding to #UNRWA.
The USA remains the only country to withhold funds.
bit.ly/3DPIrQ2
The USA remains the only country to withhold funds.
bit.ly/3DPIrQ2
Reposted by Paul Carroll
Earlier this year, DOJ called for input on upcoming changes to #FARA, the US #ForeignAgent law. C&SN & #CivilSociety partners highlighted that the proposed amendments failed to address “FARA’s overbreadth and vagueness" which can undermine #FirstAmendment rights & easily be weaponized
bit.ly/3FgyAmR
bit.ly/3FgyAmR
Proposed Changes to Foreign Agents Registration Act Fail to Address Threats to Civil Society - Charity & Security Network
Washington D.C. – On Mar. 3, 2025, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) alongside civil society partners submitted input to the U.S. Department of Justice following their call for public comment on p...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Earlier this year, DOJ called for input on upcoming changes to #FARA, the US #ForeignAgent law. C&SN & #CivilSociety partners highlighted that the proposed amendments failed to address “FARA’s overbreadth and vagueness" which can undermine #FirstAmendment rights & easily be weaponized
bit.ly/3FgyAmR
bit.ly/3FgyAmR
So if Trump eliminates the Department of Education won’t he have succeeded in a key Biden goal – eliminating student loan debt for millions?
March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So if Trump eliminates the Department of Education won’t he have succeeded in a key Biden goal – eliminating student loan debt for millions?
Reposted by Paul Carroll
Sanctions Watch is a wonderful resource published monthly by @cepr.org. Read it for a full list of updates and analysis from their policy experts on the US' most aggressive #sanctions programs, including on #Syria, #Cuba, #Afghanistan, & others.
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bit.ly/3D4thGz
CEPR Sanctions Watch February 2025
Stay informed about the evolving sanctions landscape impacting Afghanistan, North Korea, Russia, Syria and more this February.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Sanctions Watch is a wonderful resource published monthly by @cepr.org. Read it for a full list of updates and analysis from their policy experts on the US' most aggressive #sanctions programs, including on #Syria, #Cuba, #Afghanistan, & others.
bit.ly/3D4thGz
bit.ly/3D4thGz
On top of the radical and dramatic changes being implemented by the current administration, there are still legacy policies and practices that harm the most vulnerable. Sanctions is a case in point. Please read our piece about the landscape in Syria.
🚨How should US #sanctions policy towards Syria shift in the post-Assad era? Sanctions have long undermined regular people in #Syria, but there are some key ways US policy could change to help facilitate growth and prosperity.
Read our full set of recommendations 👇
bit.ly/4bkgYCl
Read our full set of recommendations 👇
bit.ly/4bkgYCl
Syria Sanctions Policy Recommendations for the Post-Assad Era - Charity & Security Network
Washington D.C. – On Jan. 6, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), under the purview of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, published General License 24 (GL 24), titled “Authorizing Tran...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On top of the radical and dramatic changes being implemented by the current administration, there are still legacy policies and practices that harm the most vulnerable. Sanctions is a case in point. Please read our piece about the landscape in Syria.
If you happen to be attending Access Now’s RightsCon online, this session happens at 7pm eastern / 10 pm pacific and 2pm local Taipei time!
C&SN is delighted to be presenting at this year's #RightsCon being held in Taipei! Our session is titled: "False Narratives, Real Blockades: The Impact of Disinformation on NGO Financial Channels". Our team looks forward to discussing strategies for #NGOs responding to disinformation attacks.
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you happen to be attending Access Now’s RightsCon online, this session happens at 7pm eastern / 10 pm pacific and 2pm local Taipei time!
This is our bi-weekly newsletter that captures the latest developments related to a range of policies that impact NGOs - particularly humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights groups. We just joined Bluesky so watch this space!
🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity
👉Read/Subscribe: conta.cc/3CZIUPn
🔎C&SN analysis on #Syria General License 24 + FAQs
📜Recommendations for US #Syria #sanctions policies
🚨#Houthi #terrorist designation will worsen crisis in #Yemen
+feature stories!
👉Read/Subscribe: conta.cc/3CZIUPn
🔎C&SN analysis on #Syria General License 24 + FAQs
📜Recommendations for US #Syria #sanctions policies
🚨#Houthi #terrorist designation will worsen crisis in #Yemen
+feature stories!
February 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is our bi-weekly newsletter that captures the latest developments related to a range of policies that impact NGOs - particularly humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights groups. We just joined Bluesky so watch this space!
Reposted by Paul Carroll
🚨Read our statement on how the US foreign aid freeze threatens vital #CivilSociety programs. C&SN is particularly concerned with the #Trump administration's #disinformation tactics, justifying cuts to #USAID based on lies about #aid diversion - a common tactic used by authoritarians.
bit.ly/3CW8aGa
bit.ly/3CW8aGa
U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze Threatens Vital Civil Society Programs - Charity & Security Network
Washington, D.C. – President Trump unleashed dozens of executive orders in his first two weeks of office. Legal experts have stated that many are illegal and fall out of bounds of the powers of the
charityandsecurity.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨Read our statement on how the US foreign aid freeze threatens vital #CivilSociety programs. C&SN is particularly concerned with the #Trump administration's #disinformation tactics, justifying cuts to #USAID based on lies about #aid diversion - a common tactic used by authoritarians.
bit.ly/3CW8aGa
bit.ly/3CW8aGa
@kairyssdal.bsky.social just ended today’s marketplace with some amazing and clear eyed truth bombs. Thank you, Kai!
February 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@kairyssdal.bsky.social just ended today’s marketplace with some amazing and clear eyed truth bombs. Thank you, Kai!
Reposted by Paul Carroll
President Trump's decision to designate the #Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization will exacerbate one of the world’s worst #humanitarian crises in #Yemen, where 21.6 million people requires #aid. Read more about how this will impact #nonprofits. 👇
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President Trump’s Houthi Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Will Exacerbate Yemen Humanitarian Crisis - Charity & Security Network
Washington D.C. - On Jan. 22, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order which initiates the process to designate Anasar Allah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO...
charityandsecurity.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
President Trump's decision to designate the #Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization will exacerbate one of the world’s worst #humanitarian crises in #Yemen, where 21.6 million people requires #aid. Read more about how this will impact #nonprofits. 👇
charityandsecurity.org/news/preside...
charityandsecurity.org/news/preside...