Fri Sep 22, 2023 – 6:57 pm EDTFri Sep 22, 2023 – 7:06 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — On August 28, The Grayzone – an independent news outlet that has, among other things, been providing reliable reporting on the Ukraine War – announced that GoFundMe had effectively seized $90,000 dollars of its reader donations. The money has not been released, nor has it been returned to the donors. As The Grayzone reported, GoFundMe took this action due to “Some external concerns.”
The Grayzone’s editor, Max Blumenthal, described this non-explanation as “…nothing more than a vague allusion to pressure from powerful outside forces.”
In a recent video, comedian and left-wing political commentator Jimmy Dore interviewed Blumenthal, who gave a simple explanation for the latest of many attacks on his brand of journalism.
“Independent outlets that challenge the war state – the national security state – are being financially sanctioned by the same national security state that sanctions from Venezuela to Iran to Cuba.”
“The war is here at home,” he added.
Expanding on his point, Blumenthal stated that his media operation is being targeted to maintain control of the narrative.
“What they want is media to be accountable
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