Patriot,

Free speech is facing the firing squad.

For years, Campaign for Liberty and I have been warning about the
escalating crackdown on free speech.

In a barbaric act of legal extortion, the brazen assault has
moved from a covert operation to an unquestionable, blatant
reality.

I'm talking about Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was arrested
days ago in France - for the alleged crimes of some of the app's
users.

Telegram is one of the most popular social media apps in the
world.

Reportedly, Pavel Durov will be charged for the crimes of a tiny
minority of his platform's users.

In the United States, we have a law, Section 230 of the
Communications Decency Act, designed to immunize platforms from
the acts of their users. We have this law precisely because we
understand it is impossible to perfectly police and prevent abuse
of the platforms.

So when our government wants to shut down a platform they don't
like, they either have to pass a law - like the recent Tiktok ban
- or enlist a foreign country to do their dirty work for them.

This might explain why France targeted Durov in a transparent
attempt to shut down free speech on the Telegram platform.

As I said on a recent episode of the Ron Paul Liberty Report,
countries that are insecure about unrest among their own citizens
fear free speech.

French official Jean-Michel Bernigaud confirmed the arrest was
related to Telegram's lack of censorship and cooperation with the
government.

For these non-crimes, Durov faces 20 years in prison.

This is not a foreign problem - this is censorship we will face
at home.

This incident affects at least four issues we have fought over
the past year:

>>> Free speech. Durov is being targeted because Telegram is a
free speech platform, pure and simple.

>>> Weaponization of government for censorship. The government of
France (and the U.S., and Russia before) have targeted Durov with
legal warfare for the purpose of censoring Telegram.

>>> Encryption. Reportedly, Telegram in general and Durov in
particular have been pressured to create a security "back door"
for governments to be able to eavesdrop on users' posts - and
it's in part because Telegram refused to create this "back door"
that its founder has been targeted.

>>> Cryptocurrency. Not only is Telegram one of the most
successful speech platforms in the world, but it also launched
its own cryptocurrency, the "Toncoin," which proved remarkably
successful as well.

This is not only an attack on free speech platforms, but an
attack on private cryptocurrencies.

The assault on Telegram founder Pavel Durov is an assault on all
of these critical issues we hold dear.

And although the French government arrested him, it defies belief
they would have done so without clearance from their masters in
Brussels and Washington.

Statists in Paris, as well as in Washington, want to eat their
cake and have it, too. They want legal immunity for social
networks who censor unfavored speech of their users and legal
liability for social networks for failing to censor their users.

Even Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has finally admitted his company
censored Americans because of pressure from the government.

And now - just as we've been warning for months - they're taking
action to impose their diabolical scheme.

The battle for free speech is here, NOW - and it will only
intensify between now and November 5.

That's why, Patriot, I hope you'll help Campaign for Liberty fill
its war chest for the liberty-shredding battle that is bearing
down on you and me like a run-away train.

C4L has warned for months that these issues would be critical in
the election:

Censorship.

Targeted legal assaults against dissidents.

Back doors to subvert encryption.

Attacking cryptocurrencies.

All of these vital issues Campaign for Liberty has been fighting
for years are touched by the arrest of the founder of Telegram.

And don't think for one second this is just the action of the
French government acting alone.

This is the work of the globalist Western political
establishment.

These tyrants think if they just turn the heat up slowly enough,
we won't notice - like frogs surrendering in a slow boil.

But this act - arresting the billionaire founder of one of the
biggest social networks in the world - was no small step.

This was a major lurch towards tyranny.

Now that we're at the end of August, we need to budget for our
Full-Court Press leading up to the elections and Lame Duck
session - and we need your help.

If you can give $200, we can reach more patriots like you to make
an impact. But $100, $50, or whatever you can afford will also
help.
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And we're fighting on every front. On this incident alone, we
have four major fronts:

-Free Speech
-Encryption
-Competing currencies
-Protection from political persecution

And we fully expect Congress to bring a push on these issues -
because the arrest of the Telegram founder was brought to make a
narrative.

Everything I've been warning about is now happening.

That's why it is so critical you help Campaign for Liberty fight
this tyranny.
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Patriot, we called it.

Exactly what we said they would do, they have done.

We are warning you now: the assault on free speech will
radically, rapidly escalate between now and Election Day.

So Patriot, won't you please agree to your most generous
contribution of $200 right away?

Your generous gift will help Campaign for Liberty sound the alarm
about radically escalating assault on free speech, government
weaponization, encryption, and competing currencies?

But if $200 is just too much, won't you please agree to $100 or
at least $50 to help Campaign for Liberty FIGHT BACK against the
statists' election season assault on free speech?
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We are asking for your help to mobilize against these assaults we
know are coming.

Because I am genuinely worried that after having put everything
on the field for critical battles earlier this year, Campaign for
Liberty won't have the resources we need to stand up to a sudden
attack on free speech in the next month that we anticipate based
on experience.

That's why your action today is so critical.

I know I've asked you to stretch this year. Campaign for Liberty
has taken on so many important fights!

But the good news is, you're making a tremendous difference.

I can promise you one thing. The statists aren't going to run
away and hide between now and the November elections.

Instead, they're going to look for an opening to RAM through
every one of the schemes you and I have bottled up over the past
year . . .

You and I have to prove to them there's NO CHANCE before it's too
late.

So please make your most generous contribution IMMEDIATELY!
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For Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman

P.S. The truth is, there's nothing the statists won't do, the
moment they can - and especially before an election they are
nervous about.

They've locked up the creator of a free speech platform because
they want to chill free speech.

And it's only going to get more extreme and more dangerous
between now and November 5.

If you can, please make your most generous contribution to
Campaign for Liberty so we can mobilize like-minded patriots for
every assault we know is coming.

Thank you for your help and support!
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