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Click here for the workaround via free-speech-supporting SpotFund

On October 30 I received an email from Stripe, Substack’s only payment processor, announcing that I had been canceled due to “risk tolerance as determined by a number of factors.” After much back-and-forth with both Stripe and Substack (see screenshots below) it became clear that there was no recourse. Stripe can cancel you because its CEO is a rabid genocide supporter, and Substack doesn’t care enough to do anything about it.

We need to boycott Stripe. That means canceling all paid Substack subscriptions. (Don’t worry, your payments to this one have already been automatically canceled! Please do NOT initiate chargebacks, that will just make my situation worse!)

Be sure to write to Substack and the writers explaining why you have canceled all your paid subscriptions, and assuring them that you will re-subscribe and then some as soon as there is an alternative to genocidal, pro-censorship Stripe. Once the normally pro-free-speech Substack gets the message, it will do the right thing and find another payment processor.

Meanwhile…I was living primarily on $2500 per month in Substack subscriptions. That is now gone, and Stripe refuses to pay the $7,786.03 they admit they owe me. See screenshots below.

So now I need to raise $2500 per month to replace my lost Substack donations. But how?

Around the beginning of each month I will announce a new SpotFund donation page for that month.

SpotFund Donation Page for my Substack Work in December 2024

Additionally, people can donate one time, or monthly or annually, through my Paypal donation page.

And I also appreciate donations to False Flag Weekly News (which came up slightly short last week).

My first preference would be for you to get used to using Spotfund. I am told they are pro-free-speech.

Thank you for your support, and please spread the word in any way you can by emailing and reposting this on social media, especially Substack Notes.

Best

Kevin Barrett (and Muse the Cat)

My email exchange with Stripe

From: [truthjihad@gmail.com]Sent: 11/20/2024, 7:24 AMTo: support@stripe.comSubject: Your recent question for StripeHello, I received a notice that Stripe cannot process transactions on my account. I thought it might be a temporary situation or an error, so I waited three weeks, but my transactions are still paused. I have been using Stripe for more than a decade without problems and would like to resolve this issue. I would be happy to work with you in whatever way is most effective.

Sincerely, Kevin Barrett

On Nov 20, 2024, at 6:39 PM, Stripe Support <support@stripe.com> wrote:

Hi there,

Thank you for following up. Firstly, we really appreciate your eagerness to continue working with us. However, we are required to follow strict guidelines on the types of businesses we can and can't support. In this case, after a thorough review of your account, it does s