🚨 Banned for Life on Instagram, Censored on Twitter — The Only Place I Can Still Tell the Truth Is Here
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Family,
I’ve been banned for life on Instagram. My account — gone. Years of work, organizing, teaching, truth-telling — erased with a single decision, with no appeal.
I’ve had posts deleted on Twitter/X — not just censored by algorithms, but literally removed by foreign governments who demanded it. Imagine that. Other nations deciding what truth you and I can say in America.
On Facebook? Shadow-banned. Suppressed. My posts reach a fraction of the people who follow me.
On YouTube? Videos demonetized, hidden, throttled.
TikTok? Same. Suppression, removal, silence.
Everywhere I go, the message is clear: they don’t want these truths spoken.
Everywhere except here.
Why Substack Is Different
Substack is the one platform I’ve found where I can say the truth without fear that it will vanish tomorrow. No billionaire owner decides what I can say here. No government has been given the power to delete these words.
That’s why The North Star lives here. Because it can’t live anywhere else.
But here’s the reality, family: My work here only survives because of you. There are no ads. No algorithms. No billionaires underwriting the cost. It’s people-powered. It’s member-powered. It’s you-powered.
Where We Stand Right Now
As of today, we are 2,755 paid members strong. That’s 2,755 people who said: “I will not let silence win. I will not let truth be buried. I will back this work.”
Together, we are building something rare — a safe harbor for truth in a world drowning in censorship.
Our next milestone is 3,000 members. And I want to be crystal clear: that number is not abstract. It’s survival. It’s sustainability. It’s proof that this platform is not fragile, but growing stronger every single day.
Every new member makes us harder to silence. Every new member makes us bolder.
What Makes This Urgent
Family, censorship is not just inconvenience. It’s not just lost followers or hidden posts. It is part of the machinery of genocide, part of the machinery of oppression.
When Israel bombs Gaza, they want those images buried. When the U.S. bankrolls the bombs, they want the receipts hidden. When Palestinians scream for survival, they want those voices muted.
And too often, Silicon Valley does the dirty work for them.
But not here.
Here, I can call Gaza what it is: genocide. I can hold Trump accountable. I can call out U.S. complicity. I can name names, pull receipts, and lay bare the lies. And nobody can delete it.
That’s priceless. But it is not free. It only exists because 2,755 people step up and say, “I will back this work with my subscription.”
Why I Need You to Act Today
Our goal is simple but bold: 20 new members a day. Slow and steady. That’s what it takes to grow from 2,755 to 3,000 and beyond.
Twenty people a day saying: “I won’t just read this. I will sustain it.”
Will you be one of those 20 today?
What Your Membership Means
When you become a member, you aren’t just unlocking posts. You are:
Protecting one of the last spaces where Gaza coverage is free and fearless.
Proving that independent, people-powered media can survive without billionaires.
Funding investigative reporting and longform truth-telling that would never make it past mainstream editors.
Joining a community that refuses silence, refuses censorship, refuses complicity.
This is not charity. This is solidarity. This is survival.
Why Now
Every day we wait, more truth gets buried. More people are silenced. More voices are erased.
But every day one of you joins, we grow stronger.
Think about it: 2,755 members. Each one of them real, flesh and blood, carrying this work on their shoulders. Each one of them a refusal to bow to silence.
When we hit 3,000, it will not be by accident. It will be because thousands of people said: “I will take responsibility for truth.”
I’m Asking You Directly
Family, if you have read this far, I’m asking you directly: don’t just be a reader. Be a sustainer. Be a protector. Be part of the foundation that makes this possible.
👉 Join today as a monthly, annual, or founding member.
We can get to 3,000. We can get to 20 new members a day. Slow and steady, step by step. But only if you step in today.
With gratitude and determination,
Shaun
Thank you all SO much for your support!
Let's hope Substack stays legit🤞