The Daily News from the Art of Liberty Foundation’s Substack attempted to cross-post one of my more popular articles that also happens to be pinned on the 2nd Smartest Guy homepage… In the below clip you may see exactly how the Substack algorithm prevented the cross-posting of my article despite several “Send via email to all subscribers” attempts being made:
May 2, 2023·edited May 2, 2023Liked by 2nd Smartest Guy in the World
I got a notice today that my sub to Taibbi (running since early 21) was "suspicious" and when I tried to "allow" the payment, Substack stated that it failed anyway because "Your card does not support this type of purchase."
You would have no issues at all if you tried to pay for an establishment-supporting substack. Weird how all the "errors and mistakes" lean towards one side.
My bank/CC is now not allowing me to do any transactions if my VPN is showing a 'foreign' site. I use MX and many of the Asian/African VPN sites to get into controversial sites. I am now quickly changing the VPN to a US one (Miami is good) whenever I want to make a purchase. Good luck.
Time for us to all collect our books and build that Library of Alexandria, take our intellectual ball and go home like Denzel in Book of Eli. Sorry for your trouble Commander
I had this happen the last time I tried to renew my Taibbi sub, and the reason given was exactly the same, word for word. It turned out to be on the credit card issuer side. I was eventually able to get around this with the CC issuer, but it took some work.
For on-line purchases, I use a feature that provides a "virtual credit card" number that is only good for a single merchant. The problem is that each blogger is considered a unique "merchant" because of the way Substack posts charges (i.e., the charge doesn't just post as "Substack"). So the charge is rejected if Substack tries to post my payment to a second blogger using the same virtual number.
Think back over the last, say, 20 years. Did you protest against the Iraq war? How about protesting at Occupy Wall Street? Were you a member of the Tea Party? A member of #TheResistance? Did you disagree with the government’s covid response? It’s nearly certain that everybody with a political pulse has crossed the government at one time or another. How comfortable are you with the idea that the person you’re protesting against can shut off your bank account?
Because now, it seems, those perfectly legal actions at least have the potential to come with harsh monetary consequences, as well as the ensuing chaos caused by financial ruin. And this is happening all without a single shred of oversight or due process. It’s just some asshole in an expensive suit giving a list of ‘subversives’ to another asshole in an expensive suit. The no-fly list but with the very real potential to ruin your life.
Our oil mill nearby dared to sell CBD, non-intoxicating, THC-free, perfectly legal in EU, but PayPal disagreed - and froze the account for 1 year. With some considerable credit balance in favour of the oil mill. This was resolved by rejecting PayPal as a payment offer.
Meanwhile the owner committed suicide, of course just by his own, (no EMP was there, but no autopsy was done :), though he had very sucessfully innovated oil mills by cooled water circulation preventing de-naturation of sensitive molecules; and in a year, the clerks could not find someone wanting to follow.
Needless to say they sold black cumine oil with high essential oil content, bio-quality, artemisia annua and moringa leaf powder, able to fight CoV, HIV, cancer, Malaria (94%, see anamed.org), allergies, and much more.
My bank was even not aware that a faked “stolen cc number event” may be abused by targeting the cc owner in a censorship plot... depriving him of the payment method for weeks.
You're right! I never thought of that. All you would need to know is the person's name, and what bank they use.
While that info wouldn't be known most of the time. It's possible that if you follow someone, or have a bot do it, that they might mention their bank's name. Then you could just have people call in stolen a stolen card, and instant "temporary" block could be put in place.
People would have to prove that their card WASN'T stolen.
No chance. It was permanently locked. No right to get the name of the offending company. And after CoV, we know the network of structural corruption, do we not? And on top of BigavaxPharMafia, BigMil, BigData, BigFood/Water/etc all in bed together sits - as the director - BANKING. And some entities behind.
I just upgraded from a free to a paid subscription with no glitches or weirdness. Thanks for all you do. Always look forward to your analysis and perspectives.
I just upgraded from free to paid without any trouble. I hope Substack’s attempt to contain you is backfiring since I see others commenting here have upgraded as well. You are among the very few writers here who see all the angles and have the discernment, knowledge and courage to yell BS when you see it and smell it, no matter where it is. Keep doing what you’re doing because you do it well. And may God Almighty lift you up and have your back.
Funny enough, their censorship just convinced me to be a paid subscriber to this stack. Currently the only news I pay for this is and Epoch Times. I know Epoch has some ulterior motives but those motives align well with me as a Caucasian married to an Asian.
Looking fondly at Boriqua Gato as my next subscription as I love the gimmick mixed with insight... 🤔
Maybe we need to look at Truth Social? I haven't yet, but it may come down to the only avenue that we don't have to worry about Socialists or Communists censoring us
I’ve used TS longer than Substack; TS is certainly better than Twitter, but SS is better than all & any. The depth of writing, the comments are thought provoking, entertaining, & civil.
PLEASE: incentivise Apple pay (really?) and other redistance-proof payment methods.
I paid one substack. One month later my credit card was locked and had to be replaced due to „fraudulent access to my credit card data by one customer“.
Totally intransparent, the bank denied resolving WHICH company was so negligent as to let my credit card number be stolen - OR claimed just that without cause to deprive me of my means of payment. Well, we have 3, so never mind. But some may depend on ONE. HORROR.
I re-interpreted this „security measure“ as follows:
- someone was not happy whom I gave money to
- they faked a „stolen credit card number event“
- this is censoring me from paying for 4 weeks !
(Bank (DB, German Bank, take themselves time, install new number, so in consequence I have to archive all old transactions in online banking, and install new access to new number by virtual account to CC).
Thus we antedate digital money bound to a social credit score.
Message by the shadow world GVT:
It is not advisable to donate money to people contradicting the narrative.
Thus such recipients are victims to massive deep state based attacks to compromise servers and credit card number lists.
So only payment systems using intermediate temporary credit card numbers or other safe transaction tracking systems worth of this name are useable.
I got a notice today that my sub to Taibbi (running since early 21) was "suspicious" and when I tried to "allow" the payment, Substack stated that it failed anyway because "Your card does not support this type of purchase."
Will be reaming my bank a new one ASAP.
You would have no issues at all if you tried to pay for an establishment-supporting substack. Weird how all the "errors and mistakes" lean towards one side.
I wouldn't know, lol!
😄 So is it a Substack problem or a bank problem?
I yelled at my bank, they said it was all a mistake.
Tried again, same result.
Sounds like your bank has been reaming you.
That's what they do. I've long said that my first rule of banks is the same as the first rule of crypto:
Only put in what you can afford to lose.
Too logical.
Do it like relationships, push all your chips to the middle of the table 3 weeks in!!!
It sounds like until they push through the CBDC nonsense that "non-cancelling" banking might actually become a business venture.
One could become the Rumble of banks.
My bank/CC is now not allowing me to do any transactions if my VPN is showing a 'foreign' site. I use MX and many of the Asian/African VPN sites to get into controversial sites. I am now quickly changing the VPN to a US one (Miami is good) whenever I want to make a purchase. Good luck.
Time for us to all collect our books and build that Library of Alexandria, take our intellectual ball and go home like Denzel in Book of Eli. Sorry for your trouble Commander
I had this happen the last time I tried to renew my Taibbi sub, and the reason given was exactly the same, word for word. It turned out to be on the credit card issuer side. I was eventually able to get around this with the CC issuer, but it took some work.
For on-line purchases, I use a feature that provides a "virtual credit card" number that is only good for a single merchant. The problem is that each blogger is considered a unique "merchant" because of the way Substack posts charges (i.e., the charge doesn't just post as "Substack"). So the charge is rejected if Substack tries to post my payment to a second blogger using the same virtual number.
Prepare to fight for this:
16 laws we need to exit Prison Planet
Politics got us in, politics is the way out ... after prayers!
https://scientificprogress.substack.com/p/laws-to-exit-planet-prison
Yep. I wrote about it over a year ago, now:
https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/for-a-glimpse-of-the-future-look
Think back over the last, say, 20 years. Did you protest against the Iraq war? How about protesting at Occupy Wall Street? Were you a member of the Tea Party? A member of #TheResistance? Did you disagree with the government’s covid response? It’s nearly certain that everybody with a political pulse has crossed the government at one time or another. How comfortable are you with the idea that the person you’re protesting against can shut off your bank account?
Because now, it seems, those perfectly legal actions at least have the potential to come with harsh monetary consequences, as well as the ensuing chaos caused by financial ruin. And this is happening all without a single shred of oversight or due process. It’s just some asshole in an expensive suit giving a list of ‘subversives’ to another asshole in an expensive suit. The no-fly list but with the very real potential to ruin your life.
Our oil mill nearby dared to sell CBD, non-intoxicating, THC-free, perfectly legal in EU, but PayPal disagreed - and froze the account for 1 year. With some considerable credit balance in favour of the oil mill. This was resolved by rejecting PayPal as a payment offer.
Meanwhile the owner committed suicide, of course just by his own, (no EMP was there, but no autopsy was done :), though he had very sucessfully innovated oil mills by cooled water circulation preventing de-naturation of sensitive molecules; and in a year, the clerks could not find someone wanting to follow.
Needless to say they sold black cumine oil with high essential oil content, bio-quality, artemisia annua and moringa leaf powder, able to fight CoV, HIV, cancer, Malaria (94%, see anamed.org), allergies, and much more.
Now connect the dots.
FJB.
My bank was even not aware that a faked “stolen cc number event” may be abused by targeting the cc owner in a censorship plot... depriving him of the payment method for weeks.
You're right! I never thought of that. All you would need to know is the person's name, and what bank they use.
While that info wouldn't be known most of the time. It's possible that if you follow someone, or have a bot do it, that they might mention their bank's name. Then you could just have people call in stolen a stolen card, and instant "temporary" block could be put in place.
People would have to prove that their card WASN'T stolen.
No chance. It was permanently locked. No right to get the name of the offending company. And after CoV, we know the network of structural corruption, do we not? And on top of BigavaxPharMafia, BigMil, BigData, BigFood/Water/etc all in bed together sits - as the director - BANKING. And some entities behind.
Oh, I thought that it was like a stolen card event, where they would issue a new card.
Update: magically, the card was „lost on the postal delivery route“, so no payment method in week 4 - if I would depend on it.
So do not depend on one or two. …
They now try it again.
Let‘s see.
I just project these happenings into the near future of centralised money…
Do not comply, a famous substacker would end :))
That's why we really need to fight for this:
16 laws we need to exit Prison Planet
Politics got us in, politics is the way out ... after prayers!
https://scientificprogress.substack.com/p/laws-to-exit-planet-prison
I just upgraded from a free to a paid subscription with no glitches or weirdness. Thanks for all you do. Always look forward to your analysis and perspectives.
Typo edited.
I just upgraded from free to paid without any trouble. I hope Substack’s attempt to contain you is backfiring since I see others commenting here have upgraded as well. You are among the very few writers here who see all the angles and have the discernment, knowledge and courage to yell BS when you see it and smell it, no matter where it is. Keep doing what you’re doing because you do it well. And may God Almighty lift you up and have your back.
Funny enough, their censorship just convinced me to be a paid subscriber to this stack. Currently the only news I pay for this is and Epoch Times. I know Epoch has some ulterior motives but those motives align well with me as a Caucasian married to an Asian.
Looking fondly at Boriqua Gato as my next subscription as I love the gimmick mixed with insight... 🤔
Eventually Substack could be bought and censorship could wipe us all to other platforms. Be ready:
The full PLAN exposed:
https://scientificprogress.substack.com/p/the-plan-revealed
I still check my junk mail for substack subscriptions. Average one a week.
I don't, lots of dating sites though. yech.
Just decided to upgrade and was able to do so by credit card
FYI: I just subscribed as a paid member with no problems.
Upgraded to yearly subscription
Just upgraded to paid with no problem! You are one of my favorite substacks.
Or could be infiltration like everything else.
I've been quite suspicious of Stripe from the get-go, given their connections to projects like VaccinateCA.
Maybe we need to look at Truth Social? I haven't yet, but it may come down to the only avenue that we don't have to worry about Socialists or Communists censoring us
I’ve used TS longer than Substack; TS is certainly better than Twitter, but SS is better than all & any. The depth of writing, the comments are thought provoking, entertaining, & civil.
Seems like the way its going there's not going to be anything left uncensored
This is wild! And here we thought Substack was promoting freedom of speech...
I know right? Et tu, Bruté? Say it ain't so Substack!
Yes that's what Amazing Polly has been telling us for years
PLEASE: incentivise Apple pay (really?) and other redistance-proof payment methods.
I paid one substack. One month later my credit card was locked and had to be replaced due to „fraudulent access to my credit card data by one customer“.
Totally intransparent, the bank denied resolving WHICH company was so negligent as to let my credit card number be stolen - OR claimed just that without cause to deprive me of my means of payment. Well, we have 3, so never mind. But some may depend on ONE. HORROR.
I re-interpreted this „security measure“ as follows:
- someone was not happy whom I gave money to
- they faked a „stolen credit card number event“
- this is censoring me from paying for 4 weeks !
(Bank (DB, German Bank, take themselves time, install new number, so in consequence I have to archive all old transactions in online banking, and install new access to new number by virtual account to CC).
Thus we antedate digital money bound to a social credit score.
Message by the shadow world GVT:
It is not advisable to donate money to people contradicting the narrative.
Thus such recipients are victims to massive deep state based attacks to compromise servers and credit card number lists.
So only payment systems using intermediate temporary credit card numbers or other safe transaction tracking systems worth of this name are useable.
In short:
We need a currency not captured by the mafia.
To support democratic resistance.
In US, EU, RU, CN, weherever. . .
Could be due to an ad blocker or a similar a browser extension.
You are so nice!