{"id":14061,"date":"2026-02-16T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14061"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:44:17","slug":"paypal-sperrt-the-grayzone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/paypal-sperrt-the-grayzone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grayzone BLOCKED by Paypal on political grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>In an address to the Community Church of Boston, The Grayzone&#8217;s Max Blumenthal surveys the history of over two decades of US financial, political and military assaults on Venezuela, setting the backdrop for the full scale military show of force currently being waged by the Trump administration.\u00a0Blumenthal explains how Trump and his inner circle deployed a series of political psy-ops and intelligence deceptions to justify a military assault on Venezuela.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>This video was produced by The Grayzone and published on their YouTube channel on the 5th of February, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">To read the transcript of the interview: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Grayzone-BLOCKED-by-Paypal-on-political-grounds.docx.pdf\">The Grayzone BLOCKED by Paypal on political grounds<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We are transitioning away from YouTube. 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The content does not necessarily reflect acTVism Munich\u2019s own editorial stance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center pb-3 sal\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT&nbsp;MAX BLUMENTHAL<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>Max Blumenthal&nbsp;is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including best-selling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republican-Gomorrah-Inside-Movement-Shattered\/dp\/1568584172\">Republican Gomorrah<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Goliath-Life-Loathing-Greater-Israel\/dp\/1568586345\">Goliath<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/51-Day-War-Ruin-Resistance\/dp\/156858511X\">The Fifty One Day War<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/books\/2868-the-management-of-savagery\">The Management of Savagery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>He has produced print articles for an array of publications, many video reports, and several documentaries, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/killinggaza.com\/\">Killing Gaza<\/a>. 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