By L. Richardson

Key Takeaways

Ron Paul’s warning on Tucker Carlson reveals the urgent threat facing American free speech from both domestic and foreign censorship forces targeting Heritage Americans. This threat is not only about vague fears—it’s about concrete legal assaults already in the works. On the foreign front, the European Union’s Digital Services Act compels global tech platforms to censor speech worldwide or face massive penalties, setting a severe example for American free expression. Domestically, federal agencies push for expanded surveillance and intervention in online speech, while pending proposals like the RESTRICT Act seek to grant the government sweeping powers to block platforms and content under broad national security claims. These developments mean the First Amendment is under attack not just in theory, but through specific new laws and cases that might define the future of what Americans are allowed to say online.

In the face of these threats, every Heritage American has a duty to take action. Contact your representatives and demand they uphold First Amendment protections against laws like the Digital Services Act and the RESTRICT Act. Support free speech organizations that are fighting censorship in the courts and in the public square. Share reliable information to educate your community about these new threats. Finally, use independent platforms and encourage others to do the same to protect free discourse. After these actions, it empowers us all to defend our legacy of free speech before it is lost.

• Independent media is crushing mainstream outlets: Tucker’s X posts reach 62+ million views while Fox ratings plummeted 56% after his departure, proving Americans choose uncensored truth over corporate-controlled narratives. (Bois, 2023)

• European censorship laws directly threaten American speech: The EU’s Digital Services Act forces global platforms to censor content worldwide, with X facing €120M fines and office raids for refusing compliance.

• Bipartisan cancel culture silences Heritage voices: 84% of Americans self-censor due to fear of retaliation, while government agencies systematically target critical voices from COVID skeptics to campus protesters. (Cancel culture widely viewed as a threat to democracy, freedom, 2022)

• The First Amendment protects the rights of every American: Envisioned by our founders for all citizens, constitutional free speech protections demand strong, combined defense from threats both foreign and domestic. Defending these rights is the duty of every American who values liberty, regardless of background.

• Vigilance is essential for victory: While independent media gains ground, the war against free speech intensifies through organized attacks from tech oligarchs, government censors, and international regulatory bodies seeking to silence American patriots.

The battle for free speech isn’t just about platforms or policies; it’s about defending the constitutional heritage that defines our Republic. As Ron Paul warned, we have the tools for freedom, but only if we stay alert to those who would silence Heritage American voices in favor of globalist control. Act.

The Heritage America First Amendment confronts a critical turning point today. European censorship laws threaten Americans’ right to speak freely online, even within our own borders . The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Online Safety Act (OSA) claim to protect citizens from “disinformation.” These laws are nothing more than a direct attack on our constitutionally protected freedoms .

The alarming effects are already visible. French authorities conducted a police raid on X’s Paris offices as part of a criminal investigation . This shows how information regulation has become an instrument of state censorship faster than expected. U.S. Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers believes that punishing platforms for user-generated content could have harmful consequences worldwide. She warns that this could end up “unmaking the internet” as we know it. These European regulations target American companies specifically, putting our First Amendment freedoms and state-of-the-art technology at risk .

Victory in the Marketplace of Ideas

American patriots are witnessing a historic victory in the marketplace of ideas today. We fight back against globalist censorship and win through raw truth, reaching the masses.

Independent media’s success soars: Tucker outshines Fox after departure as Americans choose raw truth.

Fox News executives learned a hard lesson about power in today’s media world. Their 8 p.m. slot ratings dropped by 56% after removing Tucker Carlson. They drew just 1.33 million viewers compared to Tucker’s steady 3.05 million [1]. Tucker’s simple two-minute monologue on X (formerly Twitter) got an incredible 62.7 million views [1]. This proved that Heritage Americans follow the truth wherever it leads them. (Phillips, 2023)

Fox struggled through 2023 after losing the second-most popular cable television program [1]. A replacement host made some gains, yet Fox’s viewership stayed well behind Carlson’s numbers [2]. Newsmax saw immediate increases in viewership as audiences sought alternatives [1]. (Wires, 2023)

The message rings clear. Our founding stock descendants flock to voices that stand firm against corporate control. Tucker’s massive reach on independent platforms confirms what we already knew – Heritage Americans want raw truth, not pre-approved stories. But these numbers are not only statistics: they show you have the power to cut out the middlemen and choose exactly what news you want to consume. Every viewer who turned away from traditional networks chose unfiltered information. If millions are making this shift, it means your own news diet can now bypass gatekeepers and censorship—putting control of truth directly in your hands.

Studio executives no longer control what Heritage Americans hear.

Media elites’ grip on information flow to our homes is ending. More than one-third of journalists now work as independent creators, publishing beyond traditional media control [3]. Americans’ growing distrust drives this upsurge – only 32% have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of confidence in traditional media’s fair reporting [3]. (Rack, 2025)

Corporate newsrooms shrink under money pressures, with 21,000+ media jobs cut in 2023 – a 467% jump from 2022 [3]. (Adgate, 2023) Independent journalists build truth-based empires. These numbers tell the story:

1. Substack hosts over 20 million subscribers with more than 2 million paying subscriptions [3]
2. Over 17,000 writers earn money directly from readers on Substack alone [3]
3. Some independent newsletters match major publications’ reach – historian Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from an American” reaches 2.6 million subscribers [3] (Waxman, 2025)

Information control has fundamentally changed. Independent journalists can “come at systems of power” without answering to corporate interests [3]. They answer to their readers, not advertisers or executive boards.

Award-winning veterans bring tens of thousands of followers to their new platforms [3]. Their expertise, combined with freedom from corporate constraints, creates a powerful alternative that Heritage Americans prefer.

Ron Paul’s wisdom on freedom tools amid Internet challenges.

Ron Paul saw this coming over a decade ago. His manifesto, “The Technology Revolution,” stated: “The revolution is occurring around the world. It is occurring in the private sector, not the public sector. It is occurring despite governments’ wrongheaded attempts to micromanage markets through disastrous industrial policy. And it is driven by the Internet, the single greatest catalyst in history for individual liberty and free markets” [4].

Paul’s farewell speech to Congress emphasized: “The internet will provide the alternative to the government media complex that controls the news and most political propaganda. This is why it’s essential that the Internet remains free of government regulation” [5].

Paul understood today’s reality – the internet breaks information monopolies. Although flawed, the digital world affords essential paths around the “collectivist-Industrial complex” that Paul warned combines “a dangerous brew of wealthy, international NGO’s, progressive do-gooders, corporate cronies and sympathetic political elites” [4].

His vision of internet freedom standing against tyranny proved accurate. Today’s independent media world shows exactly the revolution he predicted – happening in the private sector, driven by people seeking freedom from central control.

Our marketplace reflects our heritage – built by founding stock descendants who reject corporate control.

This movement exceeds mere technology trends. It shows Americans recovering their free-speech heritage. The marketplace of ideas was meant to be truly free, not controlled by oligarchic masters of the public square [6]. Of course, even independent outlets are not perfect—mistakes happen. For instance, Substack newsletters have sometimes amplified stories that later required correction. But this is precisely the strength of transparent discussion: errors, when identified by engaged readers and rival creators, are exposed and debated in public. Unlike censored corporate media, independent platforms deliver honesty and self-correction, proving that truth flourishes where debate is free.

First Amendment defenders understand that real ideas “are not pieces of information. They are ways of understanding, practices of thinking, that allow us to see things differently” [6]. Our European founding stock knew free expression and autonomous governance were inseparable.

Constitutional free speech wasn’t just an “entitlement to produce and consume ‘content’” [6]. It served as a “bulwark of liberty” – vital for self-governing communities. Today’s independent media revolution shows Heritage Americans claiming their constitutional birthright.

Elite pushback reveals their agenda. They fear direct communication with patriots because it threatens their power. In spite of that, platforms built by descendants of the founding stock who value truth thrive despite attempts to silence them.

Our ancestors knew that free communication builds free republics. Through independent media channels, we honor that legacy. We create places where Heritage Americans speak the truth without filters. This marks more than a tech shift – it shows us reclaiming our birthright as nation-builders’ descendants.

The Beast Still Rages: Bipartisan Cancel Culture Expose

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Our victories in the marketplace of ideas are clear, but I must warn my fellow Heritage Americans: the beast of censorship still rages through our Republic. The war against free speech intensifies each day. Elites from every political corner try to silence unfiltered voices that oppose their control.

It’s not won: “Free speech for me but not for thee” from left/right/neocons ends in chains for all.

The truth stares us right in the face: 84% of Americans, from every walk of life and political persuasion, believe people don’t speak freely because they fear “retaliation or harsh criticism” [7]. This epidemic of self-censorship chills Americans of all backgrounds, making it a nationwide crisis that exceeds partisanship. About 46% of Americans feel less free to discuss politics than they did ten years ago [7]. Just 34% think all Americans truly enjoy complete freedom of speech [7]. (Media Manipulation News Articles, 2025)

This crisis goes beyond party lines. Democrats and Republicans both have real concerns about threats to constitutional rights:

• Half of Americans think freedom of speech faces a major threat.
• 4 in 10 worry about freedom of the press
• About 40% are “extremely” or “very” concerned about political violence aimed at both conservative and liberal figures [8] (Press & Chicago, 2025)

The biggest problem lies in the hypocritical “free speech for me but not for thee” mindset that’s infected both sides. Republicans worry more about threats to conservative speech, Democrats about liberal speech [8]. Neither side gets that selective free-speech protections put everyone’s liberty at risk. The only way to truly safeguard free speech is to defend it for all people, even when we strongly dislike or disagree with what is being said. Protecting the rights of unpopular voices is the surest guarantee that our own voices stay free. That is why it is important for Heritage Americans to build alliances with anyone who values the First Amendment, regardless of background or belief. By uniting across party, religious, or cultural lines in defense of free speech, we can create a wider, stronger movement that stands up to censorship no matter who the target is.

A record high number of students now support disruptive tactics – including violence – to shut down controversial speakers and opposing viewpoints [9]. One expert called this a “calamity” for free discourse [9]. About 65% of Americans say they fear speaking freely, worried about violence, tension with friends and family, or how others might see them [9]. (Schwartz, 2025)

The elite class uses this fear to their advantage. A recent New York Times survey shows most people feel at ease expressing themselves around friends, family, and in their community – but those numbers “plummet when people get online” [7]. This digital silencing matches what globalists want: isolated, scared Heritage Americans afraid to speak their truth.

Fauci-era platform nukes for questioning “wisdom.”

The COVID-19 era shows government censorship at its worst. Dr. Anthony Fauci, working with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, “arranged a series of campaigns of deception to procure the censorship of viewpoints he disfavors on social media, beginning at the latest in early 2020” [10].

The suppression machine was systematic and widespread. White House officials sent emails to social media platforms with “profane language” to pull “offending” stories [10]. The FBI held regular meetings with major platforms and sent them encrypted lists of content they wanted removed [10]. Federal agencies even teamed up with universities to create “mass-surveillance programs” that monitored “hundreds of millions of domestic communications in real time” [10].

Fauci said “I don’t recall” 174 times when questioned under oath about these communications [11]. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt noted that “when Dr. Fauci speaks, social media censors” [11].

Scientists who challenged the official story became targets of this censorship. Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya and Harvard biostatistician Martin Kulldorff were “particular targets” [12]. Their only crime? Suggesting that COVID prevention efforts should focus on at-risk groups. “Nameless operatives prompted by government liaisons” removed their posts [12]. They labeled it as “misinformation” [12] – straight out of Orwell.

Justice Neil Gorsuch later pointed out that “since March 2020, we have experienced the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country” [12]. This censorship system ruined careers and punished people for speaking scientific truths that later proved correct.

Europe’s Tyranny: The Blueprint Coming for America

While Europe advances sweeping digital censorship, it’s vital to recognize that other English-speaking nations have taken different paths. Canada and Australia have implemented new online content laws, but their policies vary in scope and enforcement from the European Union’s Digital Services Act. For example, Australia’s Online Safety Act targets specific dangerous content, with oversight focused on child safety and clear content categories, whereas Canada’s proposed Online Harms Act highlights honesty and due process in content moderation. Neither imposes the same kind of global, vague risk-monitoring regime or multi-billion dollar penalties seen under the DSA.

The immediate risk for Heritage Americans is immediate and urgent: if the EU Digital Services Act’s strict censorship model spreads, American tech companies may start applying European censorship standards globally, including to users in the United States. This means your posts, opinions, or information could be removed or hidden, not because of American law, but because a foreign regulator deemed them “harmful” or “unacceptable.” If US companies choose to comply with the DSA to avoid massive fines, Heritage Americans could see their online speech limited, their accounts suspended, or their access to independent news sources cut off, with no recourse. What happens in Brussels can now shape what you are allowed to say or read in your own country, making the threat of foreign censorship personal and immediate. This contrast reveals how the EU model threatens to export a uniquely aggressive regulatory blueprint, forcing American tech companies to choose between foreign censorship and their First Amendment obligations in a way rarely seen elsewhere.

The events unfolding across the Atlantic should scare every Heritage American who values free speech. European digital tyranny won’t stay confined to Europe – it fits the exact blueprint globalists plan to bring to our shores. This threatens the very core of the Republic.

2026 red alerts: EU’s Digital Services Act creates a police state — jail for X posts while criminals walk free.

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) acts as a direct attack on free expression. This legislation goes beyond targeting “illegal” content and forces platforms to monitor and censor broadly defined “harmful” speech that could affect “civic discourse and electoral processes” [13]. The DSA requires major platforms, including Google, Facebook, X, and YouTube, to spot and “alleviate” supposed systemic risks across their services [3].

American free speech faces a serious threat from systematic monitoring. Unelected bureaucrats now define acceptable speech, which creates fear well beyond Europe’s borders [3]. The DSA uses vague terms such as “discriminatory expressions” and “hate speech” that allow authorities to enforce rules based on political bias rather than clear judicial guidelines [3].

This oppressive system puts people in jail for expressing religious views while violent criminals walk free. The DSA imposes massive fines – up to 6 percent of a company’s global annual revenue [14]. American companies must either comply with European censorship rules or face financial ruin.

€120M X fine for “wrong” blue checks/transparency breaches.

X faced harsh punishment in December 2025. The European Commission fined Elon Musk’s platform €120 million ($140 million) [15] for alleged violations of the DSA. This marked their first major action under the new censorship law [4].

EU officials claimed X broke the DSA through the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark system. They said this made it “difficult for users to judge the authenticity of accounts” [5]. X simply let users pay for verification – a business choice that deserves protection from government control.

The Commission also said X failed their random “openness & accessibility requirements” for ad records and blocked researchers from public data [5]. This shows that the DSA controls information flow rather than protecting users.

Irish barrister Lorcán Price said the huge fine against X “proved beyond all doubt that the EU means to strangle free speech by a systematic assault on US companies” [4]. European regulators sent a clear message: follow our censorship rules or pay up.

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Blood, Soil, Constitution: Our Eternal Guard

Our predecessors sacrificed so that any citizen might speak freely. The First Amendment represents more than a document – it acts as a living responsibility passed from one generation to the next. Those who understood that free expression serves as the foundation of self-governance paid for this liberty with their lives. Today, we are called not simply to inherit this legacy, but to steward it for all Americans who value freedom.

This Republic belongs to European founding posterity — not foreign censors, Big Tech, or replacement demographics that reject First Amendment values.

John Adams, among our greatest constitutional theorists, spoke a truth many now fear to voice: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other” [16]. Madison’s warning rings through time – nothing short of “chains of despotism” could restrain people who lack “sufficient virtue among men for self-government” [16].

These words carry deep meaning. Our European founding fathers built a system specifically for their posterity – us. They based it on principles that ran through their blood. The Founders had their disagreements about specific regulations, yet they shared a firm understanding of expressive freedom as a natural right [17]. They believed in an inalienable right to express thoughts, which they often called the “freedom of opinion” [17].

Without doubt, we carry a unique duty as descendants of this Republic’s founders. We must preserve what Jefferson described as “the illimitable freedom of the human mind” [18]. This legacy does not belong to foreign censors, tech oligarchs, or replacement demographics that reject core American values.

Raw truth against tyrants, not weather talk, shaped this amendment.

Pleasant weather conversations never drove the creation of the First Amendment. Jefferson made it clear that the government could regulate “overt acts against peace and good order,” but held no power to “intrude into the field of opinion” [18]. The amendment exists to protect citizens who speak raw truths against tyrants.

Justice Brandeis later strengthened this principle. He stated that the government could only ban speech “intended to and likely to cause imminent and serious injury” [18]. This high standard grew from a belief that “free and fearless reasoning” would expose falsehood through public discussion [18].

Speech protection links to border security: Preserve the nation’s builders to guard speech.

Border enforcement now targets speech more than ever. The government breaks the law by censoring speech at borders. ICE and Border Patrol violate the rights of people who observe, document, and protest their activities [19]. CBP’s surveillance gathers massive amounts of social media data. They can store First Amendment-protected speech when it seems “pertinent to authorized law enforcement” [20].

Federal agents have threatened protesters by saying “we know where you live” [19]. This creates fear among people exercising their constitutional rights. The government has even stopped foreign scholars from entering America “based solely on ideological grounds” [7]. Border control has become speech control. (Press, 2025)

No replacement.

Demographics and free speech intersect in real ways. Black Americans feel less protected – only 61% believe the First Amendment shields people like them, compared to 84% of all Americans [8]. (Free speech for all? Poll reveals Americans’ views on free expression post-2020, 2022) Different populations view constitutional protections through different lenses. Yet, at the core, the defense of free speech is a shared interest that overcomes differences. Protecting the First Amendment benefits all Americans by making sure that every individual voice, regardless of background, has the chance to be heard. When we stand together for free expression, we build a wider coalition, strengthen the legitimacy of our movement, and secure fundamental rights for everyone.

The Founders knew that the common good sometimes required individual sacrifice [17]. Yet they recognized our rights come from our Creator, not government. Our sacred duty remains: preserve both the Constitution and the posterity it was created to serve.

No surrender.

A mere 45% of Americans now believe in secure free speech [9]. As we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary, confidence in free speech has plummeted. Three-quarters say free speech heads in the wrong direction [21]. (Survey: Free speech heading ‘in wrong direction’, 2024)

Americans haven’t rejected free speech principles. Many just doubt whether speech still works [21]. People turn to coercion when they lose faith in argument and persuasion. This fate will not claim our Republic.

Heritage Americans have a clear mission: defend the blood-bought liberties that enable self-governance. The Constitution becomes empty words on parchment without the nation’s builders and their values.

Call to Arms: We Must Not Let Our Guard Down

“Eternal alertness is the price of liberty,” as the saying goes. This truth strikes a chord with Heritage Americans who fight to protect our First Amendment birthright.

We’re winning battles, but war rages.

The independent media continues to grow stronger each day, but we cannot let our guard down. A few years ago, amid COVID, anyone who challenged Fauci’s “wisdom” risked being deleted from platforms [22]. Those who want to silence different opinions remain powerful in America and beyond.

Ron Paul/Tucker as prophets: Remain alert, expand independent voices.

Ron Paul identified this threat early on. He stressed that the First Amendment plays a vital role in resisting authoritarian control [23]. His appearance on Tucker’s show warned that the loss of free speech rights would lead to the abuse of power [23]. Their foresight reminds us that free expression builds democracy’s foundation—where opposing views strengthen rather than threaten [24].

action — share, tag patriots, read sources (Ron Paul article, House report, testimony). Get involved on multiple fronts: attend local rallies and town municipal meetings to make your voice heard; back ongoing judicial challenges to censorship laws by donating to or volunteering with organizations defending the First Amendment; start or join a grassroots group in your area to educate neighbors and organize free speech forums; write letters to the editor or op-eds in your community paper; connect with and support independent journalists; and encourage friends and family to stay engaged and aware. The more we unite across these actions, the more powerful our defense of free speech becomes.

HERITAGE AMERICANS — THIS IS OUR MOMENT. Ron Paul has sounded the alarm on Tucker Carlson TODAY: the First Amendment, written in the blood of our European founding stock for THEIR posterity — us — faces direct assault. Take action NOW: Stand up, speak out, and share the truth.

rallying cry: “The Republic is OURS — IF we can keep it.”

The Republic belongs to OUR ancestors’ descendants. Blood. Soil. Constitution. No replacement. No foreign commissars. No surrender.

#HeritageAmerica #AmericaFirst #FirstAmendmentOrDie #RonPaul #StopDSA #BloodAndSoil

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