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The Debanking of America
The term “debanking” means a bank cutting ties with a customer deemed politically incorrect, extreme, dangerous, or otherwise out of bounds. (Illustration by The Free Press)
What do Muslims, January 6 rioters, and Melania Trump all have in common? They were kicked off the financial grid.
By Rupa Subramanya
10.17.24 — U.S. Politics
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On February 6, 2019, Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt, the founder of the crowdfunding platform LaunchGood, received an email from the payment processor Stripe.

“We are glad to have worked alongside LaunchGood as you have grown throughout the years,” Nicole Arboleda, a sales leader in Stripe’s Platform Partnerships division, said in the email that was shared …

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Rupa Subramanya
Rupa Subramanya is a writer for The Free Press. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.
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