With a new Ministry of Truth started in a law enforcement wing of our federal government, free speech and dissent are both under attack.

While we hope the censorship doesn't go too far, our website has already been targeted in the past. We tried then to play their game and post non-controversial, valuable preparedness advice without the hot button topics.

But it didn't matter – they still defunded and defamed us.

I spent thousands of dollars on legal action. My staff and I began to be threatened in multiple ways during this time – some of which would have damaged our reputations and some of which would have destroyed our personal finances. Some of these threats even put the very lives of certain writers at risk.

Had they just come after me, I would have pushed it all the way to the Supreme Court. But they came after my friends, my team, and the people I love.

Before it happened to me, I didn't understand why someone with the resources of Dr. Mercola didn't push back more when they tried to silence him. He said that people didn't understand the pressure that could be put on a person. He was right.