Fri Sep 06 04:01:00 UTC 2024: – Four members of the African People’s Socialist Party are being prosecuted by the feds for allegedly serving as a conduit for the Russian government to influence the 2024 election
– The defendants, who are small and obscure group of Americans advocating socialism, are charged with violating a 1938 law requiring people operating as agents of a foreign government to register with the federal government
– The U.S. government enforces a registration requirement for people working for foreign regimes, which is seen as a violation of freedom of speech
– The Russian government also enforces a similar registration law to target and shut down media outlets funded by the U.S.
– The federal prosecution of the socialist group in Tampa is criticized as rooted in anti-Russian paranoia and an anti-freedom philosophy
– The author calls for a not-guilty verdict in the case to send a message against the prosecution.

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