Persecuting Political OpponentsA bit over a week before the State Department announced the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, the State Department held a Ministerial Conference on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. As measures to suppress support for "left-wing violence," Miller directly cited the disruption of funding, as well as the debanking of left-wing organizations and supporters. Just four days later, the State Department put forward a list of left-wing organizations and individuals it considers to be threatening US national security. "Cuba’s assault on the United States was never, at root, a quarrel over economic policy or sovereignty or even ownership of a particular territory," the State Department claims. If actions speak louder than words, is the US State Department really contracting Bitcoin expertise to protect the constitution's values?