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Nathalie Suteau's avatar

I already commented briefly by X and by the chat here on Substack. Of course, it’s a legal tactic to exhaust you psychologically and financially. I added that it’s the tactic used by the Tate brothers in Romania to defend themselves. The question I have is why you? I’m not sure you have the answer. Stay safe and if you feel the need to leave the US, let us know. I’m going to sleep. Stay strong.

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Allan Crow's avatar

Hey Jim, my curiosity and intuition have taken me a long way, so much so that I am in lock step with you. It isn't easy to educate others about what is unfolding....the devil is in the details, and there are a lot of details.

As an aside, I spent 10 years in the Canadian civil court system defending myself(and my wife)from an oppressive defamation lawsuit filed by a wealthy real estate developer who was seeking a community-altering multi-million dollar rezoning.

Our local community association was publishing newsletters containing revelations the developer did not want people to know, and I was the co-author of some of that material.

Unfortunately, Canada does not have the Sullivan Rule, which would have ended it forthwith.

We ended up with a pyrrhic victory that consumed much of our time, emotional energy and resources. The Province of BC had no anti-SLAPP law at that time.

The law of defamation is nuanced and complicated and as a non-lawyer I know it very well.

I have a great deal of empathy for you and your legal situation and admire your tenacity.

Sadly, the Plaintiffs are the masters of the litigation. They just want to drain(silence) you without ever having an on-the-record discussion related to the facts and one's reasonable beliefs that flow from those facts, and just remember....they don't shoot at dead ducks.

I love your writing and that you sign off with 'Glory to Ukraine'.

Keep on keeping on my friend, I look forward to the day when I can join you and the others in the chat. :)

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