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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 03:01 PM Aug 2025

Olivia of Troye - Attempted Silencing by Lawsuit: Why I Won't Back Down

It’s happening again.

This week, Richard Grenell amended and refiled his lawsuit against me. It’s not about truth. It’s not about justice. It’s about punishment, and it's personal.

Grenell’s ongoing legal assault is meant to do one thing: hurt me. Hurt me financially, professionally, and personally. It targets my attorneys. It targets my livelihood. It targets my resolve.

These types of lawsuits are designed to scare potential employers from hiring you. The strategy is clear: make someone toxic enough that no institution wants to take the risk. It's the long game of silencing dissent. Not by proving you're wrong, but by making it too costly for you to speak at all.

https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/attempted-silencing-by-lawsuit-why

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Olivia of Troye - Attempted Silencing by Lawsuit: Why I Won't Back Down (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 OP
What would happen if these folks persecuted by Trump refused to hire attorneys? Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #1

Irish_Dem

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1. What would happen if these folks persecuted by Trump refused to hire attorneys?
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 03:05 PM
Aug 2025

Refused to play the legal warfare game?

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