Substack, Ellie Leonard, and the public justification narrative

The record should include Ellie statements about reporting Troy to Substack, any thanks to people who reported on her behalf, the suspension notice, and appeal denial. Present the June 9 timing as factual convergence, not proof of coordination.

Troy told Ellie Leonard he was excited that Maria Farmer's Courtney piece was going up. Ellie took that and contacted people who worked at the Maxwell SDNY Reading Room, raising a security concern and suggesting extra precautions — as if Troy's enthusiasm for a survivor-journalist's piece was a danger signal. It was not. It was a journalist excited about a significant piece of reporting by a direct source. Rebuttal evidence belongs directly beside this: Maria Farmer and Colette's context, Anouska portrait context, survivor-art recognition, and the fact that Troy's relationship to the Reading Room was that of a journalist and source holder, not a threat actor.

WhoWhatWhy editor response belongs here because it undercuts the employer-facing danger narrative.