The Panicked Writer

We’re back with some big news! (I won’t be cryptic, it starts at 41:50)Thank you Uncomfortable Truth by Monica, Dani Smart, Cat: Poli-Psych, LC - Silence is Complicity, Marnie Screams Into the Void, and many others for tuning into my live video with Zev Shalev! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Panicked Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you Frank Figliuzzi and Lincoln Square Media for bringing me on to talk about next steps with the Epstein Files Transparency Act Part 2, and what happens with a Blue Tsunami Congress when it comes to the Epstein Files.If you’d like to read more about Epstein’s work release at the Florida Science Foundation, you can do that hereThank you Dani Smart, Grace Lovelace, John Mahoney, sandy bassett, PJ Schuster, and many others for tuning into my live video with Frank Figliuzzi and Lincoln Square! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Panicked Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Discussion of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (part 1) and part 2, sponsored by Kentucky Rep Thomas Massie (R), California Rep Ro Khanna (D), and New Mexico Rep Teresa Leger Fernandez (D). Changes to the Act include:* Unredacted access the complete Epstein Files for survivors, legal teams, and lawmakers* The ability to sue the DOJ and perpetrators, by survivors, legal teams, and lawmakers* Withdrawing mechanisms set in place to withhold info in the files, including executive privilege* Requiring the DOJ to release records to state and local officials to aid in ongoing and/or potential criminal proceedings* Barring the DOJ from invoking attorney-client privilege et al in order to suppress the filesAlso next steps for lawmakers and citizen sleuths when it comes to the Epstein Files, Katie Phang’s lawsuit (Phang v. Blanche), and what’s a normal pace for vetting, investigation, and prosecuting?The Panicked Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you Uncomfortable Truth by Monica, Dani Smart, Cash Flow Collective, LeftieProf, Grace Alexandra Hayden, and many others for tuning into my live video with Zev Shalev! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Working on a write-up for this, but if you want to see the dank, dark interworkings of my brain and how I track down hard-to-find FBI files, this is the process. It’s tricky to start, but something all of us can do, so I don’t want to keep these tips and tricks to myself. And if you work for the U.S. Congress, in the words of the great Ron BurgundyThank you Amy Gabrielle, Jamie Lee, the real pambo, Kathy Davidson, Acorn, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Panicked Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Sitting down with Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky, and Nicole Page, to explain the Speak Out Act, and how your non-disclosure agreement to your abuser no longer applies. You can talk!Thank you Dani Smart, Ang Traders, LeftieProf, Jason Gael, John Mahoney, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Panicked Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

To start, Kait Justice is in the hospital right now with pancreatitis and a whole lot of pain. If you can, please support her through her Kofi account, which she can use toward her medical bills as well.Please Support Kait Justice in the HospitalFor voting resources, you can sign up to vote and also check your registration here:For information about early voting in your state:Julie Roginsky and Zev Shalev are making the connections between Epstein, Trump, Putin, and Elon Musk in a very, very big way. Here are their latest pieces:And please keep Marilyn Thompson on your radar with her work on Jane Doe 4 out of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. You can read her latest article for free at the GuardianAs always, please continue to support independent journalism as we fight for democracy and transparency, especially as it relates to the Epstein Files. Thank you for your support, and happy Monday!Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych, LeftieProf, sandy bassett, Gretchen Theodorakis, Pamela Austin, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

It’s a little about Epstein. It’s mostly about the fact that the defiance behind gun ownership has taken precedence over the safety of our kiddos. This is how I really feel about it.Thank you LeftieProf, Grace Alexandra Hayden, Noble Blend, Stuart Cohen, Diana Chapman, and many others for tuning into my live video with Cliff Schecter and Blue Amp Media! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe

Good morning and happy Thursday!Here are a few updates, including:* Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche* Epstein co-conspirators and payments made all over town* The Florida Science Foundation and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office* Writing, writing, writingIf you would like to know more about the FBI handwritten notes in the Jane Doe 4 case, you can do that hereIf you would like to read Marilyn Thompson’s article in the Guardian, you can do that here:Thank you for joining me today! If you would like to help support my work, paid subscriptions help, but also free ones! Sharing my work is also a big deal, and I’m really grateful. But also, you know, coffee is helpful too ;) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe