@Blort Apple has 28 days to file their 50-page opposition brief where they need to somehow convince the US Dept. of Labor to let them nullify a federal whistleblower protection law. Should be exciting.
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"The credit belongs to the man who in the arena - whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood; who strives valiantly - who errs but courageously shouts USE THIS ONE PLEASE; if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly"email of letter attesting to... -
"The credit belongs to the man who in the arena - whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood; who strives valiantly - who errs but courageously shouts USE THIS ONE PLEASE; if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly"email of letter attesting to..."The credit belongs to the man who in the arena - whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood; who strives valiantly - who errs but courageously shouts USE THIS ONE PLEASE; if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly"
email of letter attesting to serviceIt's official! My ARB appellate brief was accepted!
Read it here:
https://www.ashleygjovik.com/uploads/1/3/7/0/137008339/2024cer00001-arb-brief-final-combined.pdf -
The 8/28 hearing transcripts were released.The 8/28 hearing transcripts were released. Judge was furious with me because he thought I was intentionally repeatedly interrupting him (I couldn't hear him & the video froze so I didn't know he was speaking). That's mortifying.
Otherwise I mostly made all my key arguments.
Also, transcripts showed Courtroom could not hear me several times, & multiple times I did not hear the Judge. Two sus Twitter accounts had immediately tried to convince me there were no internet connection issues. 🥴
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🧵 I figured out Apple's insisting on a Settlement Conference.Apple spent years trying to break my mind/spirit on some very specific topics via social media, coworker harassment, & captured agencies.
They need me to flip out during the depo, & with Judges & have been priming me since 2021. I gotta go super Buddhist asap. 🧘️ ️ ️
I feel confident I'll get thru it now that I realized what they're doing & I started talking to people about it. Everyday I feel so much empathy for workers going through this, suffering immensely, & have no idea whats happening.
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🧵 I figured out Apple's insisting on a Settlement Conference.I wanted the process where a neutral reviews the *actual evidence* + claims & then offers a sanity check to the parties.
Apple insisted on the process where they can lie behind my back and there's no fact checking their happy horsesh*t, & I'm not even on notice of what they said.
Apple's process weaponizes a Judge to gaslight me on Apple's behalf; which is exhausting because I won't be able to flip out on a Judge; I'll have to calmly explain each lie.
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🧵 I figured out Apple's insisting on a Settlement Conference.🧵 I figured out Apple's insisting on a Settlement Conference. The process I wanted (ENE) allowed us to present evidence. The SC process has no evidence & instead relies on unsubstantiated allegations. Apple's fav!!!
Not gonna lie to you - Apple still finds ways to mess with me - though I've gotten v good at quickly evicting them from my brain. After the mtg I was feeling gaslit-AF. I realized this process allows Apple to talk shit about me privately to a Judge & I can't even defend myself.
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🧵 I forgot to tell you guys!!It took me so long to research & find info on these legal protections. I had to search through very old government websites, Internet Archive, FOIA releases...
It was obnoxious blowing dust off everything.
So, I made you guys a Reading Room!
I'll add more too. Enjoy! Knowledge is power!
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🧵 I forgot to tell you guys!!In the response I filed for the federal civil suit on 8/18, I outlined my questions/complaints, all the wild crap Apple was saying to me, and what the law actually is under #HAZWOPER
Spoiler alert: Apple's out of its mind. But if you're following my account, you already know that.
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🧵 I forgot to tell you guys!!Come to find out - if you're employer makes you work at a toxic waste dump, they are responsible for all sorts of health/safety/environmental tasks, with a huge emphasis on the employee's *Right to Know* about the toxic waste dump under their desk!!!!
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🧵 I forgot to tell you guys!!🧵 I forgot to tell you guys!! I discovered something *amazing* during the legal research last month. There's an #OSHA law called HAZWOPER that required Apple to inform us about our NPL #Superfund office, formally train us, monitor exposure, & develop health/safety plans!! ️
I'm appalled that after so many conversations with state & US #EPA & OSHA, they all claimed no law like this exists. It exists!!!!! All the things I told Apple to do were actually expressly required by law. Eat that, Apple.
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If you're looking to get up to speed on my situation with Apple, my recent talk at the 2024 LaborFest summarizes my whistleblower story & then deep-dives into Apple's environmental crimes, & explains the science & policy rationale behind why I kicked A...I even made PowerPoint slides! I explain what Apple did on the roof of my Superfund office, & I break down the recent US EPA RCRA inspection report of Apple's secret fab - explaining the details and nuances of Apple's many, many failures.
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If you're looking to get up to speed on my situation with Apple, my recent talk at the 2024 LaborFest summarizes my whistleblower story & then deep-dives into Apple's environmental crimes, & explains the science & policy rationale behind why I kicked A...If you're looking to get up to speed on my situation with Apple, my recent talk at the 2024 LaborFest summarizes my whistleblower story & then deep-dives into Apple's environmental crimes, & explains the science & policy rationale behind why I kicked Apple's a$$ about it.
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When I get mad about something like this, I force myself to back up & take a broader view to find a realistic framing I can accept.I guess I can't expect to be coddled like a lost confused pro se plaintiff victim.
& then also expect to be allowed to file criminal charges against a megacorp which are then seriously considered by a federal court.
I want my cake & to eat it too, even though DOJ should be doing this instead of me. YOLO.
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When I get mad about something like this, I force myself to back up & take a broader view to find a realistic framing I can accept.When I get mad about something like this, I force myself to back up & take a broader view to find a realistic framing I can accept.
Ok, so, I did sue Apple for RICO, & the Judge did give me leave to amend, & based on Apple's latest filings, Apple's still *really* upset about it.
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I was just thinking, the only way this could possibly be acceptable, is if he's being so awful to me right now because he plans to deny Apple's motions in full (which he should, almost everything was already approved or waived).@Blort what is that?
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Ok some good news too:Ok some good news too:
I found a great doctor after I moved to Boston and she's been helping me get my physical health back to normal. I've lost 50lbs since January & this week I was able to return to my normal wardrobe. I'm back to the weight I was when I started law school in 2018.
I also got off blood pressure meds, and probably detoxed a lot of Apple's chemical pollution that was stored in the lost fat. It was the biggest thing I could do to try to prevent cancer & I did it!
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I was just thinking, the only way this could possibly be acceptable, is if he's being so awful to me right now because he plans to deny Apple's motions in full (which he should, almost everything was already approved or waived).I was just thinking, the only way this could possibly be acceptable, is if he's being so awful to me right now because he plans to deny Apple's motions in full (which he should, almost everything was already approved or waived). But I try not to have hope with any of this. ️