About the United States of America (U.S.A) “Cancel Culture” and Racism on Twitter - #Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W 10/28/2022

2. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 W (AACL) Michael A. Ayele P.O.Box 20438 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia E-mail: waacl13@gmail.com ; waacl1313@gmail.com ; waacl42913@gmail.com Request for Records Hello, This is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W. You may call me W. I am writing this letter to file a request for records with your office.i The bases for this records request are [1] the October 05th 2021 testimony of Frances Haugen in the United States Senate on the subject of “Protecting Kids Online;”ii [2] the significant increase of hate speech and the word “N****r” on Twitter (since Elon Musk took over the platform on October 28th 2022);iii [3] the temporary suspension of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W official website on October 28th 2022 after he published information about his work experience with the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) Fulton State Hospital (FSH) between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013.iv I) Requested Records What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing [1] the formal/informal ties of your office with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); [2] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a Caucasian woman who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College; [3] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman who has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University; [4] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman, who began working for Facebook sometime in 2018/2019 after she was contacted by a recruiter of the company; [5] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman, who agreed to work for Facebook on the condition that she would tackle misinformation on the company’s platform; [6] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who grew disillusioned by her roles and responsibilities at the company; [7] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who spoke with her direct supervisor for the purpose of performing the responsibilities assigned to her by Facebook (after she had become disillusioned about her role at Facebook); [8] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who became frustrated after meeting with her direct supervisor for the purpose of performing the responsibilities assigned to her by Facebook; [9] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman, who ended up disclosing tens of thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents to Congress and the SEC in 2021; v [10] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook and Instagram toxic and addictive platforms; [11] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook prioritizing profits over safety; [12] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Date.: November 11th 2022 W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 1

3. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook and Instagram leading people (and particularly children and teenagers) to experience depression and thoughts of suicide; [13] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook destabilizing foreign countries by stoking ethnic and religious tensions; [14] your discussions about the October 05th 2021 testimony of Frances Haugen before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Product Safety, and Data Security; [15] your discussions about the decision Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to recognize that Facebook is “morally bankrupt;” [16] your discussions about the decision of Senator Richard Blumenthal to recognize (on October 05th 2021) that Facebook has maliciously withheld records he and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have previously asked for; [17] the extent of your knowledge on whether Senator Richard Blumenthal (personally, through his staff or his legal representatives) initiated contact with the SEC about Facebook business practices; [18] your discussions about the decision of Senator Marsha Blackburn to recognize (on October 05th 2021) that children below the age of 13 (thirteen) are on Facebook even though they are prohibited from being so; [19] your discussions about the decision of Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) to recognize (on October 05th 2021) that Facebook (as a for-profit company) wanted children under the age of 12 (twelve) to be able to join the social network since Calendar Year 2012; [20] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who has stated before Congress (on October 05th 2021) that she would be in favor of increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 (sixteen) and/or 18 (eighteen); [21] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [22] your discussions about the mental health benefits of increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [23] your discussions about the 1998 Child and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibiting in general for “an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to a child or minor (…) to collect personal information from a child or minor;”vi [24] the extent of your knowledge on whether Senator Edward Markey initiated contact with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the subject of Facebook increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [25] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on the findings of Congress, which concluded that (i) children increasingly consume digital entertainment on the internet and are uniquely susceptible to manipulation online, given their lack of important neurological and psychological capabilities, (ii) today’s digital media environment is constantly evolving and now includes high-tech experiences, such as augmented reality and virtual reality, (iii) today’s digital media environment is largely designed in non-transparent ways to ensure children interact with content that reflect the interests and goals of content producers, online platforms, and marketers, (iv) online companies gather, analyze, and use data for behavioral marketing directed at children, (v) companies employ sophisticated strategies, including neuromarketing to affect consumer behavior and manipulate online users’ decision making, (vi) branded content in various forms of multimedia, including native advertising and influencer marketing, exposes children to marketing that is inherently manipulative or purposely disguised as entertainment or other information; [26] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act (KIDS Act); vii [27] your discussions about the findings of Congress, which concluded that (i) online platforms have become integral to individuals full participation in economic, democratic, and societal processes, (ii) online platforms employ manipulative dark patterns, collect large amounts of personal information from their users, and leverage that personal information for opaque algorithmic W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 2

4. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 processes in ways that create vastly different experiences for different types of users, (iii) algorithmic processes are often used by online platforms without adequate testing and in the absence of critical transparency requirements and other legally enforceable safety and efficacy standards, which has resulted in discrimination in housing, lending, job advertising, and other areas of opportunity, (iv) the use of discriminatory algorithmic processes causes disproportionate harm to populations that already experience marginalization, (v) online platforms constantly engage in content moderation decision making, resulting in highly influential outcomes regarding what content is visible and accessible to users, (vi) online platforms contents moderation practices have disproportionately significant repercussions for members of marginalized communities, who have historically been the target of nefarious online activity, including disinformation campaigns, (vii) users of online platforms should have access to understandable information about how online platforms moderate content and use algorithmic processes to amplify or recommend content, (viii) users of online platforms should be able to easily move their data to alternative online platforms, and the importance of this right is particularly significant given certain online platforms use of harmful algorithmic processes and engagement in ineffective content moderation, (ix) algorithmic processes facilitate discriminatory outcomes on online platforms that individuals may not personally interact with, but which nonetheless process personal information of such individuals and have significant, negative consequences, (x) the people of the United States would benefit from the convening of experts from a diverse set of governmental positions to collectively study and report on discriminatory algorithmic processes across the United States economy and society, with particular attention to intersections of harm; [28] the formal/informal opinions of your local/state/federal government on the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act;viii [29] your discussions about the decision of Facebook to change its company name to Meta less than 4 (four) weeks after Frances Haugen Congressional testimony to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security; ix [30] your discussions about Elon Musk takeover of Twitter on or around October 28th 2022; [31] your discussions about the finding of Montclair State University, which concluded that the prospect of Elon Musk takeover of Twitter had increased misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform between October 21st 2022 and October 27th 2022; [32] your discussions about the finding of Montclair State University, which concluded that Elon Musk confirmed takeover of Twitter (on October 28th 2022) exacerbated misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform; x [33] your discussions about the finding of the Network Contagion Research Institute, which concluded that the use of the derogatory word “N****r” had increased by nearly 500% (five hundred percent) in the 12 (twelve) hours immediately after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter; xi [34] your discussions about Elon Musk takeover of Twitter having inspired many conversations around the world on the threat posed by this individual to democracy in America and around the globe; xii [35] your discussions about the decision of Elon Musk to re-tweet misinformation about the physical attack Paul Pelosi was subjected to at his home in San Francisco (California) on (or around) October 28th 2022;xiii [36] your discussions about the reasons why Elon Musk opted to re-tweet misinformation about the physical attack Paul Pelosi was subjected to in San Francisco (California) on (or around) October 28th 2022;xiv [37] your discussions about David DePape as a Caucasian man, who is (as of this writing) charged with the attempted murder of Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi (on or around October 28th 2022); [38] your discussions David DePape as a Caucasian man, who came to the U.S in March 2008 as a temporary visitor from Canada; [39] your discussions about David DePape as a Caucasian man, W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 3

5. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 who is being held at the San Francisco County Jail for the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi as well as other criminal charges;xv [40] your discussions about the decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “issue an immigration detainer on David DePape;”xvi [41] the immigration detainer issued by the DHS (ICE) on David DePape; [42] the discussions between the DHS (ICE) and the San Francisco County Jail about David DePape; [43] your discussions about the likely reaction of the Republican Party establishment if a Black/African American man (who is Republican by political affiliation) broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi and behaved the way David DePape did; [44] your discussions about “cancel culture” taking into account the likely reaction of the Republican Party establishment if a Black/African American man (who is Republican by political affiliation) broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi and behaved the way David DePape did; [45] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man, who (on October 28th 2022) published on his official website limited records of his employment history with the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013; [46] your discussions about WordPress as a website hosting and publishing platform, which has decided to suspend Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W account within 2 (two) hours after he published limited information about his employment history with the MODMH between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013; [47] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man, who ultimately decided to file an appeal with WordPress for the purpose of having their decision to suspend his account reviewed;xvii [48] your discussions about WordPress as a website hosting and publishing platform, which ultimately decided to apologize and reinstate the account of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W after reviewing his appeal; xviii [49] your discussions about the decision of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall Tesla Cyberquad for Kids for failing to “comply with the federal mandatory safety standard requirements for youth ATVs, including mechanical suspension and tire pressure.”xix II) Request for a Fee Waiver and Expedited Processing The requested records do/will demonstrate that [1] Frances Haugen is a Caucasian woman who (i) has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College, (ii) has earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University; [2] Frances Haugen is a woman who (i) began working for Facebook sometime in 2018/2019 after she was contacted by a recruiter of the company, (ii) agreed to work for Facebook on the condition that she would tackle misinformation on the company’s platform, (iii) who became disillusioned about her roles and responsibilities within Facebook shortly after joining the company as an employee, (iv) met with her direct supervisor for the purpose of doing the work Facebook hired her to do, (v) became even more frustrated after meeting with her direct supervisor to discuss the work Facebook hired her to do, (vi) ended up disclosing tens of thousands of documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as Congress in Calendar Year 2021, (vii) testified before Congress on October 05th 2021 about several aspects of her employment with Facebook (viii) is in favor of increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [3] Facebook is a for-profit company that has (i) changed its name to Meta less than 4 weeks after Frances Haugen testified before Congress on October 05th 2021, (ii) led people to experience depression and thoughts of suicide, (iii) that has destabilized foreign countries by failing to moderate hate speech on its platform, (iv) been called “morally W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 4

6. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 bankrupt” by former employee Frances Haugen as well Senator Richard Blumenthal, (v) been accused by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn of maliciously withholding documents asked for by Congress; [4] Elon Musk has taken over Twitter on or around October 28th 2022; [5] the prospect of an Elon Musk takeover of Twitter had increased misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform between October 21st 2022 and October 27th 2022 (according to Montclair State University); [6] the use of the derogatory word “N*****” had increased by nearly 500% in the 12 hours immediately after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter on October 28th 2022; [7] Paul Pelosi is a Caucasian man, who was physically assaulted at his place of residence in San Francisco, California on October 28th 2022: the same day Elon Musk finalized his takeover of Twitter; [8] Paul Pelosi is a man who was more likely than not physically assaulted on October 28th 2022 by David DePape; [9] David DePape is a Caucasian man who came to the U.S in March 2008 as a temporary visitor from Canada; [10] David DePape is a Caucasian man who is being held at the San Francisco County jail for the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi as well as other criminal charges; [11] the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued an “immigration detainer on David DePape;” [12] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who was a little taken aback by the graphic content of the articles published by the Los Angeles Times on the subject of the criminal charges levied against David DePape for his physical assault of Paul Pelosi (on or around October 28th 2022); [13] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who was not all too surprised to read about the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi in light of the memorandum published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on March 01st 2021;xx [14] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who had on October 28th 2022 published limited information about his employment history with the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) on his official website; [15] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has had his official website on WordPress suspended after he had on October 28th 2022 published limited information about his employment history with the MODMH between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013; [16] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has appealed the decision of WordPress to suspend his account on October 28th 2022; [17] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has had his official website on WordPress reinstated a day after he had filed an appeal with the website hosting and publishing platform; [18] WordPress is a website hosting and publishing platform that has reinstated the official website of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on October 29th 2022 and issued an apology for the temporary suspension; [19] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has never denied being employed with the MODMH in Calendar Year 2013 on the rare occasions he was asked about his employment there; [20] the MODMH is a state agency that doesn’t deny that Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was employed as a Forensic Rehab Specialist (FRS) at the Fulton State Hospital (FSH) in 2013; [21] the MODMH is a state agency that doesn’t deny that Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was originally assigned to the Program for Recovery Initiation & Self- Motivation (PRISM) at the now defunct Biggs Forensic Center (BFC) in 2013; [22] the MODMH is a state agency that doesn’t deny that Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W stopped being assigned to the PRISM at the now defunct BFC in 2013 after he vocally disapproved being called a “N****r” at the Fulton State Hospital (FSH) by patient/prisoner James White; [23] the MODMH is a state agency that doesn’t deny that Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was subjected to an internal state investigation between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013 after he publicly and vocally objected to being called a “N****r” at the workplace; [24] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has corresponded with the MODMH and the Equal W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 5

7. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) about the frequent use of the derogatory term “N****r” at the MODMH (FSH); [25] the EEOC is a federal agency, which seems to have stored as a matter of record Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W recollection about the frequent use of the derogatory term “N****r” at the MODMH (FSH); [26] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who came to the United States of America (U.S.A) in December 2009 on an F-1 Visa for the purpose of pursuing his undergraduate degree with Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri); [27] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has graduated from Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) with majors in Economics and Political Science on December 31st 2016; [28] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has corresponded with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) about Westminster College (Fulton, MO); [29] the DHS (ICE) have disclosed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W their formal and informal ties with Westminster College (Fulton, MO). xxi In my judgment, the facts presented in my request for a fee waiver and expedited processing are not the sort to bolster public confidence in the activities of the U.S government as well as social networks such as Meta and Twitter. As a Black man with a U.S college degree, I would like to take this opportunity to [1] denounce the use of the hateful term “N****r” at the workplace, on social networks and everywhere else; [2] denounce the physical assault Paul Pelosi was subjected to at his place of residence in San Francisco, California (on or around October 28th 2022); [3] express grave concerns about the employment of Frances Haugen with Facebook; [4] denounce discrimination, racism and sexism at the workplace pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act; [5] express grave concerns about the impact of Facebook/Meta on children and teens mental health; [6] express grave concerns about the disastrous impact of Facebook/Meta in foreign countries around the globe; [7] express grave concerns about Elon Musk emboldening racists and sexists on Twitter; [8] express grave concerns about hate speech on Twitter. The core issues presented in this records request are as follows. 1) What formal/informal ties exist between your office, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? Have you had conversations on the subject of Frances Haugen employment with Facebook? Have you had conversations on the subject of Frances Haugen disclosures to the SEC and Congress? Have you had conversations on the subject of Frances Haugen October 05th 2021 Congressional testimony before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security? Have you had conversations about the decision of Facebook to change its company name to Meta less than 4 weeks after Frances Haugen October 05th 2021 Congressional testimony before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 2) Have you had conversations on the subject of Facebook/Meta prioritizing profits over safety? Have you had conversations on the subject of Facebook and Instagram toxic and addictive platforms? Have you had conversations on the subject of Facebook and Instagram leading people (and particularly children and teenagers) to experience depression and thoughts of suicide? Have you had conversations about increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 3) Have you had conversations about the 1998 Child and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)? To the extent of your knowledge, has W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 6

8. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Senator Edward Markey reached out to the FTC for the purpose of discussing an increase to the minimum age of joining Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18? To the extent of your knowledge, has Senator Richard Blumenthal reached out to the SEC to discuss Facebook/Meta business practices? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 4) Have you had conversations about the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act (KIDS Act)? Have you had conversations about the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 5) Have you had conversations about the research of Montclair State university, which found that the prospect of Elon Musk takeover of Twitter had increased misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform between October 21st 2022 and October 27th 2022? Have you had conversations about the finding of the Network Contagion Research Institute, which concluded that the use of the derogatory word “N****r” had increased by nearly 500% in the 12 hours immediately after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 6) Have you had conversations about the physical assault Paul Pelosi was subjected to at his home on October 28th 2022? Have you had conversations about the October 28th 2022 arrest of David DePape for the attempted murder and the physical assault of Paul Pelosi? Have you had conversations about the likely reaction of the Republican Party establishment as well as far-right news outlets if Paul Pelosi was physically assaulted by a Black/African American man who was a Republican by political affiliation? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 7) Have you had conversations about the October 28th 2022 suspension of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W official website on WordPress? Have you had conversations about the decision of WordPress to reinstate the official website of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on October 29th 2022? If yes, will you disclose those records? This records request should be expedited because it puts into question the government’s integrity about the way that people are treated in the U.S.A on account of their gender, their racial backgrounds, their national origins, their sexual orientations and their disability status. My request for a fee waiver should be granted because [1] I have identified operations and activities of the federal government in concert with U.S local/state government as well as non-profit and for-profit organizations; [2] the issues presented are meaningfully informative about government operations or activities in order to be ‘likely to contribute’ to and increase public understanding of those operations or activities. Under penalty of perjury, I hereby declare all the statements I have made to be true and accurate. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. W (AACL) Michael A. Ayele Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 7

9. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Work Cited iPlease be advised that I have previously disseminated a vast number of documents obtained through records request via Archive.org, Scribd.com, Medium.com and YouTube.com. These documents have been made available to the public at no financial expense to them. As a member of the media, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the records you disclose to me could be made available to the general public through the means I have mentioned above or other ones. On December 10th 2021, I have launched a website on Wordpress.com for the purpose of making the records previously disclosed to me by the U.S government further accessible to members of the general public interested in the activities of their elected and non- elected representatives. You can find out more about the recent publications of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) here.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/ iiProtecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower. CNBC on YouTube.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0YcvkpgiZU iiiAn emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate. The flood of racist posts was among the most prominent signs of how Twitter had changed in the first hours of Musk’s ownership. But those who were expecting even bigger changes, such as the restoration of former president Donald Trump’s account and the layoff of hundreds if not thousands of Twitter employees, will have to wait longer. (…) Racial slurs were posted rampantly. One single-word tweet, showing a single racial slur in all capital letters, was retweeted more than 700 times and liked more than 5,000 times. It was tweeted Thursday night and remained online more than 16 hours later. One account, created this month, included a Nazi swastika as its profile picture and retweeted quotes from Musk alongside antisemitic memes. Another tweet, showing a video montage glorifying Nazi Germany with the comment, “I hear that there have been some changes around here,” was liked more than 400 times. The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a group that analyzes hundreds of millions of messages across social media, said use of the n-word on the app spiked nearly 500 percent over the 12 hours after Musk’s deal was finalized. Racist Tweets quickly surface after Musk closes Twitter deal. The Washington Post.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/ W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 8

10. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 ivMichael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was a former employee of the Fulton State Hospital (FSH): a state agency, which is a component of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH). Between October 26th 2013 and November 20th 2013, Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was subject of an internal state investigation after a complaint of “employee misconduct” was filed against him. In a letter hand-delivered to him on (or around) November 21st 2013, the-then Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the FSH informed Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that he was “cleared” of any and all wrongdoing related to the October 26th 2013. As a former employee of the MODMH (FSH), Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has initiated contact with his former employers as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain pertinent information about the complaint filed against him on October 26th 2013. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has also initiated contact with his former employers as well as the EEOC to obtain information about the investigation he was supposedly “cleared” of on (or around) November 21st 2013. Unfortunately, however, Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has thus far been unsuccessful to obtain these records either from his former employers and/or the EEOC. In the judgement of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL), the decision of the MODMH to withhold these records were not consistent with their obligations pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act. The decision of the MODMH to withhold these records were not consistent with Missouri state laws including but not limited to 1 Missouri Sunshine Law (Section 630.140, RSMO) as well as Missouri Senate Bill 26 (Section 590.030 & Section 590.502, RSMO). Missouri Revised Statutes (RSMO) Section 590.502 specifically states for instance that law enforcement officers (who have passed a criminal background check with the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation) who “reasonably believe he or she is under investigation which could lead to disciplinary action, demotion, dismissal, transfer of placement that could lead to economic loss” [1] shall be informed in writing of the existence and nature of the alleged violation and who will be conducting the investigation; [2] shall be provided a “written statement outlining the complaint;” [3] shall be informed that “he or she is being ordered to answer questions under threat of disciplinary action and that the (…) answers to the questions will not be used (…) in a criminal proceeding;” [4] shall be “questioned by up to two investigators and shall be informed of the name and rank of each questioning officer.” For the reasons mentioned above, the AACL regrets the decision of the MODMH to withhold records of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W employment with the FSH between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013. Fulton State Hospital (FSH) is located approximately 2 (two) miles away from Westminster College (Fulton, MO). Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has been an alumnus of Westminster College (Fulton, MO) since Saturday, December 31st 2016. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is exploring all legal avenues to obtain these records and other (just and appropriate) legal relief. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has absolutely no regrets whatsoever about not filing a complaint a complaint with the judicial branch of the U.S government (the courts) pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act with a “Right to Sue” letter. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has read the settlement agreement concluded between Tara Cable and the Village of Suffern (New York) after she filed a complaint of employment discrimination with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) without initiating contact with the EEOC. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W has also read the August 03rd 2021 report published by the New York Attorney General Office of Letitia James, which made numerous references to W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 9

11. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act. The Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) Withhold Records About Several Aspects of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Employment With the Fulton State Hospital (FSH) Between October 26th 2013 & November 21st 2013. Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) Official Website.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/2022/10/28/michael-ayele-26- october-2013-eeoc-charge-28e-2014-00485c-november-2013-index/ vBeginning in late summer, Haugen, (…) disclosed tens of thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents to Congress and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The documents were the basis of a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal that sparked a reckoning in September over what the company knew about how it contributed to harms ranging from its impact on teens’ mental health and the extent of misinformation on its platforms, to human traffickers open use of its services. The documents pain a picture of a company that is often aware of the harms to which it contributes – but is either unwilling or unable to act against them. (…) Although many insiders have blown the whistle on Facebook before, nobody has left the company with the breadth of material that Haugen shared. And among legions of critics in politics, academia and media, no single person has been as effective as Haugen in bringing public attention to Facebook’s negative impacts. When Haugen decided to blow the whistle against Facebook late last year, the company employed more than 58,000 people. Many had access to the documents that she would eventually pass to the authorities. (…) After graduating from Olin College of Engineering – where, beyond the art of conversation, she studied the science of computer engineering – Haugen moved to Silicon Valley. During a stint at Google, she helped write the code for Secret Agent Cupid, the precursor to popular dating app Hinge. She took time off to undertake an M.B.A. at Harvard, a rarity for software engineers in Silicon Valley and something she would later credit with helping her diagnose some of the organizational flaws within Facebook. (…) In 2018, a Facebook recruiter contacted her. She told him that she take the job only if she could work on tackling misinformation in Facebook’s “integrity” operation, the arm of the company focused on keeping the platform and its users safe. “I took that job because losing my friend was just incredibly painful, and I didn’t want anyone else to feel that pain,” she says. Her optimism that she could make a change from inside lasted about two months. Haugen’s first assignment involved helping manage a project to tackle misinformation in places where the company didn’t have any third-party fact-checkers. Everybody on her team was a new hire, and she didn’t have the data scientists she needed. “I went to the engineering manager, and I said, ‘This is the inappropriate team to work on this’” she recalls. “He said, ‘You shouldn’t be so negative.’” The pattern repeated itself, she says. “I raised a lot of concerns in the first three months, and my concerns were always discounted by my manager and other people who had been at the company for longer.” Before long, her entire team was shifted away from working on international misinformation in some of Facebook’s most vulnerable markets to working on the 2020 U.S election, she says. The documents Haugen would later disclose to authorities showed that in 2020, Facebook spent 3.2 million hours tackling misinformation, although just 13% of that time was spent on content from outside the W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 10

12. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 U.S., the Journal reported. (…) Haugen said that her time working on misinformation in foreign countries made her deeply concerned about the impact of Facebook abroad. “I became concerned with India even in the first two weeks I was in the company,” she says. Many people who were accessing the Internet for the first time in places like India, Haugen realized after reading research on the topic, did not even consider the possibility that something they had read online might be false or misleading. “From that moment on, I was like, Oh, there is a huge sleeping dragon at Facebook,” she says. “We are advancing the Internet to other countries far faster than it happened in, say, the U.S.,” she says, noting that people in the U.S. have had time to build up a “cultural muscle” of skepticism toward online content. “And I worry about the gap [until] that information immune system forms.” (…) On Nov. 9, Facebook said it had been investing in safety measures in Ethiopia for more than two years, including activating algorithms to down-rank potentially inflammatory content in several languages in response to escalating violence there. Haugen acknowledges the work, saying she wants to give “credit where credit is due,” but claims the social network was took late to intervene with safety measures in Ethiopia and other parts of the world. (…) What Haugen saw was happening in nations like Ethiopia and India would clarify her opinions about “engagement-based ranking” – the system within Facebook more commonly known as “the algorithm” – that chooses which posts, out of thousands of options, to rank at the top of users’ feeds. Haugen’s central argument is that human nature means this system is doomed to amplify the worst in us. Inside Frances Haugen’s Decision to Take on Facebook. Time.: https://time.com/6121931/frances-haugen-facebook-whistleblower-profile/ viChildren and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. S. 1628. U.S Congress.: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1628/text vii Kids Internet Design and Safety Act. U.S Congress.: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th- congress/house-bill/5439/text viii Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act. U.S Congress.: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3611/text W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 11

13. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 ixFacebook announced that it has changed its company name to Meta. The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. The new name reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media. Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world. (…) The company also said this week it’d spend about $10 billion over the next year developing the technologies required for building the metaverse. (…) The re-branding comes amid a barrage of news reports over the past month after Frances Haugen, a former employee turned whistleblower, released a trove of internal company documents to news outlets, lawmakers and regulators. (…) The reports show that the company is aware of many of the harms its apps and services cause but either doesn’t rectify the issues or struggles to address them. More documents are expected to be shared daily over the coming weeks. Facebook changes company name to Meta. CNBC.: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta.html xUnmoderated social media platforms frequently become a haven for misinformation, extremism, and hate. (…) When billionaire Elon Musk indicated an interest in purchasing Twitter, a primary rationale was the reduction in moderation on the platform. (…) Musk’s acquisition of the platform was viewed as an opportunity for reintegration into the dominant discussions on Twitter and as a chance to share less stringently moderated content without fear of platform restrictions. While Musk taking over as owner and CEO of Twitter went over a fairly circuitous and uncertain path, his position was formalized on October 28, 2022. Notably, Musk has removed key employees from the organization promising to remove more with an eye towards prevention of the platform becoming “too woke.” The character of what Twitter will look like with Musk as the head remains speculative, despite his stated intentions. What is not speculative, however, is the extent to which his date of formal acquisition was celebrated by racist and extremist users on the platform. With that in mind, this research examines two key questions. 1) Did Musk’s acquisition of Twitter correlate to an immediate spike in the use of identified epithets directed at marginalized groups? 2) How many posted items on Twitter made of these terms in the period after Musk’s acquisition? (…) To answer these questions, this research aggregated seven-day (i.e., October 22 – October 28, 2022) Twitter data collected from the Tweetbinder analytics program. Specifically, a range of term (e.g., “n-word,” “k-word,” “f-word,” etc.) were examined to see if frequency of use increased in correlation to the change in ownership and stated platform focus. These terms included are vulgar and hostile towards individuals based on race, religion, ethnicity, and orientation. Collection of the totality of Tweets using these words in the period immediately before and after Musk’s acquisition was done to assess both frequency and the rate with which this content was posted. Tweetbinder’s sentiment analysis tool, which measures positive or negative tone in Tweets, was utilized to assess potential hostility in the collected data. (…) Results conclusively showed that there was an immediate spike in Tweets using one or more of W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 12

14. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 the analyzed hate terms in the period leading up to Musk taking over the company. Specifically, the seven-day average of Tweets using a specific hate term prior to Musk’s acquisition was never higher than 84 (eighty-four) times per hour. From midnight on October 28 to 12 noon, however, the number Tweeted jumped to some 4,778 (four thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight) times. Calculation of potential reach (i.e., the potential number of times a term posted in Twitter could have been viewed) was in excess of three million. As such, this research suggests that there was an immediate, visible, and measurable spike on Twitter after Musk took over as CEO. Hate Speech Spikes on Twitter After Elon Musk Acquires the Platform. Montclair State University.: https://www.montclair.edu/school-of-communication-and-media/wp- content/uploads/sites/20/2022/11/Montclair-State-SCM-Study-Increases-in-Twitter-Hate- Speech-After-Elon-Musks-Acquisition.pdf xiAfter the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk closed the $44 (forty four) billion deal on Twitter, anonymous accounts set about testing the limits of the social media platforms moderation policies, the Washington Post report. The Network Contagion Research Institute, a research group that analyzes social-media content to predict emerging threats, said that use of the N-word on Twitter increased by nearly 500% in the 12 hours immediately after Musk’s deal was finalized. The newspaper also noted that several online trolling accounts called on others to use racist language in the aftermath of the deal. USE of N-word on Twitter jumped by almost 500$ after Elon Musk’s takeover as troll test limits on free speech, report says. Business Insider on Yahoo.: https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-word-twitter-jumped-almost-122043804.html xiiElon Musk a (…) énormément profite de l’état. Si on prend Space X, les calculs qui ont été fait notamment (…) posent des problèmes d’ équités par rapport à l’investissement publique. Space X a gagné au cours de ces premières 25 années d’existence a peu près 25 milliards de dollars d’argent publique. Plus de la moitie d’investissement dans Space X ont été de l’argent publique. On dit que Space X a complètement surpasse la NASA mais a un moment ils ont pris les ressources de la NASA et ils les ont donnés à Space X. Par conséquent, Space X a fait mieux que la NASA. (…) Elon Musk est contre le gouvernement. Il refuse de payer les impôts. Il a déménagé Tesla au Texas (…) parce qu’il était contre la régulation qui permettait de protéger en Californie contre le COVID mais aussi parce qu’il n’y a pas d’impôt sur les revenus. (…) Il s’assoit sur l’état. (…) Est-ce que Bill Gates aurait pu acheter Twitter il y’a 20 ans? (…) La réponse est non. (…) Pourquoi Bill Gates n’aurait -il pas pu acheter Twitter il y’a 20 ans même s’il était l’homme le plus richedu monde ? Parce qu’il avait 40 milliards de dollars. Bill Gates n’avait pas 20 ans auparavant l’argent pour acheter Twitter. (…) Aujourd’hui Elon Musk a entre 210 et 220 milliards de dollars. (…) 210 milliards de dollars, c’est l’équivalent du produit intérieur brut (PIB) de la Grèce. C’est 4 fois le PIB du Liban. (…) On a laissé les inégalités patrimoniales au cours du 21eme siècle complétement exploser. (…) Aujourd’hui les 10% des patrimoines les plus élevés dans le monde possèdent 75% du total des patrimoines. Si on continue à ce rythme d’inégalité, en 2070, c’est les 0.1% des patrimoines les plus élevés qui W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 13

15. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 possèderont l’équivalent de 75% du total des patrimoines. (…) Musk vient d’acheter Twitter. Bezos possède le Washington Post. Bernard Arnaud investit dans les médias. (…) Gautam Adani : milliardaire indien vient de faire une offre publique d’achat (OPA) sur la seule télé indépendante en Inde (NDTV). (…) Vous avez ce rapport de connivence qui se créer entre les hommes politiques et des milliardaires ultra puissants qui achètent les instruments du contre- pouvoir pour faire en sorte que les inégalités politiques nourrissent les inégalités économiques. (…) Julia Cage. Le projet d’Elon Musk est de rétablir une liberté d’expression totale. Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire pour Elon Musk ? On peut se balader sur son profil pour essayer de le comprendre. Il se trouve que quelques jours après le rachat de Twitter, il a relayé une fake news a propos de l’agression récente du mari de Nancy Pelosi. (…) Il s’agit d’un article de blog un peu obscur qui raconte que le mari de Nancy Pelosi a fait appel a un prostitue et que ce serait lui qui l’avait agressé. C’est complétement faux. (…) Quelques heures plus tard, Elon Musk a fini par supprimer le tweet qui avait été liker des millions de fois entre temps. (…) Cela pose des questions sur la future régulation de la plateforme si le chef en personne relaye des informations complotistes. (…) Il y’a un autre signe inquiétant: dans les heures qui ont suivi l’annonce du rachat de Twitter, on a note une énorme augmentation des contenus de haines. Notamment, il y’a un mot : le mot « N****r .» C’est un terme raciste. (…) Elon Musk est un très grand fan de science- fiction. Il a grandi avec toute la littérature de science-fiction. (…) Ceci est important parce qu’il nous aide à comprendre comment cela a forge son imaginaire, ces représentations du monde, ces croyances en la technologie pour résoudre les problèmes de l’humanité. (…) Parmi les livres qu’ils citent souvent, il y’a un qui est un grand classique. (…) Il s’agit du livre d’Isaac Asimov: « Fondation. » (…) Certains pensent qu’il a très mal lu le livre d’Isaac Asimov parce que le personnage principal qui essaye de sauver l’humanité n’est ni un être narcissique, ni un mégalomane. (…) En tout cas, c’est intéressant de lire le livre d’Issac Asimov pour se plonger dans l’apsychie d’Elon Musk. Camille Diao. Faut-il avoir peur d’Elon Musk. C Ce Soir. YouTube. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7hxmo1d738&t=969s xiiiTwitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, pushed a false conspiracy theory on Sunday about the life- threatening assault of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband days earlier, further amplifying the type of disinformation that can lead to political violence. Musk soon deleted his tweet without explanation or apology. On Friday, a man broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home and beat 82-year-old Paul Pelosi with a hammer, resulting in a skull fracture and other severe injuries that required surgery. The attacker reportedly confronted Paul Pelosi asking, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting the politician’s husband. San Francisco police, who arrived on the scene during the encounter, identified the suspect as 42-year-old David DePape. He was arrested on charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and burglary. Police told NBC News that Paul Pelosi and DePape were the only people in the home, clarifying earlier statements authorities made on Friday that indicated there was a third person in the home who opened the door. Online posts that appear to be from DePaper show evidence of right-wing radicalization, sharing conspiracy theories related to voter fraud and QAnon, as well as content about pedophilia, Jews, Black people, transgender people and Democrats. (…) W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 14

16. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Musk’s tweet was deleted hours later. The article in question was in the Santa Monica Observer, a right-wing outlet known for publishing disinformation and outlandish conspiracy theories. The website once went as far as to peddle outrageous conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton had died and that the Democratic nominee running for president against Donald Trump in 2016 was actually a robot. Musk’s amplification of the far-right conspiracy about the Pelosis comes just two days after he took the helm as Twitter’s chief, a move that has worried users and officials about the future of the platform and its anticipated elevation of disinformation. The billionaire’s tweet on Sunday was further evidence of that concern. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told host Chuck Todd that she does not trust Musk to run Twitter ethically. Klobuchar, who chairs the Senate committee overseeing federal elections, said she endorses reducing social media companies Section 230 immunity, which would allow them to be sued for making money off of amplifying election disinformation and hate speech. Elon Musk Tweets Conspiracy Theory About Paul Pelosi Attack, Then Deletes Post. Huffington Post.: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-pushes-conspiracy-theory-paul- pelosi_n_635eaa7ce4b01c1b94e78407 xivWithin hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, activists and media outlets on the right began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic — casting doubt on what had happened. Some Republican officials quickly joined in, rushing to suggest that the bludgeoning of an octogenarian by a suspect obsessed with right-wing conspiracy theories was something else altogether, dismissing it as an inside job, a lover’s quarrel or worse. The misinformation came from all levels of Republican politics. A U.S. senator circulated the view that “none of us will ever know” what really happened at the Pelosis’ San Francisco home. A senior Republican congressman referred to the attacker as a “nudist hippie male prostitute,” baselessly asserting that the suspect had a personal relationship with Paul Pelosi. Former President Donald Trump questioned whether the attack might have been staged. The world’s richest man helped amplify the stories. But none of it was true. (…) The Justice Department moved swiftly to bring criminal charges against the suspect in the attack — David DePape, 42 — who prosecutors said broke into the Pelosi home intending to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and shatter her kneecaps, and assaulted her husband with a hammer, leaving him with a cracked skull. The San Francisco district attorney said it was imperative for prosecutors to present the facts to the public, given the misinformation circulating widely about the case. But by then, it was far too late. In a pattern that has become commonplace, a parade of Republicans — helped along by right-wing media personalities including Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and prominent people including newly installed Twitter owner Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man — had already abetted the viral spread of lies about the attack, distorting the account of what happened before facts could get in the way. Finding life on far-right websites and the so- called dark web, conspiracy theories and falsehoods leaped from the fringes to the mainstream. Although many Republican leaders denounced the violence and some, including former Vice President Mike Pence, expressed sympathy for the Pelosis, none of them publicly condemned the falsehoods their colleagues were elevating or did anything to push back. That left others to fill the void. “Just produce the police bodycam —why is that so hard?” Carlson demanded on his W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 15

17. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 show Wednesday night. Addressing those criticizing the conspiracy theorizing, he added: “We’re not the crazy people; you’re the liars. There’s nothing wrong with asking questions, period.” The disinformation surrounding the attack on Pelosi presented many of the standard elements of alt-right conspiracy theories, which relish a culture of “do your own research,” casting skepticism on official accounts, and tend to focus on lurid sexual activities or issues related to children, often driven by a fear of society becoming immoral. (…) Many of the Republicans who amplified the fiction couched their comments as jokes, effectively preempting any criticism by suggesting they might not be serious. Hours after the attack, Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, shared online a viral image of a costume that included an oversized pair of men’s briefs and a hammer, remarking “the internet remains undefeated.” A spokesperson for Trump said he “simply posted a joke meme and has always rejected political violence in all forms.” Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., circulated a photograph on Twitter that showed a group of young, white men holding oversized hammers beside a gay Pride flag, commenting simply: “LOL.” Tenney did not respond to a request for comment. It is not clear whether the elected officials and media personalities who have trafficked in falsehoods believe the conspiracy theories they are elevating, or simply want to be rewarded by their right-wing base. According to public polling, as many as 70% of Republicans still believe that Donald Trump was the true winner of the 2020 election. Mary Williams Benefield, a Republican running for a seat in Georgia’s statehouse, said she had responded online to a tweet suggesting the attack was staged because “the official narrative is unwilling to present all the facts.”“Maybe their daughter has a film crew shooting a documentary on this too,” wrote the mother of three and former music teacher at a church school, making a reference to newly surfaced footage from a documentary that Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra was filming that showed the speaker in a secure location during the Jan. 6 riot. In an interview, Benefield brought up a report that the police have debunked, which wrongly asserted that the intruder was dressed only in his underwear. The Fox News affiliate that originally reported the detail issued a correction saying the article had previously “misstated what clothing the suspect was wearing.” That did nothing to change Benefield’s mind.“There’s a lot of questions that need to be asked before there’s any legitimacy,” she said. According to federal charging documents, DePape was enthralled by the conspiracy theories that have portrayed Nancy Pelosi as an enemy of the country. His online activities show him ranting about the 2020 election being stolen, seeming to deny the gassing of Jews at Auschwitz and claiming that schoolteachers were grooming children to be transgender. His attorney has said he planned to argue that DePape was so influenced by disinformation that it should be considered a mitigating circumstance. Republicans Fed Cycle of Misinformation About Pelosi Attack. The New York Times on Yahoo.: https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-fed-cycle-misinformation-pelosi-124154018.html xvA federal grand jury indictment has revealed several new details in last month's violent attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. David DePape, 42, faces one count each of assault upon an immediate family member of a U.S. official with the intent to retaliate against the official on account of the performance of official duties, and attempted kidnapping of a U.S. W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 16

18. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 official on account of the performance of official duties, according to the superseding criminal complaint released Wednesday evening by the U.S. Department of Justice. At 2:23 a.m. Oct. 28, San Francisco police received a roughly 2 minute, 30 second 911 call from Paul Pelosi, who said there was a man he didn't recognize in his home. "Mr. Pelosi also conveyed that the man was looking for Mr. Pelosi’s wife, that Mr. Pelosi’s wife was Speaker Pelosi who would not 'be there for days,' and that the man said he would 'wait' for Speaker Pelosi," according to the indictment. "Mr. Pelosi made clear in the 911 call that he did not know who the man was." DePape is heard in the background of the call stating that his name is "David" and that he is a "friend," according to the document. Pelosi told a dispatcher that he did not know the man. "Towards the end of the call, when the dispatcher offered to stay on the phone with him, Mr. Pelosi told the dispatcher that the man wanted Mr. Pelosi to 'get the hell off the phone,' " according to the indictment. Moments later, at 2:31 a.m., two police officers knocked on the front door. The officers, who had their body cameras on, opened the home's door and saw Pelosi wearing a long-sleeved shirt and DePape in shorts, running shoes and a sweatshirt standing in the foyer, according to the document. Pelosi and DePape were both holding on to a hammer. When an officer asked what was going on, DePape replied "everything is good" while he used his other hand to "encircle Mr. Pelosi's right arm," the indictment said. "Immediately, an officer said: 'drop the hammer,' " according to the document. "DePape responded, 'ummm nope.' " He then raised the hammer over his head, pulling Pelosi closer to him, and swung the hammer "abruptly and forcefully" at Pelosi, the document said. "In total, these events lasted approximately fifteen seconds," according to the indictment. The officers rushed inside. Pelosi and DePape were on the floor, with DePape's legs on top of Pelosi. Officers restrained DePape and called for medical aid as blood pooled around Pelosi's head, according to the indictment. DePape identified himself to the officers and said that he was alone and that he had a backpack on the porch. Officers found broken glass by a door where DePape broke into the home, and found zip ties in the Pelosi home. "In a subsequent search of DePape's backpack, law enforcement found, among other things, a roll of tape, white rope, one hammer, and one pair of rubber and cloth gloves, and a journal," the indictment said. In an interview with investigators later that day, DePape explained how he entered the home and awakened Pelosi, according to the document. After Pelosi told him that his wife wouldn't be home for a few days, DePape said he was tired from carrying the backpack and was going to zip tie Pelosi "so that he could take a nap." DePape told Pelosi that Pelosi would "take the punishment" if he tried to stop him, and that DePape would "go through" Pelosi because he did not "come here to surrender," the document said. DePape also said he did not leave the home after Pelosi called 911 because "much like the American Founding Fathers and the British, he was 'fighting tyranny' without the option of 'surrender,' " according to the indictment. He also told investigators that he "yanked" the hammer away from Pelosi and swung it at Pelosi using "full force," the document said. DePape said he had a "target list" that included Nancy Pelosi, and that he planned to hold her hostage and talk with her. If Speaker Pelosi told DePape the "truth," he planned to let her go, and if she "lied," he planned to break her kneecaps, according to the document. DePape also had a plan to use Speaker Pelosi to lure someone "way up" on his target list, identified in the indictment only as Target 1. During an Oct. 29 search of a garage in Richmond where DePape lived, agents seized two hammers, a sword and a pair of rubber and cloth gloves, according to the document. Electronic W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 17

19. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 evidence seized from DePape showed that he had researched the Pelosi residence as recently as Oct. 26. That day, DePape also researched an address associated with Target 1, who was not identified in court documents, and looked up the home address for another person on his target list. If convicted of the federal charges in Wednesday's indictment, DePape faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison on the assault count, and 20 years on the attempted kidnapping count. He has also been charged by the San Francisco district attorney with attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder and threats to a public official and their family. Federal grand jury indictment reveals new details in attack on Paul Pelosi. Los Angeles Times.: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-09/federal-grand-jury-indictment-reveals- new-details-in-attack-on-paul-pelosi xviDavid DePape, the man charged with attempted murder in connection with a violent attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, is in the U.S. illegally and could be deported to Canada, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Thursday. DePape, 42, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in connection with Friday’s attack, which left Pelosi with a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. Federal authorities said DePape, who grew up in British Columbia and moved to California more than 20 years ago, according to a family member who spoke with The Times, had plotted to take Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) hostage and break her kneecaps, calling her the “leader of the pack” of lies told by the Democratic Party. Records pulled by ICE found that DePape entered the U.S. as a temporary visitor in March 2008 at the San Ysidro port of entry. Canadians who enter as temporary visitors generally do not require a visa, officials said. The status DePape used to enter the U.S. generally allows Canadians to stay for six months. On Tuesday, ICE officials issued an immigration detainer on DePape with the San Francisco County Jail, where he is currently being held without bail. The detainer seeks a notification from San Francisco law enforcement to notify ICE before he is released in order for the federal agency to take custody of him. Local and state laws limit when jail officials can notify ICE of an individual's release date. ICE issues detainers against people facing criminal charges whom the agency has probable cause to believe can be deported. In a motion seeking to deny bail, the San Francisco district attorney’s office said DePape told officers and medics at the scene, “I’m sick of the insane f—ing level of lies coming out of Washington, D.C.” Judge Diane Northway ordered DePape held without bail pending additional hearings. In addition to attempted murder, DePape has been charged with residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder and threats to a public official and their family. He faces 13 years to life in prison if convicted of all local charges. He also faces federal assault and kidnapping charges. Prosecutors said DePape smashed through the glass patio door of the Pelosis’ San Francisco home around 2 a.m. Friday. It is unclear whether any alarms at the house sounded, but officials said after breaking in, DePape managed to get to the second floor. There, he found Paul Pelosi, 82, sleeping and repeatedly shouted, “Where’s Nancy?” officials said. The House speaker was W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 18

20. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 in Washington, D.C. — along with her extensive Capitol Police security team — and her husband was home alone at the time of the break-in. Realizing the potential danger, Pelosi managed to make a quick, surreptitious phone call to 911 and left the line open, authorities said. A 911 dispatcher realized something was seriously wrong and immediately sent police to the address. Security cameras for the Pelosis' Pacific Heights residence were not actively being monitored by U.S Capitol Police by U.S. Capitol Police the night of the violent home invasion, the government agency said Wednesday. After reports to The Times and other outlets that a security feed existed, Capitol Police said in a statement that the cameras “are used to actively monitor the speaker’s San Francisco residence around the clock when she is there” but acknowledged that when she is in Washington, D.C., with her security detail — as she was during Friday’s break-in —the “cameras were not actively monitored.” Prosecutors allege DePape had other targets in mind — including a Bay Area professor and prominent state and federal politicians and their families —when he broke into the Pelosis’ home. He planned to wait for the speaker to return, a motion to deny his bail noted. Police have not offered a motive for the attack. But San Francisco Dist. Atty. Brooke Jenkins said Monday that based on DePape’s statements and comments to Pelosi, it “was politically motivated.” A Times review of his online accounts showed that DePape has been involved in the world of far- right conspiracies, antisemitism and hate. In a personal blog DePape maintained, posts include “Manipulation of History,” “Holohoax” and “It’s OK to be white.” He mentions 4chan, a favorite message board of the far right. He posted videos about conspiracies involving COVID- 19 vaccines and the war in Ukraine being a ploy for Jewish people to buy land. DePape’s screeds include posts about QAnon, an unfounded theory that former President Trump is at war with a cabal of Satan-worshiping Democratic elites who run a child sex ring and control the world. In an Aug. 23 entry titled “Q,” DePape wrote: “Either Q is Trump himself or Q is the deep state moles within Trumps inner circle.” Adam Lipson, DePape's public defender, said his client’s “vulnerability to misinformation” will be examined as part of his defense.David DePape, suspect in violent Pelosi attack, in U.S illegally, ICE officials say. The Los Angeles Times.: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-03/ice-officials-say-suspect-in-pelosi- attack-in-u-s-illegally xvii Application for Review Filed by Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W with WordPress on October 28th 2022 Hello, This is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W. You may call me W. I am writing this letter because I was earlier today informed that my website on WordPress had been suspended. I was a bit taken aback by this because I believed that my website was in good standing. Prior to today, I had never even received a warning from WordPress stating that there was an issue with the content I was publishing. As you are likely aware, the primary mission of W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 19

21. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) is to disseminate records obtained from the U.S government (through records requests statutes) to members of the general public and representatives of the media. As you are also likely aware, all the content I have published on my website were disclosures made to me by the U.S government. If you wish to check the authenticity of the documents I have published, I (personally) invite WordPress (as a website hosting platform) to contact the appropriate U.S government officials about the documents I have thus far published. As a representative of the media and a member of the general public, I wish to inform you that the suspension of my website will make it more challenging for me to meet the mission of my organization. At the time I had decided to create a website on WordPress, I had thoroughly read the terms and conditions for publishing content on the platform. As previously noted, the website I created (about a year ago) has never thus far received a single warning that I was somehow violating the terms and conditions for publishing content on WordPress. Thus, the decision of WordPress to suspend my account earlier today on October 28th 2022 came (to me, personally) as a very unpleasant surprise. As a Black man with a U.S college degree (who is now primarily engaged in the dissemination of public records obtained from the U.S government), I ask that you review your decision to suspend my account. If you are either unwilling or unable to restore my website to what it was prior to suspension, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation stating how I have violated the terms and conditions for publishing content on WordPress. I also ask that you identify the content I have published, which in your opinion violate the terms and conditions for publishing content on WordPress. I hope you reconsider your response. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. W (AACL) Michael A. Ayele Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist xviiiEmail Sent by WordPress on October 29th 2022 to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Automattic Trust & Safety (Automattic) W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 20

22. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 Oct 28, 2022, 23:11 UTC Hello, […] I am contacting you for the purpose of having the suspension of my Wordpress account reviewed. […] Thank you for getting in touch. Your site was flagged by our automated anti-spam controls. We have reviewed your site and have removed the suspension notice. Please be sure to clear your browser's cache and, if necessary, restart the browser: https://wordpress.com/support/browser-issues/#clear-your-cache-and-cookies We apologize for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Kindest regards, Automattic Trust & Safety This email is a service from Automattic. xixThe Cyberquad fails to comply with the federal mandatory safety standard requirements for youth ATVs, including mechanical suspension and maximum tire pressure. Additionally, the Cyberquad lacks a CPSC-approved ATV action plan, which is required to manufacture, import, sell, or distribute ATVs. ATV action plans contain numerous safety requirements, such as rider training, dissemination of safety information, age recommendations, and other safety measures. These ATV safety standards are in place to reduce crash and injury hazards, preventing serious injury or death. Radio Flyer Recalls Cyberquad for Kids, Due to Violations of Federal Safety Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and Risk of Injury; Sold Exclusively Online by Tesla. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Radio-Flyer-Recalls-Cyberquad-for-Kids-Due-to-Violations- of-Federal-Safety-Standard-for-All-Terrain-Vehicles-ATVs-and-Risk-of-Injury-Sold- Exclusively-Online-by-Tesla W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 21

23. REQUEST FOR RECORDS 11/11/2022 xxThe Intelligence Community (IC) assesses that domestic violent extremists (DVEs) who are motivated by a range of ideologies and galvanized by recent political and societal events in the United States pose an elevated threat to the Homeland in 2021. (…) The IC assesses that DVEs exploit a variety of popular social media platforms, smaller websites with targeted audiences, and encrypted chat applications to recruit new adherents, plan and rally support for in-person actions, and disseminate materials that contribute to radicalization and mobilization to violence. (…) The IC assesses that several factors could increase the likelihood or lethality of DVE attacks in 2021 and beyond, including escalating support from persons in the United States or abroad, growing perception of government overreach related to legal or policy changes and disruption, and high-profile attacks spurring follow-on attacks and innovations in targeting and attack tactics. Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021. Office of the Director of National Intelligence.: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment- 17MAR21.pdf xxiAccording to records disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement to the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL), Westminster College (Fulton, MO) [1] was holding 767 (seven hundred and sixty-seven) classes in Calendar Year 2016; [2] had 913 (nine hundred and thirteen) students in Calendar Year 2016; [3] had 87 (eighty seven) teachers and instructors in Calendar Year 2016; [4] 133 (one hundred and thirty three) non-teaching employees in Calendar Year 2016. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was a full-time undergraduate student of Westminster College between January 2010 and May 2013. He has graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science on December 31st 2016. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disclose Redacted Records Detailing their Formal & Informal Ties with Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri). W (AACL), Michael A. Ayele on Archive.: https://archive.org/details/the-dhs-ice-disclose- redacted-records-detailing-their-formal-and-informal-ties-w_202112 W (AACL) – MICHAEL A. AYELE 22

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30. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, Virginia 20598-6020 December 22, 2022 3600.1 Case Number: 2023-TSFO-00129 Michael Ayele P.O. Box 20438 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11111 Dear Mr. Ayele: This letter responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated April 8, 2022, addressed to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) FOIA Branch seeking access to the following: “I am writing this letter to file a request for records with your office.ⁱ The bases for this records request are [1] the October 05ᵗʰ 2021 testimony of Frances Haugen in the United States Senate on the subject of “Protecting Kids Online;” ⁱⁱ [2] the significant increase of hate speech and the word “N****r” on Twitter (since Elon Musk took over the platform on October 28ᵗʰ 2022);ⁱⁱⁱ [3] the temporary suspension of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W official website on October 28ᵗʰ 2022 after he published information about his work experience with the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) Fulton State Hospital (FSH) between October 26ᵗʰ 2013 and November 21ˢᵗ 2013.ⁱᵛ I) Requested Records What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing [1] the formal/informal ties of your office with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); [2] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a Caucasian woman who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College; [3] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman who has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University; [4] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman, who began working for Facebook sometime in 2018/2019 after she was contacted by a recruiter of the company; [5] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a woman, who agreed to work for Facebook on the condition that she would tackle misinformation on the company’s platform; [6] your discussionsabout Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who grew disillusioned by her roles and responsibilities at the company; [7] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who spoke with her direct supervisor for the purpose of performing the responsibilities assigned to her by Facebook (after she had become disillusioned about her role at Facebook); [8] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who became frustrated after meeting with her direct supervisor for the purpose of performing the responsibilities assigned to her by Facebook; [9] your discussions about

31. Frances Haugen as a woman, who ended up disclosing tens of thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents to Congress and the SEC in 2021; ᵛ [10] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook and Instagram toxic and addictive platforms; [11] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook fits over safety; [12] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook and Instagram leading people (and particularly children and teenagers) to experience depression and thoughts of suicide; [13] your discussions about the documents provided by Frances Haugen to Congress and the SEC on the subject of Facebook destabilizing foreign countries by stoking ethnic and religious tensions; [14] your discussions about the October 05ᵗʰ 2021 testimony of Frances Haugen before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Product Safety, and Data Security; [15] your discussions about the decision Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to recognize that Facebook is “morally bankrupt;” [16] your discussions about the decision of Senator Richard Blumenthal to recognize (on October 05ᵗʰ 2021) that Facebook has maliciously withheld records he and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have previously asked for; [17] the extent of your knowledge on whether Senator Richard Blumenthal (personally, through his staff or his legal representatives) initiated contact with the SEC about Facebook business practices; [18] your discussions about the decision of Senator Marsha Blackburn to recognize (on October 05ᵗʰ 2021) that children below the age of 13 (thirteen) are on Facebook even though they are prohibited from being so; [19] your discussions about the decision of Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) to recognize (on October 05ᵗʰ 2021) that Facebook (as a for- profit company) wanted children under the age of 12 (twelve) to be able to join the social network since Calendar Year 2012; [20] your discussions about Frances Haugen as a former employee of Facebook, who has stated before Congress (on October 05ᵗʰ 2021) that she would be in favor of increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 (sixteen) and/or 18 (eighteen); [21] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [22] your discussions about the mental health benefits of increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [23] your discussions about the 1998 Child and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibiting in general for “an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to a child or minor (…) to collect personal information from a child or minor;” ᵛⁱ [24] the extent of your knowledge on whether Senator Edward Markey initiated contact with the Federal Trade commission (FTC) on the subject of Facebook increasing the minimum age to join Facebook from 13 to 16 and/or 18; [25] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on the findings of Congress, which concluded that (i) children increasingly consume digital entertainment on the internet and are uniquely susceptible to manipulation online, given their lack of important neurological and psychological capabilities, (ii) today’s digital media environment is constantly evolving and now includes high-tech experiences, such as augmented reality and virtual reality, (iii) today’s digital media environment is largely designed in non-transparent ways to ensure children interact with content that reflect the interests and goals of content producers, online platforms, and marketers, (iv) online companies gather, analyze, and use data for behavioral marketing directed at children, (v) companies employ sophisticated strategies, including neuromarketing to affect consumer behavior and manipulate online users’ decision making, (vi) branded content in various forms of multimedia, including native advertising and influencer marketing, exposes children to marketing that is inherently manipulative or purposely disguised as entertainment or other information; [26] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal

32. government on the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act (KIDS Act); ᵛⁱⁱ [27] your discussions about the findings of Congress, which concluded that (i) online platforms have become integral to individuals full participation in economic, democratic, and societal processes,(ii) online platforms employ manipulative dark patterns, collect large amounts of personal information from their users, and leverage that personal information for opaque algorithmic processes in ways that create vastly different experiences for different types of users, (iii) algorithmic processes are often used by online platforms without adequate testing and in the absence of critical transparency requirements and other legally enforceable safety and efficacy standards, which has resulted in discrimination in housing, lending, job advertising, and other areas of opportunity, (iv) the use of discriminatory algorithmic processes causes disproportionate harm to populations that already experience marginalization, (v) online platforms constantly engage in content moderation decision making, resulting in highly influential outcomes regarding what content is visible and accessible to users, (vi) online platforms contents moderation practices have disproportionately significant repercussions for members of marginalized communities, who have historically been the target of nefarious online activity, including disinformation campaigns, (vii) users of online platforms should have access to understandable information about how online platforms moderate content and use algorithmic processes to amplify or recommend content, (viii) users of online platforms should be able to easily move their data to alternative online platforms, and the importance of this right is particularly significant given certain online platforms use of harmful algorithmic processes and engagement in ineffective content moderation, (ix) algorithmic processes facilitate discriminatory outcomes on online platforms that individuals may not personally interact with, but which nonetheless process personal information of such individuals and have significant, negative consequences, (x) the people of the United States would benefit from the convening of experts from a diverse set of governmental positions to collectively study and report on discriminatory algorithmic processes across the United States economy and society, with particular attention to intersections of harm; [28] the formal/informal opinions of your local/state/federal government on the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act;ᵛⁱⁱⁱ [29] your discussions about the decision of Facebook to change its company name to Meta less than 4 (four) weeks after Frances Haugen Congressional testimony to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security; ⁱˣ [30] your discussions about Elon Musk takeover of Twitter on or around October 28ᵗʰ 2022; [31] your discussions about the finding of Montclair State University, which concluded that the prospect of Elon Musk takeover of Twitter had increased misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform between October 21ˢᵗ 2022 and October 27ᵗʰ 2022; [32] your discussions about the finding of Montclair State University, which concluded that Elon Musk confirmed takeover of Twitter (on October 28ᵗʰ 2022) exacerbated misinformation, extremism and hate speech on the platform; ˣ [33] your discussions about the finding of the Network Contagion Research Institute, which concluded that the use of the derogatory word “N****r” had increased by nearly 500% (five hundred percent) in the 12 (twelve) hours immediately after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter; ˣⁱ [34] your discussions about Elon Musk takeover of Twitter having inspired many conversations around the world on the threat posed by this individual to democracy in America and around the globe; ˣⁱⁱ [35] your discussions about the decision of Elon Musk to re- tweet misinformation about the physical attack Paul Pelosi was subjected to at his home in San Francisco (California) on (or around) October 28ᵗʰ 2022;ˣⁱⁱⁱ [36] your discussions about the reasons why Elon Musk opted to re-tweet misinformation about the physical attack Paul Pelosi was subjected to in San Francisco (California) on (or around) October 28ᵗʰ 2022;ˣⁱᵛ [37] your discussions about David DePape as a Caucasian man, who is (as of this writing) charged with the

33. attempted murder of Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi (on or around October 28ᵗʰ 2022); [38] your discussions David DePape as a Caucasian man, who came to the U.S in March 2008 as a temporary visitor from Canada; [39] your discussions about David DePape as a Caucasian man,who is being held at the San Francisco County Jail for the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi as well as other criminal charges;ˣᵛ [40] your discussions about the decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “issue an immigration detainer on David DePape;”ˣᵛⁱ [41] the immigration detainer issued by the DHS (ICE) on David DePape; [42] the discussions between the DHS (ICE) and the San Francisco County Jail about David DePape; [43] your discussions about the likely reaction of the Republican Party establishment if a Black/African American man (who is Republican by political affiliation) broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi and behaved the way David DePape did; [44] your discussions about “cancel culture” taking into account the likely reaction of the Republican Party establishment if a Black/African American man (who is Republican by political affiliation) broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi and behaved the way David DePape did; [45] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man, who (on October 28ᵗʰ 2022) published on his official website limited records of his employment history with the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) between October 26ᵗʰ 2013 and November 21ˢᵗ 2013; [46] your discussions about WordPress as a website hosting and publishing platform, which has decided to suspend Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W account within 2 (two) hours after he published limited information about his employment history with the MODMH between October 26ᵗʰ 2013 and November 21ˢᵗ 2013; [47] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man, who ultimately decided to file an appeal with WordPress for the purpose of having their decision to suspend his account reviewed;ˣᵛⁱⁱ [48] your discussions about WordPress as a website hosting and publishing platform, which ultimately decided to apologize and reinstate the account of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W after reviewing his appeal; ˣᵛⁱⁱⁱ [49] your discussions about the decision of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall Tesla Cyberquad for Kids for failing to “comply with the federal mandatory safety standard requirements for youth ATVs, including mechanical suspension and tire pressure.” ˣⁱˣ Your request has been processed under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552 and determined that there are no TSA equities associated with your request. Please address your request directly to the agencies that you have listed: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). The rules and regulations of the Transportation Security Administration applicable to Freedom of Information Act requests are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 6, Part 5. They are published in the Federal Register and are available for inspection by the public. Fees There are no fees associated with processing this request because the fees incurred do not exceed the minimum threshold necessary for charge. Administrative Appeal

34. Should you decide to file an appeal, it should be mailed to: Christine Griggs FOIA Appeals Officer Office of Civil Rights & Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement(CRL/OTE) Transportation Security Administration 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-6020 Your appeal must be submitted within 90 days from the date of this determination. It should contain your FOIA request number and, to the extent possible, the reasons why you believe the initial determination should be reversed. In addition, the envelope should be prominently marked “FOIA Appeal.” Please note that the TSA FOIA Appeals Officer’s determination of the appeal will be administratively final. Additionally, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001; e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741- 5796. If you have any questions pertaining to your request, please feel free to contact the FOIA Branch at 1-866-364-2872 or 1-571-227-2300. Sincerely, Teri M. Miller FOIA Officer

35. APPENDIX B.