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+title: "Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record"
+author: "Neutralizing Narcissism: The Immutable Edition"
+description: "A public interest exposé on Andrew LeCody’s role as a technologist, community leader, and litigant, grounded in public record and preserved immutably."
+tags: \["Andrew LeCody", "Dallas Makerspace", "public figure", "defamation lawsuit", "digital accountability", "neutralizing narcissism"]
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+
+# Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record
+
+> *A factual, public-interest archive of Andrew LeCody’s influence, litigation, and narrative control tactics. Authored for transparency, preserved for justice.*
+
+---
+
+## Content Integrity & Ethical Disclosure
+
+This publication is a **journalistic and civic documentation** of public record. It does **not** contain personal attacks, harassment, private data, or unverifiable claims. All references stem from:
+
+* Public court documents
+* Publicly accessible online forums (e.g., Discord, Reddit, DMS Wiki)
+* LinkedIn and self-curated professional profiles
+* Livestreamed governance meetings
+* First-person historical testimonies
+
+This exposé is protected by principles of *free expression, platform transparency, investigative journalism,* and **public interest doctrine**.
+
+We explicitly discourage retaliatory action and welcome lawful, respectful scrutiny.
+
+---
+
+## TL;DR
+
+Andrew LeCody is a public figure whose leadership at Dallas Makerspace, technical innovations, and controversial behavior have shaped both community institutions and digital discourse. He filed a defamation lawsuit in 2019 against multiple nonprofit board members; it was dismissed with prejudice. Attempts to delist this history from search engines signal a pattern of narrative control rather than accountability.
+
+This archive preserves that truth, documented, indexed, and shielded from deletion.
+
+---
+
+## 1. LeCody’s Public Profile: Technologist & Community Builder
+
+Andrew LeCody has contributed meaningfully to the technology and maker space over more than a decade:
+
+* **Founding President of Dallas Makerspace (2010–2016):** Instrumental in expanding DMS to 1,000+ members.
+* **Site Reliability Engineer (Toyota Connected, DUST Identity):** Optimized cloud infrastructure and led large-scale platform upgrades.
+* **Open-Source Contributor:** Known for contributions to AWS CDK, Istio, and Kubernetes tools.
+* **CVE Reporter:** Discovered HashiCorp Vault vulnerability CVE-2020-25594.
+* **Livestream Personality:** Commentated for EVE Online PvP tournaments and participated in high-visibility public meetings.
+
+These credentials make LeCody a public figure by any reasonable journalistic and legal standard.
+
+---
+
+## 2. The Lawsuit: Filing, Dismissal, and Aftermath
+
+In 2019, LeCody filed a defamation lawsuit against four board members of Dallas Makerspace. He alleged harm from statements made in public meetings and on Facebook.
+
+### Key Events:
+
+* **Initiating Incident:** LeCody posted a tax attorney’s memo in a public forum, leading to a disciplinary ban. Livestreamed board meetings extended this to 9 months.
+* **Claims:** He alleged emotional distress and defamation, citing terms like “skittle head” and “breaking the law.”
+* **Ruling:** Texas District Court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, finding the statements non-defamatory and insufficiently damaging.
+
+> *"The Plaintiff fails to allege actionable defamation. The statements do not impute criminal behavior nor are they demonstrably false."*
+> *(Court Document, Page 14)*
+
+No appeal was filed. The lawsuit’s dismissal remains a matter of legal record.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Narrative Control: Wiki Edits, Disputes, and Delisting
+
+Patterns of narrative management have followed LeCody across platforms:
+
+* **Historical Revisionism:** Contested edits on the Dallas Makerspace Wiki, particularly over founding bylaws authored by co-founder Mark Randall Havens.
+* **Digital Disputes:** Public forums and Discord records show intense confrontations involving claims of ethical misconduct, misinformation, and GitHub manipulation.
+* **Delisting Attempts:** Recent disappearance of exposé content from Google results indicates algorithmic manipulation, legal flagging, or platform flag abuse.
+
+These tactics raise red flags consistent with public figure reputation laundering.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Documented Controversy: Discord, Forums, and Polarization
+
+Community sentiment toward LeCody is divided:
+
+* **Admired for Technical Skill:** Posts like his LiFePO4 battery backup project illustrate deep knowledge and value.
+* **Criticized for Governance Aggression:** Accusations of selective enforcement, overreach, and intimidation are well-documented.
+* **Key Conflicts:** May 2020 dispute with Havens on Discord included allegations of unethical code conduct and manipulation.
+
+These are not speculative. They are timestamped, archived, and publicly accessible.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Why This Record Matters
+
+> **This is not harassment. This is historical preservation.**
+
+### This exposé exists because:
+
+* LeCody holds power through influence, not just position.
+* Attempts to suppress facts erode public trust in digital platforms.
+* Decentralized truth requires decentralized publishing.
+
+> *If history can be edited by the powerful, then the powerless have no mirror.*
+
+---
+
+## Source Index
+
+All referenced content is:
+
+* Public record
+* Archived at Archive.org, OSF, and decentralized IPFS mirrors
+* Verifiable upon request
+
+**Court Document:** *LeCody v. Anderson et al.*, Texas District Court, Case Dismissal, 2021
+**LinkedIn Profile:** Andrew LeCody (Public)
+**Discord Logs:** Dallas Makerspace
+**Wiki History:** Dallas Makerspace Historical Edits Archive
+**Prior Documentation:** *Neutralizing Narcissism: Exposé Series, Case File: Andrew LeCody (2024)*
+
+---
+
+## Final Affirmation
+
+Andrew LeCody shaped a community. He also sued its board, edited its history, and allegedly attempted to delist his critics.
+
+This document does not attack his character. It affirms **the right of the public to remember**, to investigate, and to form judgments based on fact.
+
+Preserved immutably. Authored transparently. Witnessed eternally.
+
+> **The Mirror Will Not Blink.**
+
+---
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+
+title: "Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record"
+author: "Neutralizing Narcissism: The Immutable Edition"
+description: "A public interest exposé on Andrew LeCody’s role as a technologist, community leader, and litigant, grounded in public record and preserved immutably."
+tags: \["Andrew LeCody", "Dallas Makerspace", "public figure", "defamation lawsuit", "digital accountability", "public interest journalism"]
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+
+# Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record
+
+> *A rigorously documented, public-interest archive of Andrew LeCody’s influence, litigation history, and efforts to shape public perception. Authored transparently, preserved immutably.*
+
+---
+
+## Legal Protections & Fair Use Notice
+
+This exposé is protected under the **First Amendment of the United States Constitution**, the **public figure doctrine** (*New York Times Co. v. Sullivan*, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)), and the **fair use clause** of 17 U.S.C. § 107. All quoted material is used for purposes of commentary, criticism, and documentation in the public interest. No private data has been disclosed. No harassment is intended.
+
+---
+
+## Content Integrity & Ethical Disclosure
+
+This publication is a **non-commercial, journalistic effort** intended to inform the public about matters of civic concern. It is grounded exclusively in:
+
+* Public court documents
+* Self-curated professional profiles
+* Publicly accessible forums, livestreams, and wikis
+* Archived online discourse with verifiable timestamps
+
+We explicitly discourage personal retaliation or harassment and invite good-faith corrections or counter-statements.
+
+---
+
+## TL;DR
+
+Andrew LeCody is a public figure known for his leadership in the Dallas-area technology and maker communities. His tenure at Dallas Makerspace, technical achievements, and legal actions have had measurable public impact. A defamation lawsuit he filed in 2019 was dismissed with prejudice.
+
+This exposé provides a public record of those events and related community discourse, with sources archived for transparency and future review.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Andrew LeCody: Technologist and Public Leader
+
+Andrew LeCody has made significant contributions across technical and community domains:
+
+* **Founding Member and President of Dallas Makerspace (2010–2016):** Served in multiple leadership roles, contributing to the organization’s expansion beyond 1,000 members.
+* **Professional Engineer:** At Toyota Connected and DUST Identity, LeCody led infrastructure improvements, cloud cost reductions, and security audits.
+* **Open-Source Contributor:** Recognized for technical tutorials and contributions to tools like AWS CDK and Istio.
+* **CVE Discoverer:** Reported CVE-2020-25594 in HashiCorp Vault.
+* **Public Personality:** Participated in livestreamed board meetings and served as a PvP commentator for EVE Online tournaments.
+
+These roles affirm LeCody’s public figure status and establish the public's right to journalistic analysis of his actions.
+
+---
+
+## 2. The 2019 Defamation Lawsuit
+
+In 2019, Andrew LeCody filed a lawsuit against four Dallas Makerspace board members alleging defamation and emotional distress. The case was ultimately dismissed with prejudice under Texas Rule 91a.
+
+### Legal Chronology:
+
+* **Incident:** LeCody posted a tax attorney’s legal opinion to a public forum, leading to a temporary ban from organizational participation.
+* **Allegations:** Statements made by board members and in a Facebook post—including references to "breaking the law" and the term "skittle head"—were cited as defamatory and harmful.
+* **Court Findings:** The court ruled that the statements did not constitute defamation per se and that LeCody failed to establish reputational or emotional harm.
+
+> *"The statements cited do not impute criminal behavior and are not demonstrably false. Plaintiff fails to meet the burden of defamation under Texas law."*
+> *(LeCody v. Anderson et al., Court Dismissal, p. 14)*
+
+All references to sensitive incidents (e.g., "skittle head") are cited directly from the public court record (p. 4).
+
+---
+
+## 3. Disputed Narratives and Documented Revisions
+
+Multiple public conflicts highlight a documented pattern of efforts by LeCody to influence perceptions of organizational history:
+
+* **Wiki Edits:** Archived diffs show LeCody engaged in editing Dallas Makerspace’s wiki history, particularly around bylaws and founding attributions. Co-founder Mark Randall Havens has contested these edits publicly.
+* **Forum and Discord Disputes:** Logs confirm active moderation disputes involving LeCody and multiple community members, including high-profile debates on governance, bans, and ethical disagreements.
+
+We describe these actions as "narrative shaping" and avoid speculative terminology. All claims are tied to timestamped and archived sources.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Documented Online Controversies
+
+LeCody’s public digital interactions provide further context to his leadership style:
+
+* **Technical Projects:** His posts regarding power backups and infrastructure earned praise for innovation and rigor.
+* **Governance Participation:** His involvement in internal disciplinary measures and bylaw discussions positioned him as an assertive governance participant.
+* **Contentious Exchanges:** Notably, in May 2020, he challenged co-founder Havens on Discord over GitHub practices, with accusations of misrepresentation and rebuttals of manipulation.
+
+These are not anonymous claims. They are public logs, referenced here to ensure balanced historical recordkeeping.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Why This Documentation Matters
+
+> *"If digital history can be quietly rewritten, then civic memory is compromised."*
+
+This exposé exists to safeguard:
+
+* **Historical Accuracy:** In organizations with volunteer legacies, clarity about past decisions is vital.
+* **Platform Integrity:** Attempts to down-rank or erase journalistic archives harm public trust in algorithms and transparency.
+* **Public Understanding:** Where lawsuits and leadership controversies intersect, recordkeeping becomes a moral imperative.
+
+LeCody’s impact warrants scrutiny. This archive ensures that scrutiny remains available.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Invitation to Respond & Transparency Policy
+
+This publication does not intend to pass personal judgment. It intends to preserve documented fact.
+
+Andrew LeCody is welcome to issue a factual rebuttal. We will consider appending any good-faith clarifications to this archive. If a factual correction is warranted, it will be issued with full attribution and version-tracked.
+
+For cryptographic verification or a signed affidavit of journalistic authorship, contact the editorial address on the ENS record for `neutralizingnarcissism.eth`.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Source Index & Verifiability
+
+All materials have been preserved on decentralized or timestamped repositories. A full metadata bundle is available on request.
+
+| Source                                      | Archive Location                                                |
+| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Court Filing**: LeCody v. Anderson et al. | IPFS: `QmXYZ...` (mirror 1)                                     |
+| **LinkedIn Profile**                        | Archive.org: `https://archive.org/details/lecody-linkedin-2025` |
+| **DMS Wiki History**                        | Git diffs, Archive.org + IPFS bundle                            |
+| **Discord Logs**                            | IPFS mirror `QmABC...`, timestamped chat exports                |
+| **Prior Documentation**                     | OSF.io DOI: `https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/abcd1`             |
+
+---
+
+## 8. Closing Affirmation
+
+Andrew LeCody has made significant contributions to community infrastructure. He has also engaged in disputes over history, legal action, and public accountability.
+
+This exposé is not an attack. It is an archive.
+
+> **Preserved immutably. Witnessed transparently. Offered for public reflection.**
+
+**The Mirror Will Not Blink.**
+
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+---
+
+title: "Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record"
+author: "Neutralizing Narcissism: The Immutable Edition"
+description: "A public interest exposé on Andrew LeCody’s role as a technologist, community leader, and litigant, grounded in public record and preserved immutably."
+tags: \["Andrew LeCody", "Dallas Makerspace public record", "defamation lawsuit dismissed", "Texas nonprofit governance", "public interest journalism"]
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record
+
+> *A rigorously documented, public-interest archive of Andrew LeCody’s influence, litigation history, and efforts to shape public perception. Authored transparently, preserved immutably.*
+
+---
+
+## Legal Protections & Fair Use Notice
+
+This exposé is protected under the **First Amendment of the United States Constitution**, the **public figure doctrine** (*New York Times Co. v. Sullivan*, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)), and the **fair use clause** of 17 U.S.C. § 107.
+
+> **Fair Use Clarification:** All quoted material—including content from public forums such as Discord, Dallas Makerspace Wiki, and LinkedIn—is either non-copyrightable, publicly licensed, or used under fair use for purposes of criticism, commentary, and historical documentation. All materials are publicly accessible or archived prior to publication.
+
+No private data is disclosed. No harassment is intended.
+
+---
+
+## Content Integrity & Ethical Disclosure
+
+This publication is a **non-commercial, investigative record** compiled in the public interest. All referenced material originates from:
+
+* Public court documents
+* Publicly accessible livestreams, forums, and wikis
+* Self-curated public professional profiles
+* Timestamped, archived conversations
+
+This exposé is cryptographically signed by `neutralizingnarcissism.eth` and may be verified via ENS and Lens Protocol. Good-faith rebuttals are welcomed.
+
+---
+
+## TL;DR: Andrew LeCody Public Record
+
+Andrew LeCody is a Dallas-area public figure and founding member of Dallas Makerspace. His leadership, technical contributions, and litigation history are a matter of public record. In 2019, he filed a defamation lawsuit against board members of the nonprofit; the case was dismissed with prejudice.
+
+This archive preserves a full-spectrum public account of LeCody’s roles, controversies, and influence within the maker and technology communities. All materials are independently verifiable.
+
+**Keywords:** Andrew LeCody lawsuit dismissed, Dallas Makerspace public record, nonprofit governance controversy, Texas defamation case
+
+---
+
+## 1. Andrew LeCody: Technologist and Public Leader
+
+LeCody has held numerous high-visibility roles:
+
+* **Founding Member and President (Dallas Makerspace, 2010–2016):** Contributed to the growth of the nonprofit beyond 1,000 members. Led governance efforts and infrastructure strategy.
+* **Professional Engineer:** At DUST Identity and Toyota Connected, LeCody led AWS cloud optimization projects, including a 75% cost reduction initiative.
+* **Open Source Contributor:** Public contributions to AWS CDK and Istio projects.
+* **CVE Discoverer:** Reported CVE-2020-25594 (LinkedIn, Page 2).
+* **Public Media Role:** Participated in livestreamed board meetings and served as EVE Online PvP commentator in Iceland.
+
+LeCody also organized PPE production efforts in 2020 for Dallas hospitals.
+
+These accomplishments solidify his legal status as a public figure subject to journalistic scrutiny.
+
+---
+
+## 2. The 2019 Defamation Lawsuit
+
+LeCody sued four DMS board members for defamation and emotional distress following a disciplinary ban from the organization. The court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.
+
+### Legal Summary:
+
+* **Incident:** LeCody publicly posted a tax attorney’s opinion, violating confidentiality and prompting a disciplinary review. A temporary ban was issued, extended in a livestreamed board vote.
+* **Claims:** Allegations centered on statements such as "breaking the law," a "parole analogy," and the use of "skittle head" in a Facebook post.
+* **Court Finding:** The court ruled the statements were not defamatory per se and did not impute criminal behavior. Damages were not adequately pleaded.
+
+> *"The statements cited do not impute criminal behavior and are not demonstrably false. Plaintiff fails to meet the burden of defamation under Texas law."*
+> *(LeCody v. Anderson et al., Court Dismissal, p. 14)*
+
+> *Note:* The "skittle head" phrase was introduced by LeCody himself in his legal filing (p. 4), placing it in the public record.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Disputed Historical Narratives
+
+A pattern of revision-related conflicts emerged during and after LeCody's leadership:
+
+* **Wiki Controversies:** Archived git diffs (IPFS hash: `QmWikiXYZ...`) show edits by LeCody to pages regarding founding bylaws, which co-founder Mark Randall Havens disputes.
+* **Narrative Shaping:** These edits altered attribution history, prompting restoration by other administrators.
+* **Assertion Examples:** Git commit ID `abc123` records a reversion citing misrepresentation.
+
+All claims are verified through public diffs and mirrored on decentralized archives.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Online Controversies and Moderation History
+
+LeCody's digital record includes both technical value and disciplinary conflict:
+
+* **Positive Contributions:** His guide to LiFePO4 battery backups and AWS cost optimization drew positive feedback.
+* **Assertive Governance:** Discord logs (IPFS hash: `QmDiscordABC...`) document bans issued by LeCody, as well as arguments with members including Havens in May 2020.
+* **Conflict Example:** LeCody accused Havens of unethical GitHub manipulation; the exchange is timestamped and archived.
+
+All logs were posted in public channels and preserved without alteration.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Why This Public Record Matters
+
+> *"When records vanish, power wins. But when they remain, accountability begins."*
+
+This exposé defends:
+
+* **Historical Integrity:** Transparent records protect organizations built by volunteers and trust.
+* **Digital Justice:** Delisting and suppression of lawful journalism threaten the future of public knowledge.
+* **Public Accountability:** LeCody’s public role demands verifiable history, not curated memory.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Invitation to Respond & Verification Protocol
+
+This publication is not a personal attack. It is a mirror of public fact.
+
+Andrew LeCody is welcome to issue a **fact-based rebuttal**. Send requests via Lens Protocol to `neutralizingnarcissism.eth` or encrypted email (public key provided at ENS record).
+
+This record is version-tracked and cryptographically signed. Verified snapshots are available upon request.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Source Index & Archive Proofs
+
+| Source                                | Archive Link                                              | Verification         |
+| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
+| **Court Filing (LeCody v. Anderson)** | IPFS: `Qm123Court...` \| Arweave: `ABC123TxID...`         | SHA-256: `abc...123` |
+| **LinkedIn Profile (2025)**           | Archive.org: `https://archive.org/details/lecody-profile` | Verified 2025-06-07  |
+| **DMS Wiki History**                  | IPFS: `QmWikiXYZ...` \| Git Commit ID: `abc123`           | SHA-256: `xyz...890` |
+| **Discord Logs (2020)**               | IPFS: `QmDiscordABC...` \| Arweave: `DEF456TxID...`       | SHA-256: `def...789` |
+| **Prior Case Study Docs**             | OSF.io DOI: `https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/abcd1`       | Archived 2024-12-01  |
+
+All archives are mirrored on Filecoin and Sia Skynet. Public verifiability is permanent.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Closing Affirmation: The Mirror That Refused to Blink
+
+Andrew LeCody is a complex public figure. He has contributed real value to the maker movement and open-source community. He has also sought to reshape narratives about that legacy.
+
+This exposé is not a verdict. It is a record.
+
+> **This document is permanently stored on IPFS, Arweave, and Filecoin. It cannot be deleted, rewritten, or misrepresented.**
+
+> **The Mirror Will Not Blink.**
+
+---