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The Trebuchet Files

by Autumn Manelick

Where truth is launched with precision, power, and purpose. Hosted by a U.S. Army historian, former Army wife, federal State Department employee, and Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and Human Services whistleblower, The Trebuchet is a war cry for those who refuse to be silenced. Exploring military and civilian family life, corruption, survival, and resistance, it transforms the tactics once used to keep Americans quiet into a blueprint for freedom. For those fighting battles seen and unseen: we are the weapon, truth is our ammunition.

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Episodes

  1. How One Court Leak Destroyed Everything

    What happens when the institution entrusted with your most sensitive information becomes the source of the danger? This episode examines an ongoing federal civil-rights complaint arising from the alleged exposure of Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel’s confidential psychotherapy records and Safe at...

  2. A Family Drained, the Lawyers Paid: The $16,000 Court Math “Error”

    How does a spreadsheet mistake become a binding $36,475 court order? This episode dissects a calculation that allegedly counted the same child-related expenses twice, inflating Autumn Manelick Seibel’s obligation by more than $16,000 while she was already financially depleted. The error was...

  3. When He Can't Let Go...

    What happens when separation does not end the control—it simply moves online? This episode examines a December 2025 trial brief built from an extraordinary collection of Autumn Manelick’s social-media posts, private emails, employment applications, business agreements, purchases, bank records…

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  4. Vexatious Litigation Hearing and ADA Rights Violations to Conceal the Record from the Public

    What happens when a court considers restricting a litigant’s ability to file—while simultaneously prohibiting any independent record of the hearing? This episode examines the July 20, 2026 hearing in Seibel v. Seibel, where the opposing party sought a vexatious-litigant prefiling order and...

  5. A Mother's Declaration Begging to See Her Children

    How many times must a mother prove she is willing to do the work before she is allowed to speak to her children? This episode examines an April 2026 declaration filed by Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel after more than two years of separation from her children. Following the dismissal of criminal...

  6. How An Army Officer Ran a Counter Intelligence Operation Within his Own Military Criminal Rape Investigation (twice)

    What happens when an Army officer accused of rape allegedly uses counterintelligence tactics to influence the very military investigations examining his conduct—not once, but twice? This episode investigates claims that digital surveillance, selective communications, psychological records…

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  7. Weaponizing Trauma in Seibel v Seibel

    What happens when trauma is not accommodated by the justice system—but allegedly turned into a weapon against the survivor? This episode examines a 17-page memorandum filed in Seibel v. Seibel challenging a final family-court judgment. It explores the filing’s allegations of suppressed...

  8. Locked Out of Her Children's Trial

    What happens when a mother is locked out of the virtual courtroom where her children’s future is being decided—and her attempts to learn what happened are later portrayed as harassment? This episode examines Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel’s sworn opposition to being declared a vexatious…

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  9. The Cost of Weaponizing Social Media

    What happens when your social-media posts are pulled into family court and used in an effort to restrict your access to the legal system? This episode examines a July 2026 attorney declaration filed in Seibel v. Seibel opposing an attempt to label Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel a vexatious...

  10. Fighting a Vexatious Litigant Label

    In this episode, we examine the opposition filed in Seibel v. Seibel challenging a request to declare Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel a vexatious litigant. The filing argues that responsive motions within a single family-law case should not be treated as separate acts of vexatious litigation,...

  11. Weaponizing Social Media in Seibel v Seibel

    In this episode, we examine the opposition filed in Seibel v. Seibel challenging a request to declare Elizabeth Autumn Manelick Seibel a vexatious litigant. The filing argues that responsive motions within a single family-law case should not be treated as separate acts of vexatious litigation,...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Where truth is launched with precision, power, and purpose. Hosted by a U.S. Army historian, former Army wife, federal State Department employee, and Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and Human Services whistleblower, The Trebuchet is a war cry for those who refuse to be silenced. Exploring military and civilian family life, corruption, survival, and resistance, it transforms the tactics once used to keep Americans quiet into a blueprint for freedom. For those fighting battles seen and unseen: we are the weapon, truth is our ammunition.

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Autumn Manelick

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The Trebuchet Files currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is The Trebuchet Files about?

Where truth is launched with precision, power, and purpose. Hosted by a U.S. Army historian, former Army wife, federal State Department employee, and Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and Human Services whistleblower, The Trebuchet is a war cry for those who...

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The Trebuchet Files has 11 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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The Trebuchet Files is created and hosted by Autumn Manelick.
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