Piesse in Star Wars-Based Series
Nxivm whistleblower, Bonnie Piesse, has been cast in the Disney+ original series Obi-Wan Kenobi. An Australian actress and singer-songwriter, Piesse appeared on the HBO docuseries The Vow
Prior to being associated with NXIVM, Piesse appeared in two prequels of Star Wars, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, as Beru Lars. In the latest Star Wars spinoff, Piesse will again play Beru.

Piesse, who joined Nxivm, married Mark Vicente, a Nxivm leader. She became concerned about Nxivm and its leader, Keith Raniere, after reading stories on the Frank Report in late 2016 and early 2017. She warned her husband and gradually persuaded him to leave his leadership role in Nxivm.
Learning about DOS, the secret master-slave sorority led by Keith Raniere, Piesse contacted Catherine Oxenberg to inform her that her daughter, India, was in it and was branded with Raniere’s initials.
Catherine Oxenberg contacted me. She wrote in her book Captive, “Once I’d given [Frank] this information, he ran with it, And he didn’t stop. So he’d put out these blogs. Sometimes 3 blogs a day, with more and more information and people started calling him, and giving him more information. So he was an unstoppable force.”
Before I published the story I spoke with Sarah Edmondson to confirm the story. She had also been branded.
Sarah said, in HBO’s The Vow, “Under the condition that he would not disclose my name, I told Frank about my branding experience, so that he could expose DOS in time to stop the next session. From my hotel room in Toronto, I told Frank everything. Releasing that secret was the biggest relief so far. We were successful. The word about Frank’s blog spread in the community, and because of this heat, the next branding ceremony was called off.”

In the Vow, Mark Vicente added, “When Frank came out with the news [of the branding], it set the whole organization into panic. A lot of people began asking questions. And that was the idea – it’s not just to expose what’s going on, it was also about getting people to leave, getting people away from danger.”

Catherine’s daughter India Oxenberg said in the Starz docuseries, Seduced, “As soon as the [Frank Report] posts started coming up, there was a ton of questions, and a lot of chatter. My slaves left immediately after that. And none of them had to complete the seduction assignment or be branded. That was a huge relief.”
Clara Luz Flores Has Raniere Problem

After her little NXIVM scandal, one that was totally avoidable if the lady would have known enough to tell the truth, Clara Luz Flores dropped from first to third place in polls tracking the Nuevo Leon’s gubernatorial race.
When given the choice, Clara Luz preferred to lie when asked whether she knew about Nxivm or Raniere. She said she never heard of either. Unfortunately for her, there was a video of her at Nxivm president Nancy Salzman’s house having a lengthy conversation with the founder of Nxivm, Keith Raniere.
Recent polls show that her opponent Adrian de la Garza and/or Samuel García are in first or second place and Luz Flores is in third.
An Enkoll poll, which came out before the video was made public, [conducted in January] showed Clara Luz Flores in first place with 28%, Adrián de la Garza 23%, Samuel García 18% and Fernando Larrazábal 12%.
Another poll, Massive Caller put the lady who said she thought Nxivm was little purple pills she popped for heartburn, put her in third place with 22.3%, while de la Garza was at 23.3%, and García leading at 24.1%.
Yet another new poll by Enkoll showed de la Garza 27%, and Clara Luz plunged from 28 to 15 percent.
Pollster México Elige showed García at 29%, De la Garza 27% and Clara Luz at 20%.
She dropped in every poll from first to third place following the release of the video of her with the man she told voters she never met or heard of. The “Keith Raniere effect” was impactful for Luz Flores.

In addition to purple pills, Clara Luz Flores might find brown wafers will help fully clear her mind. It can provide gentle overnight relief that she can trust, which is something voters have learned not to do with her.

Clara Luz Flores rose to the rank of coach for Nxivm, earning the coveted yellow sash. It means she took enough classes to qualify to coach Nxivm students. She said she never heard of Nxivm but was somehow qualified to coach it.
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Taxpayers and Viewers No Longer Burdened

Kristin Kreuk, the former Nxivm coach and former star of Smallville, is ending her stint on the CBC taxpayer-funded TV show Burden of Truth because the show has been canceled.
Kreuk starred as a corporate lawyer juggling work and motherhood in Manitoba who, when challenged with the exposure of dark secrets of clients she represents, bravely fought to expose them, risking her career.
The fourth and final season will air eight episodes.

Kristin Kreuk was one of the top coaches in NXIVM but managed to escape without career damage. The show ending made at least one reader unhappy. His name is Sultan of Six
https://twitter.com/SultanOfSix/with_replies
He wrote, “I’m not Canadian, but why is it ending? The reviews were pretty stable every year, people seemed to like watching it, it was picked up by the CW, and the ratings were pretty consistent. Usually, TV shows overstay their welcome before going off the air.”
When Will They Be Sentenced?

Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman have been sentenced to 120 years and 6.75 years respectively. But it has been two years since a quartet of Nxivm defendants rushed to take plea deals after the “sudden discovery” of old nude photos of an alleged 15-year-old Camila, purportedly taken by Raniere. The child porn and exploitation of a minor charges [later transferred to the Northern District of NY but kept in the EDNY prosecution as predicate acts of the racketeering charges] made everyone hop on the plea deal bus.

Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, Allison Mack and Kathy Russell rushed to take plea deals in the Nxivm case, with Nancy almost running over her daughter to get on the bus first.
A reader asked, “So, why haven’t any of the four women been sentenced yet?”
Legal correspondent, K. R. Claviger, has an answer:
By K.R. Claviger
The EDNY District Court just extended its COVID-19 rules through April 30, 2021 — which means that very few “live” court proceedings will be held until sometime after that date (See: https://img.nyed.uscourts.gov/files/general-ordes/Admin%20Order%202021-4-1%20-%20final%20signed.pdf). The remaining four defendants could waive their right to be present in person for their sentencing but it does not appear that any of them have done so.
Given the high-level of COVID-19 infections in many federal prisons — and the low number of federal prisoners being vaccinated — it makes sense for all four defendants to wait until they have been vaccinated before they start their prison sentences. Given the current projections, that should probably happen sometime within the next few weeks.
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Love Triangle? With Nancy?
I always appreciate getting good questions from readers, especially from one of our more astute commenters, Ice Nine. But this one deserves a reply.
Ice Nine wrote:
I’m interested in hearing more about this love triangle Frank had with Nancy and Keith. Why didn’t you go for her, Frank? If you could have dated Nancy and got her out of the cult with your charm, and destroyed NXIVM by using your lovemaking skills, wouldn’t that have been a better way, Frank?
Now she’s going to be in prison and you may have to wait years to get another chance. Even Keith said she makes great omelets. You like breakfast, right?
By Frank Parlato
Well, Ice Nine, if Nancy gets a good break, she’ll be out of Danbury in five years and she can come back to me then. If she’s a good girl, she’ll be out in 4 years. I’ll be waiting for her. If she does not get a break and she does 20 to life, I’ll always remember her.
Meantime, she’s taking the fall. Why? When a woman’s partner arranges with their two private heiresses to get a false indictment against you, you’re supposed to do something. It makes no difference what I thought of Nancy. Keith was her partner, and you’re supposed to do something about it and as it happens, I’m in the writing business. Well, when you get indicted falsely, it’s bad business to let the perjurers get away with it, bad all around, bad for every blogger everywhere.
Nancy just got caught up in it and she’s taking the fall. Sure, I’ll have some rotten nights knowing I wrote the articles that sent Nancy over, but that’ll pass. Would I have started the Frank Report if the Bronfmans did not attack me and had let me keep the million? A lot more money would have been one more item on Nancy’s side of the scales, along with some nice three-egg omelets.

Actually, since the CW paid the CBC for the rights to air Burden Of Truth, Canadian taxpayers probably made a profit–thanks to Miss Kristin Kreuk.
No.
Canadian taxpayers would not receive a single penny for any revenue the CBC made from selling airing rights to the US or any other nation.
Only liberals and [redacted] in Canada like the CBC because it is a liberal mouthpiece that spews ridiculous “woke” propaganda that everyone but vermin is sick of.
Everyone else hates it.
One of the directors of this white-hating taxpayer-funded propaganda Burden Of Shit, Michelle Latimer, a clearly very White woman who pretended to be an Indian for years, spewing White hate, has finally been called out and has more or less been “canceled”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Latimer#Indigenous_identity_controversy
The CBC and the Canadian “entertainment” industry is a joke, as is Canada as a whole.
What an embarrassment.
You sound like a powerless racist whose only remedy is to complain about it incognito instead of spending and risking your time, energy, reputation, etc., to change it via governmental policy. If the CBC gets a portion of its money (significant or otherwise) from the Canadian government, the latter being a democracy means the majority of Canadian taxpayers are voting in people who are allocating the taxpayer funds to pay for it. So, your “everyone else hates” it claim is utter BS.
hah! way to annon!
Frank, Nancy and Keith, and omelettes!
Urban Dictionary Definition:
~omelette
Slang word for a sexual orgy.
“A guy invited me back to his crib for an omelette last night. Ended up having a big orgy with loads of his friends…”
“That was one crazy omelette we had last night…Who came first the chicken or the egg?”
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Thanks for the laughs, Frank!!!
You’re a dirty bird!!!
Nobody in the world of ‘sex clubs’ & ‘gangbangs’ uses the term ‘omelette’ these days. You ignorant fool.
On the other hand, a word I know well is “Eiffel Tower” —– and if you ask your wife, she’ll explain what this word means to you. 🙂
Not that a vanilla dude like yourself, who spends his life banging the exact same woman in the missionary position, would ever partake in anything like an Eiffel Tower.
Have a nice day. 🙂
—Nobody in the world of ‘sex clubs’ & ‘gangbangs’ uses the term ‘omelette’ these days. You ignorant fool.
I’m glad, to know, your mom keeps you up to date on the latest lexicon (terms).
https://twitter.com/SultanOfSix/status/1378714846007549954
🤌🏽+🤏🏽🍌=👳🏽♂️
Kristin Kreuk owns you. 🤭🙂
You are her little slave who will never get his little winky wet and stinky.
I have to admit that Sultan makes some legit criticisms of you, Stalker.
Hi Sultan. Are you well? Of course not.
Isn’t the NXVIM story over? Time to move on Frank.
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La Silla Rota
03/04/2021
Opinión
La secta NXIVM, la poderosa élite que ofrecía cursos de autoayuda y superación Es urgente avanzar en modificar estas relaciones basadas en la complicidad y la impunidad que tanta desigualdad, exclusión y feminicidios generan.
Confieso que hasta hace muy poco tiempo –quizás a partir de la detención de Keith Raniere– me enteré de la existencia de NXIVM, una extraña secta norteamericana de nombre casi impronunciable. Por aquellos días, había una discusión pública derivada de las denuncias del movimiento #MeToo, mismas que habían provocado la aprehensión de notables personajes ligados a la industria del cine, los medios y el poder político, acusados de abuso, acoso y extorsión, El contexto de estos señalamientos era importante, porque por primera vez, cientos de mujeres se atrevían a romper el silencio y a señalar a sus abusadores, muchos de ellos, muy poderosos y prácticamente intocables. La detención de Raniere, se da junto con algunas de sus colaboradoras cercanas, una de ellas, actriz de famosas series de televisión. Con este dato la liga entre la fama y la secta se hacía clara entonces: se trataba de un mecanismo de reclutamiento y lavado de cerebro usando como “gancho” a personas famosas, influencers y modelos exitosos a seguir. Ni qué decir que esta fórmula ya la habíamos visto en casos como el del Clan Trevi Andrade o el de Jeffrey Epstein. Sin embargo, el asunto da un giro que lo coloca en el ojo del huracán en nuestro país, cuando se divulga que fue aprehendido en México –específicamente en Puerto Vallarta– y que su estancia era cobijada por cómplices mexicanos de alto nivel y pertenecientes a reconocidos grupos de las élites políticas. Nombres como el del hijo del expresidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Emiliano Salinas; o el de la hija de otro expresidente, Cristina Fox; o la hija del dueño del periódico Reforma, fueron señalados y se mencionaron varias veces durante el juicio.
Como ya decía al inicio de esta crónica, hasta ese momento tanto para mí como para muchas personas, se trataba de la primera vez que escuchábamos el nombre de la extraña secta. Así nos enteramos de que se vendía como una empresa de “coaching” de muy alto nivel, lo cual solo era la fachada para esconder un red de extorsión, lavado de dinero y esclavitud sexual. Si lo pensamos con mayor detalle, este primer momento de hacer público un asunto tan siniestro ya ofrecía algunas claves para poder entenderlo como lo que es: una práctica común ligada al ejercicio del poder, que ciertos grupos privilegiados desarrollan en ambos lados del Río Bravo. Mientras que en Estados Unidos el asunto funcionaba explotando el poder de la fama, la fantasía de lograr el éxito ligado a la industria más aspiracional del sueño americano –la del espectáculo– en México, la red se movía a través de los miembros de las altas élites políticas, a las que se pertenece prácticamente por derecho de nacimiento. Fue así como poco después de que el documental realizado por HBO acerca de la secta NXIVM, mostrara en alguno de sus capítulos a Raniere sometiendo e intimidando al hijo de quien fuera el presidente con más poder acumulado en la historia reciente de nuestro país, fue cuando realmente entendimos que el escándalo revelado no era un asunto menor. Sabemos que las élites políticas mexicanas constituyen un grupo cerrado, excluyente y privilegiado, al cual no es posible acceder para cualquier persona. Raniere demuestra conocimiento de esta forma de ser de las y los poderosos en México, cuando intimida y ofende a uno de los herederos de esa casta política con el fin de lograr su obediencia. Sin embargo, hoy Raniere está en la cárcel, mientras que su poderosa alianza mexicana ni siquiera fue molestada durante el juicio. Una muestra de que el #MeToo todavía no alcanza a las altas esferas de la política mexicana. El asunto ha sido revivido debido a que, con miras a las próximas elecciones, nuevos nombres han sido ligados a la famosa secta. Las personas aludidas –como Mario Delgado y Clara Luz Flores– alegan haber sido engañadas para tomar algunos cursos de “coaching” de alto nivel. Es verdad que existe una diferencia fundamental entre formar parte de la organización interna y haber sido seducido o seducida por el discurso reclutador tan convincente de Raniere. No obstante, el hecho ilustra un asunto fundamental. El caso de NXIVM resulta un perfecto ejemplo, de lo que ya explica Sayak Valencia como “Capitalismo Gore” (S. Valencia, 2010).
De acuerdo con Valencia, resulta cada vez más complicado aplicar un discurso explicativo a fenómenos basados en la violencia y la crueldad ultra especializada, que se implantan en la vida cotidiana a fin de obtener reconocimiento y legitimidad. Es claro que eso solo se logra en sistemas donde el poder y el crimen organizado, están cada vez más cerca el uno del otro. Raniere marcaba con hierro al rojo vivo a sus esclavas sexuales, con lo que además confirmamos esta extensión del poder hacia los cuerpos de las personas, principalmente las mujeres, que también se apunta en el texto mencionado de Valencia. Si bien una plática para obtener un curso, apoyo y asesoría no necesariamente es prueba de complicidad, si desnuda de cuerpo entero la manera en que las élites mexicanas ofrecen espejitos a cambio de cercanía, alianzas e influencias. Es claro que el “coaching” ofrecido, no era en realidad tan interesante como la posibilidad de formar parte de un selecto grupo al que pertenecen miembros de la familia Salinas de Gortari, Fox Quezada o Junco de la Vega. Y es claro también que, en el mundo de la política mexicana, esta forma de operar a través de acuerdos, favores pagados y alianzas rebasa las ideologías y a los propios partidos. El poder parece ser sólo uno y ejercerse de una sola manera. Pero además de la reflexión acerca de las oscuras formas en que el poder se mueve en nuestro país, se suman otras dos consideraciones esenciales: la primera tiene que ver con la utilidad del poder. Es muy significativo que personas privilegiadas, con estudios en el extranjero, con los apellidos correctos y la red de relaciones necesarias, utilicen sus ventajas al servicio de una persona –un gurú o algo así– que marca con hierro caliente el cuerpo de las mujeres, extorsiona, defrauda, y trafica influencias. La segunda, el comprobar que, en determinados niveles, tanto hacia arriba como hacia abajo, el cuerpo de las mujeres sigue siendo un territorio en disputa, que se incluye como parte del privilegio y como muestra de riqueza, poder y dominio. La lucha por los derechos y la dignidad de las mujeres no alcanza a los selectos grupos que, pese a todo, siguen siendo patriarcales, machistas y misóginos, una condición que puede ejercerse gracias al amparo de las influencias y la impunidad. El caso Raniere-NXIVM en realidad es solo una muestra de cómo es fácil seducir a la clase política con un discurso facilón, acerca de cómo obtener y mantener el poder a costa de lo que sea. De cómo esa seducción se basa en una oferta simple: obtener más poder. También de que ser influyente es beneficioso a nivel personal, pero no sirve para generar bienestar, desarrollo, o progreso en colectivo. De verdad, no se comprende cómo alguien que es hijo de un expresidente, que puede hacer literalmente lo que quiera en este país y en otros, se dedique a organizar fiestas de cumpleaños –con bailecito incluido– para un abusador y depredador sexual, y a conseguir material que le permita extorsionar a otras personas.
En suma: una visión individualista del privilegio que debe expresarse con el control de todo, hasta de los cuerpos de las mujeres, siempre a disposición. Un lamentable recordatorio de que el poder sigue siendo de una única manera: autoritario, misógino, individualista y profundamente desinteresado del bienestar colectivo. Más allá del escándalo mediático, es urgente avanzar en modificar estas relaciones basadas en la complicidad y la impunidad que tanta desigualdad, exclusión y feminicidios generan.
*Educadora, socióloga, latinoamericanista y cinéfila. Orgullosamente normalista y egresada de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas sociales de la UNAM. Obtuvo la Medalla Alfonso Caso al mérito universitario en el 2002. Fue becaria en el Instituto Mora. Ha colaborado en la sociedad civil como investigadora y activista, y en el gobierno de la Ciudad de México en temas de derechos humanos análisis de políticas y presupuestos públicos y no discriminación, actualmente es consultora. Escribe de cine, toma fotos y sigue esperando algo más aterrador que el Exorcista.
https://lasillarota.com/opinion/columnas/la-secta-nxivm-la-poderosa-elite-que-ofrecia-cursos-de-autoayuda-y-superacion/502374
translation:
La Silla Rota
03/04/2021
Opinion
The NXIVM sect, the powerful elite that offered self-help and self-improvement courses It is urgent to move forward in modifying these relationships based on complicity and impunity that generate so much inequality, exclusion and femicides.
I confess that until very recently -perhaps after the arrest of Keith Raniere- I learned about the existence of NXIVM, a strange American sect with an almost unpronounceable name. In those days, there was a public discussion derived from the denunciations of the #MeToo movement, which had led to the arrest of notable figures linked to the film industry, the media and political power, accused of abuse, harassment and extortion. The context of these accusations was important, because for the first time, hundreds of women dared to break the silence and point out their abusers, many of them very powerful and practically untouchable. Raniere’s arrest, along with some of his close collaborators, one of them, an actress of famous TV series. With this information, the link between fame and the sect was clear: it was a recruitment and brainwashing mechanism using famous people, influencers and successful role models as “hooks”. Needless to say, we had already seen this formula in cases such as the Trevi Andrade Clan or Jeffrey Epstein. However, the matter takes a turn that places him in the eye of the hurricane in our country, when it is disclosed that he was apprehended in Mexico -specifically in Puerto Vallarta- and that his stay was sheltered by high-level Mexican accomplices belonging to recognized groups of political elites. Names such as the son of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Emiliano Salinas; or the daughter of another former president, Cristina Fox; or the daughter of the owner of the Reforma newspaper, were mentioned several times during the trial.
As I said at the beginning of this chronicle, until that moment, for me and for many people, it was the first time we heard the name of the strange sect. We learned that it was sold as a very high level “coaching” company, which was only a façade to hide a network of extortion, money laundering and sexual slavery. If we think about it in greater detail, this first moment of making such a sinister affair public already offered some clues to understand it for what it is: a common practice linked to the exercise of power, which certain privileged groups develop on both sides of the Rio Bravo. While in the United States the affair worked by exploiting the power of fame, the fantasy of achieving success linked to the most aspirational industry of the American dream – that of show business – in Mexico, the network moved through the members of the high political elites, to which one belongs practically by birthright. It was shortly after the HBO documentary about the NXIVM sect showed Raniere subduing and intimidating the son of the president with the most accumulated power in the recent history of our country, that we really understood that the scandal revealed was not a minor matter. We know that Mexican political elites constitute a closed, exclusive and privileged group, to which it is not possible for anyone to gain access. Raniere demonstrates knowledge of this way of being of the powerful in Mexico, when he intimidates and offends one of the heirs of that political caste in order to obtain his obedience. However, today Raniere is in jail, while his powerful Mexican alliance was not even bothered during the trial. A sign that #MeToo still does not reach the upper echelons of Mexican politics. The issue has been revived due to the fact that, with a view to the upcoming elections, new names have been linked to the famous sect. The people alluded to -such as Mario Delgado and Clara Luz Flores- claim to have been tricked into taking some high-level “coaching” courses. It is true that there is a fundamental difference between being part of the internal organization and having been seduced by Raniere’s very convincing recruiting discourse. Nevertheless, the fact illustrates a fundamental issue. The case of NXIVM is a perfect example of what Sayak Valencia explains as “Gore Capitalism” (S. Valencia, 2010).
According to Valencia, it is increasingly complicated to apply an explanatory discourse to phenomena based on violence and ultra-specialized cruelty, which are implanted in everyday life in order to obtain recognition and legitimacy. It is clear that this can only be achieved in systems where power and organized crime are increasingly close to each other. Raniere branded his sex slaves with red-hot iron, which also confirms this extension of power towards the bodies of people, mainly women, which is also pointed out in the aforementioned text by Valencia. Although a conversation to obtain a course, support and advice is not necessarily proof of complicity, it does reveal in full body the way in which Mexican elites offer little mirrors in exchange for closeness, alliances and influence. It is clear that the “coaching” offered was not really as interesting as the possibility of being part of a select group to which members of the Salinas de Gortari family, Fox Quezada or Junco de la Vega belong. And it is also clear that, in the world of Mexican politics, this way of operating through agreements, paid favors and alliances goes beyond ideologies and parties themselves. Power seems to be only one and to be exercised in only one way. But in addition to reflecting on the obscure ways in which power moves in our country, there are two other essential considerations: the first has to do with the utility of power. It is very significant that privileged people, with studies abroad, with the right surnames and the necessary network of relationships, use their advantages at the service of a person -a guru or something like that- who brands women’s bodies with hot iron, extorts, defrauds, and traffics in influence. Second, the realization that, at certain levels, both upwards and downwards, women’s bodies remain a disputed territory, included as part of privilege and as a sign of wealth, power and domination. The struggle for women’s rights and dignity does not reach the select groups that, despite everything, remain patriarchal, sexist and misogynist, a condition that can be exercised thanks to the cover of influence and impunity. The Raniere-NXIVM case is really just an example of how easy it is to seduce the political class with a facile discourse, about how to obtain and maintain power at any cost. How that seduction is based on a simple offer: to get more power. Also that being influential is beneficial on a personal level, but does not serve to generate welfare, development, or collective progress. Truly, it is incomprehensible how someone who is the son of a former president, who can literally do whatever he wants in this country and in others, is dedicated to organize birthday parties -with a little dance included- for an abuser and sexual predator, and to obtain material that allows him to extort other people.
In short: an individualistic vision of privilege that must be expressed with control over everything, even women’s bodies, always at disposal. An unfortunate reminder that power is still only one way: authoritarian, misogynist, individualistic and profoundly disinterested in the collective welfare. Beyond the media scandal, it is urgent to move forward in modifying these relationships based on complicity and impunity that generate so much inequality, exclusion and femicides.
*Educator, sociologist, Latin Americanist and film buff. Proudly a teacher educator and graduate of the Faculty of Social Political Sciences of the UNAM. She was awarded the Alfonso Caso Medal for university merit in 2002. She was a scholar at the Mora Institute. She has collaborated in civil society as a researcher and activist, and in the government of Mexico City on human rights issues, public policy and budget analysis and non-discrimination, and is currently a consultant. She writes about film, takes photos and is still waiting for something scarier than the Exorcist.
Bonnie had better be aware of how Disney and other studios can make actors “walk the plank” for minor reasons.
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
UTA has also dropped the actor, who will no longer be part of the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy.
Gina Carano will not be returning to The Mandalorian or the Star Wars galaxy after sharing a post on social media implying that being a Republican today is like being Jewish during the Holocaust.
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Carano has also been dropped as a client by UTA, an agency spokesperson confirms.
On Wednesday, the hashtag #FireGinaCarano was trending following an Instagram post from the outspoken conservative actor and former mixed martial artist that was met with severe backlash. The post has since been deleted, but screenshots were widely shared by users on social media who called for her firing from the hit Disney+ Star Wars show.
This is not the first time Carano, who played former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, has been the focus of social media ire for her political comments. Last November, she issued contentious tweets, one in which she mocked mask-wearing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic and another in which she falsely suggested voter fraud occurred during the 2020 presidential election.
“They have been looking for a reason to fire her for two months, and today was the final straw,” a source with knowledge of Lucasfilm’s thinking tells THR.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy
One of the funniest movies of all time is still Kristin Kook’s Street Fighter.
It is not intentionally funny. It is funny because it is so bad. The acting is awful and the lines are complete cheese.
KK: “Everywhere there was crime without punishment”
You mean, like in the book Crime & Punishment?
Neil McDonough: “Your father was the cream of my business. But even milk has an expiration date!”
Ha ha ha
” It is funny because it is so bad. The acting is awful and the lines are complete cheese.” Anonymous
Maybe Kristen Kook has a future making making Ed Wood type movies like “Plan Nine From Outer Space” and “Glen or Glenda”.
One of Ed Wood’s movies starred an actor with the unforgettable name “Dudley Manlove.”
Most of Kreuk’s movies don’t get a critic’s review score on Rotten Tomatoes, only these three are even rated, and this is the percent of critics who liked her movie.
– Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy: 15%
– Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: 5%
– Partition: 38%
Is she box-office poison, or bad at choosing projects?
Kristin Kreuk is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen. She is really bad and nothing seems to indicate that she is going to change that.
https://twitter.com/SultanOfSix/status/1378563909125353472
“You’re just a terrible judge of acting talent then like the others there”
Hahaha, she’s like Dame Judi Dench.
“She’s now been nominated twice in her own country for best actress category in a television drama series”
[redacted]
“and still has one more year left where she should be again for the last season since it was her best out of all four seasons.”
Of course you have been watching it. You wouldn’t want to miss a jerk-off opportunity.
“I know that blog is the only place where you can pool your negative diminishing energy and cast your insincere, douchebag criticism”
Frank Report really triggers your delicate hormones.
“but real talent is seen and recognized by those in the industry, not blowhards who have some ax to grind.”
“Real talent”. Thanks for the chuckle. You are so mentally enslaved by this female. What a cuck. She would not piss on you if you burst into flames. She could fart 💨 and you would praise her. “Oh Kristin! The tone and fragrance is wonderful!”
Stop being weak all your life. You are nearly fifty years old. Just imagine your niece’s wedding day and there is sad and lonely uncle Abdul sitting there all alone, single, childless, with a non-alcoholic beer, still a virgin and still not thrusting into Kristin Kreuk.
Bangkoks back….
Her acting is awful. Wooden, stiff, every character she played seems artificial, emotionally stunted, fake. She seems to get plenty of work though. Go figure.
–Kreuk seems to get plenty of work though. Go figure–
I wonder if network execs tell her, “your years in a sex cult sure improved your audition skills.”
” She seems to get plenty of work though. Go figure.” Aristotle’s Sausage
Canadian content regulations have kept Kreuk in Tim Horton’s doughnuts for years.
Clara Luz Flores [ Wikipedia in Spanish, Excerpt ]
Clara Luz Flores Carrales
Clara Luz Flores (cropped).jpg
Clara Luz Flores en 2019
Presidenta municipal de General Escobedo
1 de noviembre de 2015-3 de diciembre de 2020
Predecesor César Gerardo Cavazos Caballero
Sucesor Vacante
1 de noviembre de 2009-31 de octubre de 2012
Predecesor Margarita Martínez López
Sucesor César Gerardo Cavazos Caballero
Diputada del Congreso de Nuevo León
por el XVII distrito local
15 de octubre de 2006-14 de octubre de 2009
Predecesor Ivonne Álvarez García
Sucesor Leonel Chávez Rangel
Información personal
Nacimiento 27 de enero de 1974 (47 años)
Residencia General Escobedo, Nuevo León
Nacionalidad Mexicana
Religión Catolicismo
Nacional (desde 2020)
Familia
Padres Jorge Julio Flores y Clara Luz Carrales Perales
Cónyuge Abel Guerra Garza (matr. 2006)
Hijos Alejandro Guerra Flores
Clara Guerra Flores
Educación
Educación Derecho
Educada en Universidad Regiomontana (Lic. en Ciencias Jurídicas)
Posgrado Universidad de Zaragoza (Dr. en Derecho Administrativo)
Información profesional
Ocupación política y abogada
Área Derecho administrativo
Salario 73 mil 873 MXN/mes
Años activa 25 años
Miembro de NXIVM
Clara Luz Flores Carrales (Monclova, Coahuila; 27 de enero de 1974) es una política y abogada mexicana, perteneciente al Movimiento Regeneración Nacional. Ha sido diputada local del Congreso del estado de Nuevo León por el distrito local XVII de 2006 al 2009, y presidenta municipal de General Escobedo en tres periodos de 2009-2012 y de 2015-2020. Actualmente es candidata de Morena a la gubernatura de Nuevo León para las elecciones de junio de 2021.
Biografía
Primero años
Flores Carrales nació en Monclova, Coahuila, hija de Jorge Julio Flores y Clara Luz Carrales Perales, se mudaron a Nuevo León cuando cumplió los 15 años de edad.14 Se afilió al Partido Revolucionario Institucional en 1998 a los 24 años y renunciando a este el 10 de febrero de 2020.
Estudios
Estudio una licenciatura en Ciencias Jurídicas por la Universidad Regiomontana y, posteriormente un doctorado en derecho administrativo por la Universidad de Zaragoza en España.
Vida personal
Está casada con el político Abel Guerra Garza y tienen dos hijos: Alejandro Guerra Flores y Clara Guerra Flores. Su esposo Abel Guerra Garza ha sido en dos ocasiones presidente del municipio de General Escobedo, la primera de 1991 a 1994 y la segunda de 1997 a 2000. El 22 de junio de 2020 dio positivo a la enfermedad causada por el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).5 El 9 de julio se recupero de dicha enfermedad.6
Trayectoria
(1996-1997): Auxiliar en las Notarías Públicas No. 62 y 129 de Nuevo León.
(1997-1998): Asistente del Director Jurídico del municipio de General Escobedo.
(2000-2003): Directora Jurídica del municipio de General Escobedo.
(2003-2006): Secretaria del Ayuntamiento de General Escobedo.
(2006-2009): Diputada local en el H. Congreso del Estado de Nuevo León por el XVII distrito en la LXXI legislatura.
(2009-2012, 2015-2020): Presidenta municipal de General Escobedo
Carrera política
Diputada local
Fue elegida como diputada local para el Honorable Congreso del Estado de Nuevo León por el distrito XVII con cabecera en el municipio de General Escobedo en las elecciones estatales de Nuevo León de 2006 postulada por el Partido Revolucionario Institucional en la LXXI legislatura.
Presidenta municipal de General Escobedo
Ha sido presidenta municipal de General Escobedo en tres ocasiones, la primera vez fue elegida en las elecciones estatales de Nuevo León de 2009 con 55,075 votos significando el 60.6% de la votación. La segunda vez fue elegida en las elecciones estatales de Nuevo León de 2015 con 53,962 votos significando el 41.81% de la votación. La tercera vez se reeligió para ostentar el cargo para un tercer mandato y su segundo consecutivo en las elecciones estatales de Nuevo León de 2018.
Renuncia al PRI
En febrero de 2020, tras 22 años de militancia en el PRI, Clara Luz Flores, renunció oficialmente al tricolor tras considerar que sus convicciones como funcionaria pública ya no son compatibles con el partido. “En los últimos 22 años, desde diferentes responsabilidades, he tenido el honor y el privilegio de buscar transformar realidades en la comunidad, siempre conciliando mis convicciones con las del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (…) Hoy mi convicción de servidora pública no es compatible con la evolución que ha tenido el PRI. Por lo que comunico a usted mi decisión de renunciar a este organismo político”, dice la misiva dirigida a la presidencia estatal del partido. 78
Flores Carrales reconoció tener interés en ser gobernadora. Aseguró que para ella sería un honor buscar este cargo, aunque hasta ese momento no existía una propuesta oficial de parte de ningún partido político.
Elección como candidata de Morena por la gubernatura de Nuevo León
Tras permanecer como presidenta municipal sin partido, en noviembre de 2020 Clara Luz confirmo su aspiración para la gubernatura de Nuevo León en las elecciones estatales de Nuevo León de 2021 y participar en la encuesta interna del Movimiento Regeneración Nacional, del cual se afilio. Finalmente entre enero y febrero de 2021 se anuncio que Flores Carrales seria la candidata oficial a gobernadora, esto causo controversia y conflictos internos entre los militantes del partido Morena por su trayectoria previa en el Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), y acusaron de imposición al presidente nacional del partido Mario Delgado.910
Polémicas
Denuncia contra parodia suya
El 9 de marzo de 2021 el comediante Marco Polo anunció que Clara Luz Flores había levantado una denuncia en su contra por violencia política de género ante la Fiscalía Especializada en Delitos Electorales (FEDE) tras haber hecho un video que subió a sus redes sociales parodiando a la candidata y a su esposo Abel Guerra Garza. Horas después hizo una conferencia de prensa donde este le pedía disculpas a la candidata.111213 Esto causó polémica en redes sociales acusando a Clara Luz de censura y estar en contra de la libertad de expresión.14
Pertenencia a la secta NXIVM
En los medios de comunicación se menciono que Clara Luz habría participado en los rituales de la secta donde se marcaban a las mujeres como si fueran ganado y en entrevista en Milenio Noticias con Julio Hernández López el 10 de marzo de 2021 donde negó saber que era NXIVM pero aceptó haber tomado un curso.15 El 24 de marzo de 2021 el candidato de la coalición Va Fuerte Por Nuevo León Adrián de la Garza difundió un video donde la candidata sale en una entrevista con el ex líder de la falsa organización de marketing multinivel y secta NXIVM, Keith Raniere, confirmando que fue miembro de dicha secta.161718
En la noche del 24 de marzo a través de un video en redes sociales. Clara Luz explico que el encuentro sucedió antes de enterarse de las mentiras y engaños con las que operó el grupo NXIVM. Y acuso de corrupción a su contrincante en Nuevo León, Adrián de la Garza. “No tengo nada que ocultar, mi error fue participar en un curso de superación personal. Con pena acepto mi falta”, señaló Flores Carrales, además afirmo que ella no cometió ningún delito a diferencia de su contrincante y sus protegidos, el exgobernador Rodrigo Medina, su familia y sus amigos, que se enriquecieron en el gobierno. “Yo no le robe nada a nadie… Adrián, las cosas como son. Delitos son los cometieron tú y tus protegidos”.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Luz_Flores
translation:
Clara Luz Flores [ Wikipedia, Excerpt ]
Clara Luz Flores Carrales
Clara Luz Flores (cropped).jpg
Clara Luz Flores in 2019
Municipal President of General Escobedo
November 1, 2015-December 3, 2020
Predecessor César Gerardo Cavazos Caballero
Successor Vacant
November 1, 2009-October 31, 2012
Predecessor Margarita Martínez López
Successor César Gerardo Cavazos Caballero
Representative of the Congress of Nuevo León
for the XVII local district
October 15, 2006-October 14, 2009
Predecessor Ivonne Álvarez García
Successor Leonel Chávez Rangel
Personal Information
Birth January 27, 1974 (47 years old)
Residence General Escobedo, Nuevo Leon
Nationality Mexican
Religion Catholicism
Family
Parents Jorge Julio Flores and Clara Luz Carrales Perales
Spouse Abel Guerra Garza (mat. 2006)
Children Alejandro Guerra Flores
Clara Guerra Flores
Education
Education Law
Universidad Regiomontana (B.A. in Juridical Sciences)
Postgraduate studies at Universidad de Zaragoza (Dr. in Administrative Law)
Professional Information
Political occupation and lawyer
Area Administrative Law
Salary 73 thousand 873 MXN/month
Years active 25 years
Member of NXIVM
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Clara Luz Flores Carrales (Monclova, Coahuila; January 27, 1974) is a Mexican politician and lawyer, belonging to the National Regeneration Movement. She has been a local deputy of the Congress of the state of Nuevo León for the XVII local district from 2006 to 2009, and municipal president of General Escobedo in three terms from 2009-2012 and 2015-2020. She is currently Morena’s candidate for the governorship of Nuevo Leon for the June 2021 elections.
Biography
First years
Flores Carrales was born in Monclova, Coahuila, daughter of Jorge Julio Flores and Clara Luz Carrales Perales, they moved to Nuevo Leon when she was 15 years old.14 She joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1998 at the age of 24 and resigned from it on February 10, 2020.
Studies
Studied a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Sciences at the Universidad Regiomontana and, subsequently, a Doctorate in Administrative Law at the Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain.
Personal life
She is married to politician Abel Guerra Garza and they have two children: Alejandro Guerra Flores and Clara Guerra Flores. Her husband Abel Guerra Garza has been twice president of the municipality of General Escobedo, the first from 1991 to 1994 and the second from 1997 to 2000. On June 22, 2020 she tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).5 On July 9 she recovered from the disease.
Biography
(1996-1997): Assistant at Notary Public Offices No. 62 and 129 of Nuevo Leon.
(1997-1998): Assistant to the Legal Director of the municipality of General Escobedo.
(2000-2003): Legal Director of the Municipality of General Escobedo.
(2003-2006): Secretary of the City Council of General Escobedo.
(2006-2009): Local Deputy in the H. Congress of the State of Nuevo Leon for the XVII district in the LXXI legislature.
(2009-2012, 2015-2020): Municipal President of General Escobedo.
Political Career
Local Congresswoman
She was elected as local congresswoman for the Honorable Congress of the State of Nuevo Leon for the XVII district in the municipality of General Escobedo in the 2006 Nuevo Leon state elections, nominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the LXXI legislature.
President of the Municipality of General Escobedo
She has been municipal president of General Escobedo on three occasions, the first time she was elected in the 2009 Nuevo Leon state elections with 55,075 votes, representing 60.6% of the vote. The second time she was elected in the 2015 Nuevo Leon state elections with 53,962 votes meaning 41.81% of the vote. The third time she was re-elected to hold office for a third term and her second consecutive term in the 2018 Nuevo Leon state elections.
Resigns from the PRI
In February 2020, after 22 years of militancy in the PRI, Clara Luz Flores, officially resigned from the tricolor after considering that her convictions as a public official are no longer compatible with the party. “In the last 22 years, from different responsibilities, I have had the honor and privilege of seeking to transform realities in the community, always reconciling my convictions with those of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (…) Today my conviction as a public servant is not compatible with the evolution that the PRI has had. Therefore, I communicate to you my decision to resign from this political organism”, reads the letter addressed to the state presidency of the party.
Flores Carrales acknowledged her interest in becoming governor. She assured that it would be an honor for her to seek this position, although up to that moment there was no official proposal from any political party.
Election as Morena’s candidate for the governorship of Nuevo León
After remaining as municipal president without a party, in November 2020 Clara Luz confirmed her aspiration for the governorship of Nuevo Leon in the state elections of Nuevo Leon in 2021 and to participate in the internal poll of the National Regeneration Movement, of which she is affiliated. Finally between January and February 2021 it was announced that Flores Carrales would be the official candidate for governor, this caused controversy and internal conflicts among Morena party militants due to her previous trajectory in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and they accused the national president of the party, Mario Delgado, of imposition.
Controversies
Complaint against his parody
On March 9, 2021, comedian Marco Polo announced that Clara Luz Flores had filed a complaint against him for political gender violence before the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Electoral Crimes (FEDE) after he made a video that he uploaded to his social networks parodying the candidate and her husband Abel Guerra Garza. Hours later she held a press conference where he apologized to the candidate. This caused controversy in social networks accusing Clara Luz of censorship and being against freedom of expression.
Belonging to the NXIVM sect
In the media it was mentioned that Clara Luz had participated in the rituals of the sect where women were branded as if they were cattle and in an interview in Milenio Noticias with Julio Hernández López on March 10, 2021 where she denied knowing what NXIVM was but accepted having taken a course.15 On March 24, 2021 the candidate of the coalition Va Fuerte Por Nuevo León Adrián de la Garza broadcast a video where the candidate appears in an interview with the former leader of the fake multilevel marketing organization and cult NXIVM, Keith Raniere, confirming that he was a member of said cult.
On the night of March 24 through a video on social networks. Clara Luz explained that the meeting happened before she found out about the lies and deceit with which the NXIVM group operated. And she accused her opponent in Nuevo Leon, Adrian de la Garza, of corruption. “I have nothing to hide, my mistake was to participate in a self-improvement course. With regret I accept my fault”, said Flores Carrales, she also affirmed that she did not commit any crime unlike her opponent and her protégés, former governor Rodrigo Medina, his family and friends, who enriched themselves in the government. “I did not steal anything from anyone… Adrian, things as they are. Crimes are the ones committed by you and your protégés.”
El Universal
¿Qué es NXIVM y qué pasó con su líder Keith Raniere?
NXIVM, la organización fundada por Keith Raniere, fue relacionada con un personaje de la vida política mexicana, pero, ¿a qué se dedicaba y qué fue de su fundador?
NXIVM_Keith_Raniere
Foto: Archivo/EL UNIVERSAL
MUNDO 04/03/2021 17:00 Redacción Actualizada 09:22
Los escándalos de políticos mexicanos allegados a la secta NXIVM siguen.
Apenas hace unos días el presidente de Morena, Mario Delgado, fue relacionado con NXIVM, a lo que el líder político afirmó que sólo tuvo acercamiento a dicho grupo mediante los cursos que impartía.
En sus redes sociales, Delgado dijo que, así como otros 15 mil mexicanos, asistió de buena fe a recibir una capacitación personal.
“Existe una enorme diferencia entre haber sido engañado para tomar un curso y haber participado en una red criminal”, escribió.
Ayer, la candidata para la gubernatura de Morena en Nuevo León, Clara Luz Flores, fue exhibida en un video en el que sostiene una larga charla con el líder de la secta, Keith Raniere, a quien ella negó haber conocido e incluso, dijo desconocer qué era esa organización.
El video fue filtrado por el candidato del PRI-PAN en ese estado, Adrián de la Garza. Tras la difusión de las imágenes, Clara Luz, terminó por aceptar que su error “fue participar en un cursos de superación personal” y mencionó que el encuentro que tuvo con el líder de NXIVM sucedió antes de enterarse de las mentiras y engaños con las que operó dicha organización.
Pero, ¿Qué es NXIVM?
En 1998, Keith Raniere, un “gurú” de la autoayuda y la motivación personal creó la organización “Programas Ejecutivos de Éxito” (ESP, por sus siglas en inglés), a través de la cual impartía talleres de cinco días por los que cobraba hasta cinco mil dólares.
Lee también: Un presidente de un partido político es parte de NXIVM
Cinco años más tarde fundó NXIVM, con sede en Albany (Nueva York), pero con centros operativos por todo Estados Unidos, México, Canadá y varios países del resto de América.
Su estructura se basaba en un esquema de estafa piramidal, en la que además de pagar el curso inicial, a los asistentes se les obliga a tomar clases adicionales a mayor precio y se les incita a reclutar a otras personas para “ascender” dentro de los rangos de NXIVM y así obtener privilegios.
Según un denuncia, en 2015 Raniere formó una sociedad secreta dentro de NXIVM llamada “DOS”, cuyo significado sería “Amo de las compañeras obedientes” o “El voto”, y donde ya se perfilaba como un culto sexual.
El DOS operaba con una veintena de individuos que debían “reclutar sus propios esclavos” para convertirse en “maestros”, marcar a las mujeres con sus iniciales, y ascender en la organización para aprovecharse de los esclavos de otros integrantes.
Además, la condición previa para unirse era aportar ciertas “garantías” de compromiso, entre las que incluían información comprometida sobre amigos y familiares, fotografías de desnudos y derechos sobre las pertenencias del recluta.
“Vanguardia” era el único hombre en el DOS, el resto eran mujeres que provenían de NXIVM y a las que se convencía para participar en esta dudosa actividad, argumentando que esta “era una organización para empoderar a las mujeres y erradicar las debilidades del programa de estudios”.
Lee también: “Espero que mueras en prisión”; las frases de la audiencia de Raniere, el líder de NXIVM
Sin embargo, Raniere siempre se situaba en la cúspide de la pirámide, por lo que finalmente todas debían actuar como sus “siervas”, quienes debían tener relaciones sexuales cuando lo quisiera el “Gran Amo”, uno de los sobrenombres de Raniere.
Una de las complices más notorias de Raniere, que ayudaban a reclutar a más jóvenes para la organización, fue la actriz estadounidense Allison Mack, quien fue arrestada en 2018.
Ella, según dijo el fiscal estadounidense Richard Donoghue, se presentaba como mentora del grupo.
Un año después de su captura, Mack admitió la culpabilidad de dos cargos de crimen organizado y de conspiración para crimen organizado, dejando pendientes otros relacionados con tráfico sexual, usurpación de identidad y blanqueo de dinero.
Keith Raniere
El fundador de NXIVM fue detenido en México y deportado a Estados Unidos en 2018, por los cargos de tráfico sexual y trabajo forzado.
El ahora convicto de 60 años, según las pruebas dadas a conocer en su juicio, marcaba a fuego a sus esclavas sexuales con sus iniciales y las obligaba a tener relaciones siempre que él quisiera.
Lee también: Niega Emiliano Salinas nexos con NXIVM
En tanto, según reveló una joven que fue llamada a testificar durante el juicio de Raniere, las mujeres tenían que firmar contratos de “no competencia” para deslindar a la presunta secta de responsabilidades.
“Nicole” reveló que ella tuvo que firmar ese documento en 2017, por órdenes de su “maestra”, la actriz Allison Mack, de acuerdo con el diario The New York Post, que dio seguimiento al juicio.
Uno de los casos más representativos del proceso contra el líder de NXIVM fue el expuesto por la fiscalía estadounidense sobre la explotación sexual de tres hermanas, donde además una de ellas fue confinada por dos años por desafiar las órdenes de Raniere.
Todo comenzó cuando los padres de las jóvenes, tras tomar cursos de NXIVM, cayeron bajo la influencia de alguien que la organización describía como “el hombre más inteligente del mundo”.
Tras esto, una de las hermanas, ahora de 33 años, abandonó su educación formal para ir a la sede del grupo en el área de Albany y trabajar como pasante en el 2002 cuando tenía 16 años, dijo en el juicio.
Raniere, quien tenía cuarenta y tantos años en ese entonces, se ofreció a tutelarla antes de insinuar que debía tomar su virginidad cuando cumpliera 18, relató la mujer.
Pronto fue incluida en un grupo de seguidores que cumplía todas las necesidades de Raniere, fueran sexuales o de otro tipo, añadió.
También lee: NXIVM, el culto sexual que atrajo a Hollywood y a ricos
Así, tras un juicio de casi un año, en octubre de 2020 Raniere fue encontrado culpable por los delitos señalados y fue sentenciado a 120 años de prisión, aunque la parte acusatoria pedía cadena perpetua, en tanto que su defensa apelaba a obtener no más de 15.
Una vez escuchado la sentencia y los testimonios de las víctimas, Keith Raniere afirmó no sentir culpa por los actos relatados, ya que, según él, no cometió ningún crimen.
“Creo que soy inocente de los cargos… Es cierto que no tengo remordimientos por los crímenes que no creo haber cometido en absoluto”, dijo Raniere.
***Con información de Agencias
translation:
El Universal
What is NXIVM and what happened to its leader Keith Raniere?
NXIVM, the organization founded by Keith Raniere, was related to a character of Mexican political life, but what was it dedicated to and what became of its founder?
NXIVM_Keith_Raniere
Photo: Archivo/EL UNIVERSAL
MUNDO 04/03/2021 17:00 Redacción Actualizada 09:22
The scandals of Mexican politicians close to the NXIVM sect continue.
Just a few days ago the president of Morena, Mario Delgado, was linked to NXIVM, to which the political leader affirmed that he only had an approach to said group through the courses it taught.
In his social networks, Delgado said that, as well as 15 thousand other Mexicans, he attended in good faith to receive personal training.
“There is a huge difference between having been tricked into taking a course and having participated in a criminal network,” he wrote.
Yesterday, Morena’s gubernatorial candidate in Nuevo Leon, Clara Luz Flores, was shown in a video in which she had a long conversation with the leader of the sect, Keith Raniere, whom she denied having met and even said she did not know what the organization was.
The video was leaked by the PRI-PAN candidate in that state, Adrian de la Garza. After the diffusion of the images, Clara Luz, ended up accepting that her mistake “was to participate in a personal improvement course” and mentioned that the meeting she had with the leader of NXIVM happened before she found out about the lies and deceit with which said organization operated.
But, what is NXIVM?
In 1998, Keith Raniere, a self-help and personal motivation “guru” created the organization “Executive Success Programs” (ESP), through which he gave five-day workshops for which he charged up to five thousand dollars.
Read also: A political party president is part of NXIVM
Five years later he founded NXIVM, based in Albany (New York), but with operational centers throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada and several countries in the rest of America.
Its structure was based on a pyramid scheme, in which in addition to paying for the initial course, attendees are forced to take additional classes at a higher price and are encouraged to recruit others to “move up” within the ranks of NXIVM and thus obtain privileges.
According to an allegation, in 2015 Raniere formed a secret society within NXIVM called “DOS,” the meaning of which would be “Master of the Obedient Female Companions” or “The Vow,” and where it already loomed as a sex cult.
DOS operated with about twenty individuals who were to “recruit their own slaves” to become “masters,” brand women with their initials, and move up in the organization to take advantage of other members’ slaves.
In addition, the precondition for joining was to provide certain “guarantees” of commitment, including compromising information about friends and family, nude photographs, and rights to the recruit’s belongings.
“Vanguard” was the only man in the DOS, the rest were women who came from NXIVM and were convinced to participate in this dubious activity, arguing that this “was an organization to empower women and eradicate weaknesses in the curriculum.”
Read also: “I hope you die in prison”; the phrases of Raniere, the leader of NXIVM, at the hearing.
However, Raniere always placed himself at the top of the pyramid, so eventually they all had to act as his “handmaidens”, who had to have sex whenever the “Great Master”, one of Raniere’s nicknames, wanted it.
One of Raniere’s most notorious accomplices, who helped recruit more young women into the organization, was American actress Allison Mack, who was arrested in 2018.
She, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said, presented herself as a mentor to the group.
A year after her capture, Mack admitted guilt to two counts of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, leaving pending others related to sex trafficking, identity theft and money laundering.
Keith Raniere
The NXIVM founder was arrested in Mexico and deported to the United States in 2018 on charges of sex trafficking and forced labor.
The now 60-year-old convict, according to evidence released at his trial, branded his sex slaves with his initials and forced them to have sex whenever he wanted.
Read also: Emiliano Salinas denies links with NXIVM
Meanwhile, according to a young woman who was called to testify during Raniere’s trial, the women had to sign “non-compete” contracts to absolve the alleged sect of responsibility.
“Nicole” revealed that she had to sign such a document in 2017, on the orders of her “teacher,” actress Allison Mack, according to The New York Post, which followed the trial.
One of the most representative cases of the process against the leader of NXIVM was the one exposed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on the sexual exploitation of three sisters, where one of them was confined for two years for defying Raniere’s orders.
It all began when the parents of the girls, after taking NXIVM courses, fell under the influence of someone the organization described as “the smartest man in the world”.
After that, one of the sisters, now 33, abandoned her formal education to go to the group’s Albany-area headquarters and work as an intern in 2002 when she was 16, she told the trial.
Raniere, who was in his 40s at the time, offered to tutor her before hinting that she should take her virginity when she turned 18, the woman recounted.
She was soon included in a group of followers who fulfilled Raniere’s every need, sexual or otherwise, she added.
Also read: NXIVM, the sex cult that attracted Hollywood and the wealthy
Thus, after a trial of almost a year, in October 2020 Raniere was found guilty of the crimes and was sentenced to 120 years in prison, although the prosecution was asking for life imprisonment, while his defense appealed to get no more than 15.
After hearing the sentence and the testimonies of the victims, Keith Raniere affirmed that he did not feel guilt for the acts reported, since, according to him, he did not commit any crime.
“I believe that I am innocent of the charges…. It is true that I have no remorse for crimes that I don’t believe I committed at all,” Raniere said.
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¿Qué es NXIVM y qué pasó con su líder Keith Raniere?
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/que-es-nxivm-y-quien-es-su-lider-keith-raniere
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Frank Parlato, Jr.
Born April 25, 1955 (age 65)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Occupation Investigative journalist
Known for The Frank Report
Frank Parlato, Jr. (born 1955) is an American investigative journalist and publisher. He publishes the Frank Report, Artvoice and the Niagara Falls Reporter. Parlato is widely credited for breaking the NXIVM sex-cult story[1] when he published the article Branded Slaves and Master Raniere on June 5, 2017.[2]
In 2007, Parlato was hired to work for NXIVM as a publicist.[3] He was fired the following year, and went on to blog about NXIVM on his own website, the Frank Report.[4] In 2019 he received wide media coverage for his efforts to bring down the NXIVM cult.[5]
In 2015 Parlato was federally indicted on 19 counts, including fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.[6][7][8] In 2018, prosecutors dropped the portion of the charges against him that related to defauding Seagrams heirs.[9] Parlato is expected to go to trial in June 2021 for charges of wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and corrupt interference with the administration of the IRS laws.[10]
Parlato denies the above allegations, saying he is innocent of any crimes.[11] He refused a plea deal by prosecutors in the office of U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. His lawyers state that Parlato rejected the deal on the grounds that he is not guilty.[12]
References
Italiano, Laura (2018-03-29). “Alleged sex-cult leader used ‘Smallville’ stars to recruit women: witness”. New York Post. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
frankparlato (2017-06-05). “Part 1: Branded Slaves and Master Raniere; Sources: Human branding part of Raniere-inspired women’s group”. Frank Report | Investigative Journalism From Frank Parlato. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
Phillips, Hedy (6 October 2020). “The Vow: Here’s What We Know About Frank Parlato of the Frank Report”. POPSUGAR Entertainment.
“Frank Parlato From ‘The Vow’ Has Faced His Own Legal Troubles”. Bustle.
“Mainstream Media Notes the Man Who Took Down a Sex Cult”. The Niagara Reporter. 10 July 2019.
reports, Staff. “TOP 10: Grand jury indicts Frank Parlato Jr., associate on federal charges (4)”. Niagara Gazette.
Fairbanks, Phil. “Developer and newspaper publisher Parlato indicted on fraud, money laundering”. The Buffalo News.
Pfeiffer, Rickand; Gambini, Philip. “Parlato facing 19-count federal indictment”. Lockport Union-Sun & Journal.
Fairbanks, Phil. “Feds drop charges that Frank Parlato Jr. stole from Seagrams heirs”. The Buffalo News.
Pfeiffer, Rick. “Parlato trial is delayed a year”. Niagara Gazette.
Fairbanks, Phil. “Developer and newspaper publisher Parlato indicted on fraud, money laundering”. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
Fairbanks, Phil. “Developer and newspaper publisher Parlato indicted on fraud, money laundering”. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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De viajes por el mundo a escándalos con sectas: los lujos de los hijos de ex presidentes mexicanos
Mientras Emiliano Salinas fue descubierto por una investigación periodística, los hijos de Peña Nieto comparten todos sus excéntricas vidas en línea
2 de Abril de 2021
Las familias presidenciales, lejos de ser perfectas, han llamado la atención de los medios por los derroches de dinero (Foto: Especial)
Esta semana las imágenes del hijo mayor del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, José Ramón López Beltrán y su esposa Carolyn Adams vacacionando en medio de una pandemia y en un lujoso resort en Aspen, Colorado.
No obstante, ellos no han sido los únicos en presumir sus extravagantes y privilegiadas vidas. Gracias a las redes sociales y en otros casos, por investigaciones periodísticas, el público ha sido testigo del mundo en donde crecieron y en el que siguen desenvolviéndose.
Los hijos de ex presidentes han dado mucho de qué hablar con sus lujosas vidas (Foto: Especial)
Emiliano Salinas
El nombre del hijo de Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994) y el se su hermana Cecilia, han sido muy sonados después de que se dio a conocer que están involucrado con la secta sexual NXIVM, cuyo líder, Keith Raniere, fue declarado culpable de todos los cargos.
Ambos fueron confirmados como miembros activos de la organización e incluso aparecieron en un video bailando en el cumpleaños de Raniere. En el clip portaban playeras color verde, lo que indicaba que tenían un nivel alto en la organización.
Emiliano Salinas era el líder de Executive Success Program (ESP), la filial mexicana de la secta, pero declaró que al enterarse de los abusos que se cometían, dejó de relacionarse con el grupo. Sin embargo, declaraciones de víctimas y testigos de las violaciones lo mencionan como alguien muy cercano a Ranier. Además, ha sido señalado como el responsable de convencer a personas, quienes después fueron violentadas, de unirse a la secta.
Ernesto Zedillo Velasco
En su mayoría, los hijos de Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000) son más discretos, pero hace unos años Ernesto Zedillo Velasco, primogénito del ex mandatario fue cuestionado por poner a la venta dos propiedades en Estados Unidos. Ofreció una casa en Miami en 100 millones de pesos, y una vivienda en Nueva York en 61 millones de pesos. Fue controvertido por la cantidad de dinero que posee para poder haber adquirido las propiedades, pero el tema no trascendió.
Emiliano Salinas se coloca frente a todo el grupo de baile de NXIVM (Foto: screenshot video Frank Report)
Vicente Fox de la Concha
El hijo del ex mandatario panista, Vicente Fox (200-2006), fue vinculado en dos ocasiones a distintas polémicas. Primero, en mayo del 2015 ofreció una fiesta en uno de los ranchos de su padre, pero en el festejo murió ahogado el empresario Rábago Arroyo, amigo del hijo del ex presidente. Falleció por haberse introducido en estado de ebriedad a una alberca. El mismo año, pero en agosto, detuvieron a Fox Jr. por conducir ebrio un Mercedes Benz en León, Guanajuato.
Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala
El descendiente de Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012) es el más activo de sus redes sociales de dicha familia presidencial. Dentro de sus fotos, ha compartido el apoyo a sus padres por México Libre, una extravagante pedida de novia bajo el mar y fotografías con personalidades como Pedro Sola y Alejandro Fernández. A principios de julio del 2019, mostró el acceso que tiene: se encuentra festejando la consecución de la Copa Oro en los vestuarios de la selección mexicana de fútbol.
Calderón Zavala es gran aficionado al fútbol y sobre todo al “Tri”, ya que varias de sus fotos muestran su viaje durante el Mundial de Rusia para ver al seleccionado azteca, además de sus fotos junto a Cristiano Ronaldo y el delantero brasileño Ronaldo Nazário.
El joven también suele recordar en algunas publicaciones su época en Los Pinos, hasta el año pasado la residencia oficial del presidente mexicano y su familia. En una foto, mostró como, cuando era todavía un niño, abrazó al entonces presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, durante una visita.
Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala ha compartido imágenes de él y su vida en Los Pinos (Foto: Especial)
Los hijos de Enrique Peña Nieto
Los hijos de Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018), los Peña Pretelini, también suelen ser muy abiertos en sus redes sociales en ese sentido.
La que tiene el perfil más popular es Paulina Peña Pretelini. En su Instagram, la joven acumula poco más de 182,000 seguidores, donde comparte tips de belleza, además de haberse convertido en una influencer de moda, pues comparte retratos de sus marcas favoritas. Los viajes no han hecho falta y se le puede ver en locaciones que van desde Disney hasta Ámsterdam.
La mayor de los hijos del ex mandatario también suele presumir su relación con Fernando Tena, hijo del entrenador de fútbol Luis Fernando Tena, famoso en el fútbol mexicano por haber conseguido la única medalla de oro en unos Juegos Olímpicos. La influencer ha compartido imágenes de ambos en lugares como París y de hecho la fotografía más reciente fue para festejar su sexto aniversario.
“6 años sumando alegrías, aventuras y muchas experiencias y cada vez queriéndote más. Gracias por tanto”, escribió.
Paulina Pretelini es una de las más activa en redes sociales de los ex presidentes (Foto: Instagram @fertenaa)
Nicole Peña, por su parte, gusta de subir fotos de fiestas, donde aparece siempre de vestido y con sus amigas y su novio. Además, suele subir fotos en playas, donde sobresalen los paisajes paradisíacos y las albercas infinitas.
En los meses más recientes, Alejandro Peña ha sido el menos activo de todos, pues la penúltima publicación fue mayo del 2020 y la más reciente fue de una boda el pasado 7 de marzo. No obstante, el joven también ha compartido sus propias experiencias en paradisíacos lugares nevados, además de fotos en el Gran Premio de Fórmula 1 celebrado en la Ciudad de México, jugando golf durante el verano y paseándose por las calles de Nueva York. También tiene fotos con su padre, y demás personalidades que conoció durante el sexenio de Peña Nieto, como Leonardo DiCaprio, que visitó México durante la emergencia de la vaquita marina.
https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/04/02/de-viajes-por-el-mundo-a-escandalos-con-sectas-los-lujos-de-los-hijos-de-ex-presidentes-mexicanos/
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From world travel to scandals with cults: the luxuries of the children of former Mexican presidents
While Emiliano Salinas was uncovered by a journalistic investigation, Peña Nieto’s children all share their eccentric lives online
April 2, 2021
Presidential families, far from being perfect, have caught the media’s attention for their wasteful spending (Photo: Especial)
This week the images of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s eldest son, Jose Ramon Lopez Beltran and his wife Carolyn Adams vacationing in the middle of a pandemic and in a luxury resort in Aspen, Colorado.
However, they have not been the only ones to boast about their extravagant and privileged lives. Thanks to social media and, in other cases, journalistic investigations, the public has witnessed the world in which they grew up and in which they continue to develop.
The children of former presidents have given a lot to talk about with their luxurious lives.
The children of former presidents have given much to talk about with their luxurious lives (Foto: Especial)
Emiliano Salinas
The name of Carlos Salinas de Gortari’s son (1988-1994) and his sister Cecilia, have been much talked about after it became known that they are involved with the sexual sect NXIVM, whose leader, Keith Raniere, was found guilty of all charges.
Both were confirmed as active members of the organization and even appeared in a video dancing on Raniere’s birthday. In the clip they wore green T-shirts, indicating that they had a high status in the organization.
Emiliano Salinas was the leader of the Executive Success Program (ESP), the Mexican branch of the sect, but stated that when he learned of the abuses being committed, he stopped associating with the group. However, statements from victims and witnesses of the rapes mention him as someone very close to Ranier. In addition, he has been accused of being responsible for convincing people, who were later raped, to join the sect.
Ernesto Zedillo Velasco
For the most part, Ernesto Zedillo’s sons (1994-2000) are more discreet, but a few years ago Ernesto Zedillo Velasco, the first-born son of the former president, was questioned for putting two properties for sale in the United States. He offered a house in Miami for 100 million pesos, and a house in New York for 61 million pesos. He was controversial because of the amount of money he has in order to have acquired the properties, but the issue did not transcend.
Emiliano Salinas stands in front of the entire NXIVM dance troupe (Photo: screenshot video Frank Report)
Vicente Fox de la Concha
The son of the former PAN president, Vicente Fox (200-2006), was twice linked to different controversies. First, in May 2015, he offered a party in one of his father’s ranches, but during the party, businessman Rábago Arroyo, a friend of the former president’s son, drowned. He died because he had entered a swimming pool while intoxicated. The same year, but in August, Fox Jr. was arrested for drunk driving a Mercedes Benz in Leon, Guanajuato.
Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala
The descendant of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012) is the most active in his social networks of said presidential family. Among his photos, he has shared support for his parents for México Libre, an extravagant proposal under the sea and pictures with personalities such as Pedro Sola and Alejandro Fernández. In early July 2019, he showed the access he has: he is celebrating winning the Gold Cup in the locker room of the Mexican national soccer team.
Calderón Zavala is a big fan of soccer and especially of “El Tri”, since several of his photos show his trip during the World Cup in Russia to watch the Aztec national team, in addition to his photos next to Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazário.
The young man also often recalls in some publications his time at Los Pinos, until last year the official residence of the Mexican president and his family. In one photo, he showed how, when he was still a child, he hugged the then president of the United States, Barack Obama, during a visit.
Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala has shared images of him and his life in Los Pinos (Photo: Special)
Enrique Peña Nieto’s children
The children of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018), the Peña Pretelini, also tend to be very open on their social networks in that sense.
The one with the most popular profile is Paulina Peña Pretelini. On her Instagram, the young woman accumulates just over 182,000 followers, where she shares beauty tips, in addition to having become a fashion influencer, as she shares portraits of her favorite brands. Travel has not been lacking and she can be seen in locations ranging from Disney to Amsterdam.
The eldest of the former president’s children also often boasts about her relationship with Fernando Tena, son of soccer coach Luis Fernando Tena, famous in Mexican soccer for having won the only gold medal in the Olympic Games. The influencer has shared images of the two in places like Paris and in fact the most recent photo was to celebrate their sixth anniversary.
“6 years adding joys, adventures and many experiences and loving you more and more. Thank you for so much,” she wrote.
Paulina Pretelini is one of the most active on social networks of the former presidents (Photo: Instagram @fertenaa).
Nicole Peña, meanwhile, likes to upload photos of parties, where she always appears in her dress and with her friends and boyfriend. In addition, she usually uploads photos on beaches, where paradisiacal landscapes and infinity pools stand out.
In recent months, Alejandro Peña has been the least active of all, since the penultimate publication was in May 2020 and the most recent was of a wedding on March 7. However, the young man has also shared his own experiences in paradisiacal snowy places, as well as photos at the Formula 1 Grand Prix held in Mexico City, playing golf during the summer and strolling the streets of New York. He also has photos with his father, and other personalities he met during the Peña Nieto administration, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, who visited Mexico during the vaquita emergency.
There is a bevy of beauties connected with Nxivm. Here is the order I rank the top 10
1 Toni Natalie
2 Barbara Bouchey
4 Mariana Fernandez
5 India Oxenberg
6 Sarah Edmondson
7 Danielle Robert’s
8 Lauren Salzman
9 Kristin Kreuk
10 Loretta Garza
Why aren’t Nicki Clyne, Allison Mack and Michelle Salzman in the top 10?
Toni is the most beautiful of the beautiful. No one can deny that, not even the magic mirror.
Your penis as bad taste
Did you mean to type, Your penis has a bad taste?
This is a relevant post, Frank. Please post this as its own article for proper debate.
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Keith Raniere may be free by 2023.
I have spoken to 2 highly placed, confidential sources who tell me that the failure of the judge to allow Lauren Salzman to be cross-examined is practically GUARANTEED GROUNDS for a reversal of Keith’s convictions.
The failure to allow a full cross-examination of a witness is NOT a run-of-the-mill error.
It’s fucking grounds for reversal, all by itself. Claviger is living in Fantasy-Land when he tells us otherwise.
But then again, Claviger took 6 tries just to pass the BAR exam and barely graduated from the NON-prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Law.
Anyway… If the 2nd Circuit doesn’t reverse Keith’s convictions, then it’ll be a miracle.
That’s not the half of it. Holy Cow! Holy Shit! There’s more.
When the reversal happens, the EDNY is in no position — and has no appetite — to orchestrate a 2nd trial for Keith (due to all kinds of external factors).
Firstly… Lauren will have already been sentenced and granted the benefits of her cooperation deal (a shorter prison term). Those benefits cannot be rescinded afterward, which means she cannot be forced to “perform” in a 2nd trial for the EDNY.
If Lauren, Allison or Nancy is called to the witness stand in a 2nd trial, they can simply say “I don’t remember much” —– and the EDNY cannot have them resentenced to longer terms. They can no longer be made to ‘dance’ like puppets for the EDNY.
Thus, all of those potential STAR witnesses are out the window.
Secondly… Other star witnesses (like Daniella) will not dare to get on the witness stand again.
Why not?
Cuz they already swore (under oath) that they weren’t planning to sue Keith for a huge payday.
But guess what? They have ALREADY DONE PRECISELY THAT. They have established themselves as greedy & tainted witnesses, tempted by the stink of dollar bills.
Thus, their own credibility (in a 2nd trial) would rank somewhere beneath SHIT and DIARRHEA.
Nearly every potential witness against Keith will have tried to grab money from either him or NXIVM in some fashion. Nobody is untainted.
Thirdly, some of these witnesses will have “scattered to the four winds” across the world. Which means they probably won’t wanna disrupt their lives just to return to New York to be part of another media spectacle. They’ll likely just wanna fly under the radar and stay out of a 2nd trial
Fourthly, when Biden appoints a new US Attorney for the EDNY —— that person won’t wanna risk losing a high-profile case in the media spotlight. So the EDNY will likely be looking to offer a plea deal to Keith.
Plus, Moira is now gone. She was the real backbone of the prosecution against Keith.
The NDNY refused to bring a 2nd trial against Keith even though they had jurisdiction to do so.
And guess what? The EDNY will also refuse to bring another trial against Keith.
The EDNY will likely offer Keith a plea deal for probably 6 years —- which means he’ll be home after serving just over 5 years (in 2023). To make it look good for the public, they might add another 10 years of ‘suspended sentence’. But Keith will basically get TIME SERVED.
Or maybe they’ll offer him 7 years, in which case he’ll be home after serving just 6 years —- which means he’ll be out in 2024.
Bing bam boom. He’s free.
Either way, Keith is likely coming home after his conviction is reversed because there won’t be a 2nd trial.
Then, the NXIVM 5 will be dancing on air and Frank will likely be shitting his pants with fear.
Have a nice day.
Frank, I just have to say how much I enjoy you. You are F.ing hilarious! And brilliant, sigh
Frank ‘could have’ bedded Catherine Oxenberg. He’s such a wonderfully awkward gentleman.
Happy Easter, Frank. There certainly was gratitude and a redemption that you’re too cool to have cashed in on with Catherine.
I’ve satiated myself in the NXIVM world and IMHO you’ve done the right thing(s) all along.
…Just saying…I think you could have out-kicked your coverage, Brah. lol
#oxymoronic
Frank is so cool in that old-timey detective genius sort of a way.
She invented the ‘real housewife’ and you stood your ground.
Just sayin’…You came off so cool. You’re awesome, Frank!
Bonnie is a true artist. Not just in performance. In temperament. In the way she views the world and herself in it.
Bonnie fought valiantly against her true self being annihilated and ultimately survived by staying true to that self. She is also very open to ideas. Experiences. As an artist will be. This vulnerability should be protected. But not shut off. It is a source of power for an artist. But Nxivm exploited this trust.
And mistook her inherent goodness as weakness. But Bonnie is strong. In the real, best way.
This whole experience would be deeply traumatic. Especially to an artist’s confidence in themselves. Which is so important. Not everyone can jump as high. Or run as fast. And some people feel more deeply. We all have our gifts.
Bonnie knew to trust her gut. An artist is only as good as their instincts. And no brain voodoo manipulation can ever truly talk an artist out of their own truth.
But it must have been hard. Very stressful on Bonnie. All of her trusted friends. Her own husband not “seeing” what was so clear to her. Trying to talk Bonnie out of what she knew deep in her soul to be true.
Bonnie’s spirit spoke and she listened. She honored her own voice. Above all others. As any real artist would do. And it is only fitting that Bonnie will continue to create.
What you ascribe to an artist must not and cannot be denied to all other people. Artists are not better people, and as a rule, they do not have a better character than other people. If you don’t know a person very well and personally, you shouldn’t exaggerate a person. Artists rather usually have a limited individual talent that can develop through exercise and practice, but as a rule, they are not superhumans and are not better people than others.
Anonymous,
“Artists, as a rule, are not superhumans and are not better people than others. ”
Nicki, is that you?? Lmao! How about bullshit artists like the leftovers?
That’s not what was said at all. But an artistic temperament is a different way of seeing the world.
It has many pitfalls. As well as strengths.
People are different. They experience things differently. Not “better”. Just different.
Not everyone is Michael Jordan. Not everyone is a poet. Or an engineer.
Different. Not better.
You also do not have to be say… A professional scientist to experience the world in a “scientific” manner.
Thanks for sharing, Mark!
Why Bonnie is still with you is a bigger mystery than Cephalization.
But what the bleep do I know…..Incidentally, I watched your documentary and it sucks.
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Women Who Were in DOS Discuss Purpose and Application of Collateral, and Why It Was Not Blackmail
In reading the comments and questions, we recognize there is a major discrepancy between what “collateral” in DOS actually was vs. what people think it was. You can make any tool into a weapon by injecting sinister, bad intent, which is why facts and context matter. There has been no evidence presented thus far that people were threatened with release of collateral. Furthermore, Keith never had possession of anyone’s collateral. This video will explain how and why it was used, and why people actually benefitted from giving collateral to leverage their word. We look forward to offering further clarifying details to help people understand that collateral is not only NOT blackmail, it can be a useful tool in achieving and actualizing your dreams.
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Women of DOS Clarify Important Details About the DOS Narrative and Charges from Trial
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If the charges that were brought against Keith Raniere and the accusations against DOS were legitimate, we would never support such terrible crimes. We are speaking out because we have the belief, backed by evidence and direct personal experience, that the mainstream media and the EDNY got it wrong. It will take time to unpack, but we’re committed to revealing the truth and standing up for the good we experienced in DOS and NXIVM. Due process, critical thinking, and a belief in women’s agency are needed now in our society more than ever. Please join us on our journey as we debunk one of the most scandalous hoaxes in recent history.
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Women of DOS Discuss the DOS Mission Statement, Written in 2017 When DOS First Hit the Headlines
Has of them come to their senses? Lately, they are a slave short.
Did they make a lifetime vow or not?!
Keith was sent videos, naked group photos etc.
So…. Bullshit.
It’s another word game. Like Keith saying the women’s collateral was not “unseen” by him on dateline NBC and then quickly disconnecting prison call after more stammering.
Could it be possible that Bonnie Piesse’s Disney Plus success is the result of her involvement with the NXIVM Executive Success Program?
Someone has to get lucky sometime.
Keith Raniere will claim Bonnie Piesse’s success and claim that it is due to his program and training and proof that Nxivm is not a scam.
Nice one, Shadow!
In Seduced, India keeps going on about how strong she is and it made me wonder if she couldn’t credit DOS for much of that.
Another credit that Keith Raniere deserves. The list is getting longer and longer.
Anonymous at 11:12.
I don’t think so. Bonnie’s career was going nowhere the entire time she was in NXIVM. Just like Nicki, who blindly obeyed Raniere and quit BSG.
Now that Bonnie is out of NXIVM’s clutches, she is flourishing and achieving, all the things Raniere promised but never delivered.
All you have to do is look at Nicki today. She can’t get a job in a profession she clearly still wants to be a part of because she is so obsessed with clearing Raniere’s name and lying to the public that NXIIVM was a nice happy subculture. All she shows Hollywood is how utterly unstable she is, especially considering she quit BSG for her cult. Who can trust her, or, for that matter, want to work with her or even be around her? When Hollywood considers you too crazy, that’s bad.
That is the success Raniere brings to people.
And, Nicki is also a failure at doing Raniere’s bidding! Her current recruiting efforts are going nowhere because she does not see reality clearly, and neither do you. That is, if you are not Nicki.
Nicki’s Twitter feed is pitiful, with only other cult crazies and a few right-wing conservative crazies showing any support. And, of course, the right-wingers are men.
So, stop bringing your pitiful recruiting efforts to FR. if you can’t even gain traction on a feed with Nicki’s fans, what makes you think you would be successful on FR? Oh .. . wait . . . that’s right, you DOS supporters are completely out of touch will reality.
Hey, he brought us all together on the Frank Report. Let’s raise a toast to KR!
Nope, Allison.
I think India made it clear that when she was in DOS, she was malnourished, lost her menstrual cycle for over a year, and was sleep-deprived. All of these things, she said, made her weak, unable to focus or think.
India found her power in her freedom from DOS, through her escape from an oppressive manipulative cult.
So, stop trying to recruit on FR with your lies.
You spelled it wrong. FR is it’s on brand of Kool-Aid. Unfortunately, all too many come to imbibe from the fount, and like Odysseus and his crew on Calypso’s shores, they will only break free after so much time has been lost.
Two things: Branded DOS slave Kris Kook will always have a career in film as long as she will undress, which history proves she is more than willing to do.
Also, the thought of Frank (or any hetero male) doing ANYTHING with Nancy is a dirtier job than any man should be asked. The woman’s stench permeates for yards, and her breath is worse. Seriously, she could cool off Bill Clinton, and not in a good way.
—Branded DOS slave Kris Kook will always have a career in film as long as she will undress, which history proves she is more than willing to do.—
Snorlax, you are fantasizing, but whatever gets you off…
She bared it all for the smelly one.
Why would she go near the smelly troll when she’s kissed the likes of Tom Welling, Jensen Ackles, Jay Ryan, et al, and can get the likes of those handsome men? This just sounds like your fantasy.
A friend of hers said Kristin was amused that guys were jerking off to the many thousands of photo-shopped fake porn images of her, so as a joke she anonymously submitted several real photos of herself, nudes and even facials, but labeled them as fakes.
(from a different post)
“…a fleeting romance in Smallville’s Season 4 between Lana and villain Jason Teague, who came in the guise of Clark’s high school football coach. The character of Teague was played by Jensen Ackles, renown for his work on Supernatural.
In real life, as was the case with their respective characters on screen, Kreuk and Ackles were said to be romantically involved for a short period of time. While details of their relationship remain sketchy at best, the two talented actors definitely stopped seeing each other after 2006. [when Kreuk joined NXIVM?]
There is nothing to suggest that the length of their involvement was in any way influenced by their portrayal of the two characters on the show. However, things might have had a completely different outlook had Ackles been successful in his quest to be cast as Clark at the beginning of the series.
The now 43-year old actor tried for the main role in his original Smallville audition in 2001. According to KryptonSite, the final decision eventually came down to Jensen and the eventual winner, Tom. Ackles was later cast as Teague due to his impressive chemistry with Kreuk in the audition.
Somewhat bizarrely, however, their real-life relationship was also shoehorned between Kreuk’s two spells of involvement with her long-term boyfriend Mark Hildreth. Kreuk first started seeing Hildreth – most famous as a voice actor – in 2004. This first period together is said to have only lasted a few months before they broke up and she got entangled with Ackles.
Kristin and Mark would eventually reconnect and remain together for a much longer duration of time, reportedly even buying a home together in 2011. Unfortunately, their time together would eventually be marked by a much darker chapter. For nearly a decade, both Mark and Kristin were members of the ignominious sex trafficking cult NXIVM.
https://www.thethings.com/what-happened-between-kristin-kreuk-and-jensen-ackles/
Vulture Signaler in Chief, Kristen Kook’s show wasn’t renewed.
Ha ha ha! Talk about poetic justice. Maybe she can go sell Vitamins or something. Or go visit Alison Mack in prison.
What’s a “vulture signaler”?
The commenter is making a joke about “virtue signaling.”
Most virtue signalers are also vultures.
They are destroying our country and our freedoms.
“When a man’s partner is killed, he’s supposed to do something about it. It doesn’t make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you’re supposed to do something about it. Then it happens we were in the detective business. Well, when one of your organization gets killed it’s bad business to let the killer get away with it. It’s bad all around-bad for that one organization, bad for every detective everywhere”. – Sam Spade
Maltese Falcon, nice pull! So, Frank sees himself as Bogey and he fancies Mary Astor. Not bad Frank, I can see it! So, in The Vow, now we know what you were up to when you donned that slick suit for Catherine O when she stopped by (Frank’s actual crush IRL).
Glad to see Bonnie P. is moving on with her life! Too bad the Dossier women can’t do the same.
I’m not excited about the return of Hayden Christensen but maybe he’s improved. Keeping an open mind.
Hooray for Bonnie!! “The force is strong with that one.” That must be burnin’ Nicki Clyne!!!! Too perfect!
I would vomit at the sight of anything purportedly edible touched by the three Salzmans not sporting male genitalia.
No amount of PR would do.
What I got from this? Hayden Christensen will be back on the screen 😍😍. Thanks for making my day, Frank!
Next to Kristin Kook, Hayden Christiansen is Al Pacino.
LOL. Personally I am not too bothered about his acting talent if ya catch my drift!
Hayden Christensen was the worst casting decision in movie history…
His performance was worse than an HBO After Dark movie or any Hallmark movie with Sarah Edmondson.