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How Keith Raniere’s attorneys are pushing back against the new charges in the Nxivm case

[Keith Raniere and his attorney Marc Agnifilo]

The big news from yesterday’s court hearing was that three additional Nxivm defendants are negotiating plea deals, which, if it actually happens, would leave just Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman facing trial scheduled to begin April []

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Times Union piece on Nancy Salzman’s fall from Nxivm ‘Prefect’ to guilty plea is devastating

[Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman in happier times]

The Albany Times Union really uncorked a beauty today. Written by Brendan J. Lyons, it does a great job tracing Nancy Salzman’s involvement with Keith Raniere and Nxivm now that she’s pled guilty, the first of the Nxivm defendants to do so.

A few excerpts from the piece…

— For []

One thing that sets JW apart: Scaring the crap out of kids as a guiding principle

 The other day we mentioned that even in this age of the Internet, the Watchtower is still using an art style with an old-timey feel. Which we are not criticizing! We just find it interesting. []

Video: A conversation with an ex-Jehovah’s Witness shunned for being gay

[Jeremy Howell]

Lloyd Evans has a new video today about Jehovah’s Witness homophobia and shunning. Here’s what he said about it at []

Nxivm prosecutors still skeptical that Mark Geragos and daughter can avoid conflicts

[Teny Geragos and her famous father Mark]

The other day we noted that one of Keith Raniere’s attorneys, Teny Geragos, had assured the court that there would be no conflict if her famous father, defense attorney Mark Geragos, represented Raniere’s co-defendant, Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman, in the upcoming Nxivm trial. []

JW film ‘The Truth About the Truth’ needs some help to get to the homestretch

 Javier Ortiz and Lloyd Evans have spent two years working on a film that needs some funding to get it into post-production. Here’s some of what Javier and Lloyd have to say about it in this short video []

What is Nxivm? The summary in this court document is actually pretty good

 We jumped right into things with this new blog, and the Nxivm story is moving fast as one defendant, Nancy Salzman, pleaded guilty on Wednesday and trial for the other five defendants is still scheduled for April []

Adventures in JW social media: that old time online feel

As we slide into this subject, we thought we’d take a look at how the JW ruling body engages in social []

Keith Raniere: What does the smartest man in the world sound like?

[Keith Raniere and Allison Mack]

We’re still just settling in here at our new blog that will be watching the Nxivm trial unfold in the coming months. Some of our readers are asking us what this Nxivm thing is all about, not having been caught up in the fascinating coverage that’s appeared in places like Vanity []

Like with Scientology, Russia is doing it wrong with Jehovah’s Witnesses

[Danish JW Dennis Christensen escorted into a Russian courtroom. Credit: Mladen Antonov]

We find it interesting to write about the controversies of certain unusual groups. We investigate allegations of abuse by groups like Scientology and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

But that doesn’t mean we want to see any Scientologists or Jehovah’s Witnesses mistreated for their beliefs. That’s just right []