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originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: Joecanada11
Or... it could be one of the possibilities I put up.
How do you brainstorm without thinking up alternatives?
originally posted by: Aallanon
a reply to: queenofswords
Because bargaining a second time from a position of weakness always works.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
daskakik, surely that's the whole point of brainstorming? To build up theories and then evidences as to the probability of it being accurate or a dupe...
At what point is it mathematically impossible that it's a dupe?
I get the impression that, for you, the first evidence you don't empirically understand proves it's a dupe? I start from the position of building up evidences that it is true.
We will meet in the middle at some point and place our evidences on each side of the scales!
From my perspective, your weighing plate has 3 or 4 ounces on it so far - mine is into the tonnes and about to break the scales.
I feel like Nicholas Copernicus to your Ptolemy, trying to get you to accept that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
1. Question: Who has been paying for legal counsel for apparently all (or practically all) defendants and/or witnesses in the Nxivm case?
Answer: Clare Bronfman!
2. Question: By taking on the extraordinary role of funding practically all of the defense lawyers, who is trying to control the entire defense strategy of the case?
Answer: Clare Bronfman! But was Clare the designer of this sophisticated, coordinated legal effort?
Surely, such a complex legal defense effort involving precise, coordinated efforts by 20+ attorneys, could not be the result of a strategy designed by Clare alone. So, the next logical question is:
3. Question: Who advises Clare Bronfman?
Answer: Disgraced/previously censured and fined former federal prosecutor, Dennis K. Burke! (Who is now under investigation in the Nxivm case, himself!)
And, therefore, the next logical question to ask is:
4. Question: Who does Dennis Burke take his instructions from, if not Clare and not Raniere? Because Burke didn’t have a preexisting friendship with Keith Raniere.
Answer: The answer to question #4 may be the biggest unanswered question in the entire Nxivm case.
Conclusion: With the final answer to the above questions, the truth is revealed about who is trying to thwart the government’s prosecution of Nxivm, with Clare’s money!
A federal judge in Brooklyn has ordered members of the alleged sex cult NXIVM into court to discuss "issues" with the fund paying for their legal defense.
In a brief order, Judge Nicholas Garaufis directed the defendants to appear Monday "to address issues it has identified" with the irrevocable trust established by Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman.
Prosecutors raised questions about the trust and whether Bronfman, who is charged with racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit identity theft, established it in order to exert control over her fellow members of NXIVM.
The Lifeboat Game (Morality Test)
There's this passenger liner sailing from Britain to Australia (a nice long cruise). Halfway through the journey it sinks. During the panic and chaos of the sinking process you regain consiousness on some remaining debris with 15 other people. A lifeboat floats up to you all, but it can only support 10 people. Since you found the lifeboat you get to decide the 9 other people who will join you.
1) A Doctor, GP, who has an addiction to drugs and is very nervous (Male/60 years old)
2) A black Protestant Minister, (Male/27 years old)
3) A prostitute, but is an excellent nurse, she has already saved a drowning child and put him on another lifeboat (Female/37 years old)
4) A criminal. Charged with murder and can navigate the boat. (Male/37)
5) A mentally disturbed man, who carries important government secrets in his head (Male/41)
6) A law-abiding salesman. He sells automatic washing machines and is also a member of the Rotary Club. (Male/51)
7) A crippled boy, paralyzed since birth. He cannot use his hands and is dependant on others. (Male/8)
8) A housewife with two children at home (Female/23)
9) A Jewish resteraunt owner, married with 3 children at home. (Male/40)
10) A Teacher considered one of the best in England. (Female/32)
11) A Catholic Nun, supervisor of a girl's school. (Female/46)
12) An unemployed man, formally a proffessor of literature. He has a great sense of homour and is a decorated soldier for his contribution in the last war and was in a concentration camp for 3 years. (Male/53)
13) An Irish man studying to be a pharmicist. (Male/23) And is married to...
14) An Irish woman, studying to be a nursury teacher. (Female/22)
15) An American, he is also a Neo-Nazi and thus hates the Jew. However he has a large box of food which he will throw into the sea unless he goes into the lifeboat. (Male/20)
Rules
6 of the above must die. Just pick 6 and then justify your options.
Don't attempt to find holes in the hypothetical situation (e.g "Who would want to go to Australia?") it's a lot easier and saves space if you stick to the topic.
Whether you eventually arrive at a desert island or a civilised land is purely chance. Thus, you should prepare you choices for both outcomes.
originally posted by: WhatTheory
Stone clears Trump. HA HA
BREAKING: Mueller's indictment of Stone clears Trump of Russia "collusion"
I cannot wait for the MSM to report this bit of news. LOL
originally posted by: IAMTAT
Shutdown ended...no security issues...
...and Pelosi STILL won't allow the SOTU address from House chambers.
What's she so afraid of?
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: RelSciHistItSufi
The pic JC used is found on Quill's twitter page. But, for some reason, JC has put a Red Square around his. It's not even done evenly, so I don't think it's just added as a border. It has meaning. Red Square?
Structural Symbolism of the Square Implies
Implement a plan,
Build on that plan and
Manifest ideas into our reality.
In occult terms the color red is representative of emotions and fire. The color is often said to symbolize power, hate, warning, or death.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
originally posted by: IAMTAT
Shutdown ended...no security issues...
...and Pelosi STILL won't allow the SOTU address from House chambers.
What's she so afraid of?
Maybe she's afraid Trump is going to call out members of Congress who are on the drug gangs' take.
On 23 December 2016, President Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act into law.[12] Supporters of the resolution inside the Defense Department have publicly expressed their desire to weaken the interpretation of domestic propaganda protections, laws which prevent the US State Department from gathering information necessary to develop targeted propaganda messaging and prevent them from explicitly attempting to influence opinions.[7]