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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Favorite Christmas gifts and a big thank you.



Well that last posting as my late Grandmother would say was a real humdinger. Now on a lighter note {it is the end of a decade and the holiday season} I would like to thank some people.

First to my family who have always supported me no matter what a pain in the ass I was and especially my sister who created the first Saratoga in Decline calendar. Titled “Beware of the man in the basement” she took her favorite blog posting from each month and made a beautiful calendar out of it.Next to my HA friends in Troy who have been helping gather information about the early years. They gave a support 81 tee-shirt with the words “Three can keep a secret if two are dead”. Ain’t that the truth Keith, but the girls aren’t dead Keith and there telling your secrets every day.
And to my Russian friends who gave me the most pain full Christmas present I ever received. The much valued knee cap tattoo given to someone who has proven they bow to no man or government but only to God. Just in case anyone wondered what it’s like to have your knees tattooed? I can only say that for the rest of my life when I am forced to do something extremely unpleasant I will say “this is as much fun as getting my knees tattooed”
And to all of you who have helped me big and small. TM and EM and Dave the bartender and my old friend {you I trust with my life} and to you my readers and contributors HAPPY NEW YEAR. And to Steve Coffey; Happy New Year, where’s my card you prick? You made enough money off watching this blog to send your kids to Yale.

And just a quick note to the hard core NIXIVM brain dead who lurk here, if Keith gave you an old can of Maxwell house coffee for Christmas for the love of God don’t try to drink it.

30 comments:

Happy New Years to you and your family ! said...

Ouch those tatoos look painful ! Happy New Years John !!

Anonymous said...

What do you get a man who has everything? The tatoos are amazing! Happy New Year to you and your family.

Just another dumb blonde said...

A blonde had acquired two new dogs, and
when asked her what their names were said
one was named Rolex and one was named
Timex.

Why she was asked, "Why?" she replied,
"They're watch dogs!"

Thank you John for your courage, example.
and wit. To those who have been damaged by destructive cults, what you provide is a great comfort. Best regards also to your wife who I am sure is big support in all of this.

Back in Town and Nothing Has Changed said...

Ben, While I've been out of town for the past several months, I'm back in town for a while. However, I've kept track of the going ons with your infamous blog and with what's going on with the local scene. As we begin the new year, I would look forward to more reports about the prevailing incompetence within our own hometown City government. From what I understand, there is lots to report; beginning with this lame City Council's refusal to reign in City spending and instead defend the status quo and (as someone recently put it) tax and spend!
Happy New Year to John.. and more success with his invaluable community conversation blog.

Anonymous said...

Who are these girls that are telling raniere's secrets ?
Sounds interesting. Maybe this has something to do with the whole tick tock thing ?
Can you give more info John.
Great work last year. Thank You

Speaking-of-Saratoga said...

John-

All the Best to you and Yours. What make this blog so great is the hard work you do to do great Old School reporting. Opinions are a dime-a-dozen here in the Twitter Nation. But your tenacity, documents, and videos... that's the stuff of a great timeless blog...

...and a really lousy year for Keith and our many local fools, frauds, and fakirs.

Here's to an unforgettable 2012 JT Calendar!

-Kyle York
Facts. Matter.

Anonymous said...

"They gave a support 81 tee-shirt with the words “Three can keep a secret if two are dead”. Ain’t that the truth Keith, but the girls aren’t dead Keith and there telling your secrets every day."

Can you expand upon what this means?

Anonymous said...

Closing in on 150 hours.

Updated checklist of "Things To Do" for VanFraud:
1. Gas up the car. Too bad the Bronfman brats no longer have their jets.
2. Gather up the cash from the PO boxes and the safe in Kathy Russell's office. Check to see if Nurse Nancy has held back any of the cash she's been bringing in from Canada and Mexico.
3. Pick 2 or 3 women to come along. Focus on the ones who are sexually versatile and the ones that have young daughters.
4. Convince Kristin to take out John Tighe. (That won't be hard).
5. Pre-pay Cough-Fee and Crock O'Shit a couple of million more. (Hope Clare and Sara didn't overspend on Christmas presents).
6. Decide whether to bring Gaelen. (Will need to pack extra fruit and nuts if he comes along).
7. Have Kristin take out Jim DelNerdo. (He's just too fucking stupid to leave behind).
8. Ask the Dalai Lama for a partial refund. All he can do is say "No."
9. Find mommy's ashes. (Don't ever want to leave her behind).
10. Take one last walk around the compound.

Anonymous said...

Latest Tweet from Sara BlownBrains:

Good Morning! (i love ny - always magnificent no matter what!) http://t.co/h6TPfEQ via @thelodownny
7:02 AM Dec 28th via Tweet Button
Retweeted by 1 person
.sarabronfman
_______________________________________________

Hey, Sara, how magnificent does it feel to know that you benn aiding and abetting a pedophile? If there really is a God, you're fucked!

heh heh heh said...

Here's to a wonderful 2011 for you and yours, John. Love the tats - but OUCH! on the knees.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Tigh, you've helped many people so now I would like to help you. I see in the "How to Lose $100 million" article it says you have diabetes. There is overwhelming evidence that switching to low fat raw vegan diet can help reverse the effects dramatically in a relatively short period of time.

Before you're haunted by visions of broccoli farts and spinach teeth, fear not. A diet of mostly fruits and some greens is ideal. Doctors who tell you fruit sugar is the same are fucking stupid as shit and should have their licenses taken from them.

Read 80/10/10 by Doug Graham and check out 30bananasaday.com for more info. Even just eating fruits and vegetables for breakfast and lunch will make a difference.

Anonymous said...

BTW there was a documentary a few years back that unfortunately received very little press (much like the evidence that diet can help with autism just because a ditz like Jenny McCarthy was it's only famous spokesperson). I'm sure there are still clips from the movie on youtube.

http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Raw-Reversing-Diabetes-Days/dp/B001BKLCCS

Sorry for my poor english said...

@9:34 : LOLOLOLOL XD

Ben lives on said...

First let me say that this story has been over 20 years in the making so be patient all will be revealed. As the witch said “All in good time, my little pretty - all in good time”


And yes I am a well-controlled type 2 diabetic who is very very lucky to have excellent heath ins. through Skidmore College. And yes I know many, many people are not as fortunate as me and I am proud to saw back in 1999-2000 I traveled to Mostar Bosnia to deliver diabetic supplies to that population and yes to Catholics and Moslems alike. It was at that time that I realized all the good work that Luciano Pavarotti was doing through the Pavarotti center. What aggravates me about the Bronfman’s is not that there rich, it’s that they use their money for evil and don’t even realize it.

Sorry for my poor english said...

Strict no carbs diets also works but not without risks and counterparts.

Sorry for my poor english said...

@John : Perhaps they are bitter and angry against the whole world... Is it like a vengeance for them ?

Perhaps their revenge against the whole world is more important to them than their own lifes ?

I.E. : Is the way they are soiling the most compassionnate and peaceful thinking and speech (tibetan tantric buddhism) just the icing on the cake ?

They soilt Dalai Lama's image in this WEFC ethical stuff travesty, they are misquoting him, they are ridiculing him in stupid comments and misspeakings, perhaps they are just evil ? I really wonder, sometimes...

All the NXIVM lexicon is turnig gold in crap a la "big brother newspeak style", like with 'ethics', 'ethical', 'joy', 'compassion'...

Hmmmm ? %/

So, don't mug yourself in wondering... You aren't them, you don't get their faces in a mirror every morning.

The other wise man said...

The best known presents given at the first Christmas are Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, given by the three wise men. However legend has it that there was a fourth wise man, whose name was Artaban. He travelled from Persia to meet the others carrying with him his gift for the new King - three precious jewels - a sapphire, a ruby and a pearl.



On his way Artaban met an old Jew by the roadside, who was almost dying from fever. He decided to stay with the sick man until he was well and so he missed the other three wise men whop completed their journey to Bethlehem .



The Jew told Artaban that the prophets said that the King would be born in Bethlehem . To make such a journey it was necessary to form a caravan and buy expensive supplies and equipment. So Artaban sold his costly sapphire to raise money and he set out for Bethlehem .



When he arrived in Bethlehem and made enquiries he was told that the other wise men had left 3 days before. A young mother told him that the family he was seeking had fled and that Bethlehem was in fear of King Herod. While Artaban was in the town, the soldiers arrived with orders to kill all the baby boys. The young mother was very frightened for her young son and when the captain of the soldiers ordered the child to be killed, Artaban came to the rescue and gave his ruby to the soldiers to save the boy.



Artaban sought for the King for many years, although he only had one of his gifts left - the pearl.

Finally, after 30 years searching, he came to Jerusalem at the time of the Passover. The city was buzzing with talk about the man named Jesus who claimed to be the son of God and who was to be crucified. Artaban wondered whether he could use his last jewel to save the life of this man, Jesus. But as he hurried through the streets of the city Artaban came across a young girl who was crying. She told Artaban she was crying because she was going to be sold into slavery to pay her father’s debts. Artaban could not pass by and leave the girl crying so he gave her the pearl, the last of his jewels. At that moment the city was rocked by an earthquake and Artaban saw Jesus on the cross.



So Artaban was not able to worship his King.

His precious gifts had been sold, or given away, to help others on his long journey.

Yet Artaban had worshiped his King and served him by using the gifts he had to help other people



This is our way of serving God - by helping, sharing and being kind to other people

He's a pedephile too ?? said...

This is new ?
Raniere is a pedophile ?

Let's see smartest man in the world
world class athelete
Inventor of many patents
best problem solver in the world
Had people killed for his believes
gambled away money that is enough to sustain a foreign country and stop hunger
Copied NLP and scientology like groups.
allegedly was abused by family member
lied about every achievement he ever made
wastes millions of dollars per month on croocked lawyers
abducted child eating nuts and fruits
destroy's families by manipulating and lying
and now possibl a pedephile ????!!!!
like I said months ago, this guy really knows how to work it. Is there something that he isn't ?
I guess in his world being a descent human being who is honest and doesn't lie every 10 seconds who works and earns a living and keeps hiself out of every possible trouble is just unethical

Anonymous said...

@5:47

Thank you for your story. I had never heard it before.

I have been thinking of a way to be on topic about Raniere's twisted thinking on ethics and compassion. As with all cults they take language we all understand and twist it to new meaning. L. Ron Hubbard was especially good at it. Like Scientology, Raniere has decided that being compassionate is selecting only certain people to be worthy of attention, of even living. The rest can go hang. Tom Cruise preaches the same thing.

I read that Raniere bases some of his ethics on Ayn Rand. Her appeal I understand. It is always better to be self sufficient, but some of us just can't make it all work for whatever reason.

Selfishness is built into us. Altruism is learned. As you said 5:47, "This is our way of serving God - by helping, sharing and being kind to other people."

This is something Raneiere and the Bronfmans just do not understand. They deliberately weaken others with their technology and then treat them like dirt. What compassion?

These people have demonstrated that they are immoral, unethical, but they think they are the opposite. Down is up with them.

Thank you again, a very beautiful story for feast of Epiphany.

Conversation between raniere and bronfmans said...

Claire Bronfman: Keith, there's a story out there that you had sex with under aged women

Raniere: You see only I'm smart to uderstand who is and who is not underaged.

Claire: But Keith, these girls were really young is it true

Raniere: The article is not real it's a delusion of reality and not based on rational inquiry

Claire: Did you or did you not have sex with under aged girls

Raniere: Shut up and cut me a check for another 10 million you fucking bitch. Only I decide who is under aged and it's all b.s. anyway, you can't trust anything if I didn't create it don't you know that.

Claire: So did you or didn't you poke the little girls ?

Raniere: I already told you I get to decide how old they are and according to our program the law for under aged girls is not 18 I say it's 12 and that's how it's going to be.

Claire: Oh got it, I'll cut you a check first thing tomorrow.

Raniere: No, No, I need it tonight I'm going to Buffalo for a little fun after midnight with a few ethical prostitutes.

Claire: Yes, my trusted friend I will get on it right now.

Raniere: Your father caused this article to appear you know. If it wasn't for you he wouldn't hate me so much, can you make it 2 million dollars. My life is really fucked up since I met you ...it's all your fault.

Claire: I"m sorry I caused you to have sex with underaged girls I will make it up to you. I must not taken the right module yet. Maybe Pam and Kristen can EM me after tonights Enima session, i think I need it bad

Raniere: Yes, you need to learn the "I don't take responsibility for anything because I'm keith raniere and everything is someone elses fault" module.

Claire: Ok, will do right after the meeting about how we are taking over the world and my enima session. I'm just lie to everyone at NXIMV and tell them nothing ever happened

Raniere: Ok, but tell them it's all lies, lies and more lies, if we deny it they won't believe the papers.

Claire: Sara is on the other line looking for help turning on the TV set gotta run.

Memories of 2010 said...

John, how can we buy a Saratoga in decline calendar???, It could be a great way for you to raise some much needed money for all your hard work, I am sure many of us would love to have memories of 2010, the year of expose Vanfraud , and 2011 the year of the take down!

Ben lives on said...

There is always the donation button on the top of the page if you want to help.Trust me I can always use it

Anonymous said...

I am the wall at the lip of the water-
I am the rock the refused to be battered-
I am the knife the dangerous dagger-

I am the dyke in the matter- the OTHER-
I am the wall with the womanly swagger-

I am the dragon- the DANGEROUS DAGGER-
I am the bull-dyke; the bulldagger-
and I have been many a wixked grandmother, and I will be many- a wicked daughter...

Judy Grahn - a sister in spirit-

Anonymous said...

L. Ron Hubbard! Another weirdo who when you hear him speak...these people depend on hooking you with "shared ideas" then manipulating that.

How could you take Hubbard seriously after hearing him pronounce "maushin pictSHA" and "SOOpreme rooLAH"??

Anonymous said...

"Raniere: Yes, you need to learn the 'I don't take responsibility for anything because I'm keith raniere and everything is someone elses fault' module."

ROFL

Anonymous said...

If you are reading here and have information that can help John expose NXIVM, you can email him and tell him anything and he will not expose your identity. Trust me, I have told him things and asked him to keep it under wraps and he has honored my wishes every time. So, don't be afraid to tell what you know, even if it is something small or something you might think is not important. Every bit of information can be helpful and even if you think his tone, at times, can be a little rough, I will attest that he is an okay guy and can be trusted.

Anonymous said...

Note to VanTwerp: Since a math whiz like you knows all about odds, my guess is that this will be your last Monday in the Albany area for awhile. Ta, ta little freak man.

Speculation Speculation Speculation Time said...

Anticipation seems to be building up
I hope it's not some article that will makes inferences.

IF it was the gov. doubt anyone would know the timing so it's probably a story. But Raniere won't leave albany unless there's an imminent arrest coming his way.
Does anyone else have theories of what is happening in the near future ?
I suspect it has something to do with under aged sex with girls., if that's the case it's similar to another cult leader (don't rememember his name) Some german sounding name. But that was his undoing as well.
Will Nurse Nancy flee with raniere
will the bronfman brat
s be questioned by the feds
Will Keefe pull a kamikazee on the investigators ?
What will happen to the baby ?
Very interesting situation.

Anonymous said...

Anybody have an update on Gaelen?

it still pisses me off that our new Governor turned his back on the kid.

Anonymous said...

Even if a new article comes out, I wonder how much affect it will have on his brain-dead followers. He'll just tell them it's all a lie and the big, bad evil media is trying to stop his "ethical" movement (and a whole bunch of other nonsense that can't be predicted), and the zombies will buy it hook, line and sinker.