User talk:CosmicConnie

Reasons for my edits
I modified text in the section, "2013–2015: Additional contempt citations, asset concealment, imprisonment" to clarify several points:

1. Trudeau is in a transitional program but not a specific "halfway house" institution or group home. Reportedly he is in home confinement at the private home of a supporter. I do not have an external source to cite so I did not add this information to the entry, but I felt that my minor modification simply added to the accuracy without the need to add a source.

2. It is not quite accurate to say that Trudeau has "revived" the Global Information Network (GIN), since GIN has actually been in business continually since 2009; even during the receivership the club was still soliciting members, and it remained active after it was sold to a group of long-time supporters/friends/business partners of Trudeau. The club has, however, used Trudeau's name to attract and retain members, since he was always the big draw, and since early 2020 they have been promising a big event with Kevin himself once he is released from prison. GIN still sells membership "levels," as they have been since the club was founded in 2009, although for a significantly lower price than in years past. And while GIN is no longer a multi-level marketing program it does have an affiliate setup (a "Share GIN Bonus" program) whereby members are compensated (either in cash or various sorts of membership benefits) for bringing in new members. The current information can be found on GIN's official website, GINUnited dot com.

3. Kevin himself does not maintain a personal Facebook page; rather, it is a fan page created and maintained by a group of devoted followers. He did have limited email privileges while he was in prison camp, which allowed him to convey messages to be posted on Facebook and on various web sites. But technically he is not maintaining these pages.

4. To say that GIN is "*now* modeled on Scientology" is misleading. The Underground Bunker piece that was cited does indeed say that the language used in the promotions for GIN is very similar to that used in Scientology, and I won't argue with this, but contrary to the implication in that article, the Scientology language and influence are nothing new. To a greater or lesser degree Trudeau has been involved in/inspired by Scientology for many years -- long before GIN was formed. In GIN's earlier days, years before Trudeau was imprisoned, various Scientology-like indoctrination tactics were used on members. But the "levels" of membership have remained a constant since the club was founded, so again, that is nothing new. I do not have a formal external source to cite, but it's easy enough to find information indicating Trudeau has long been inspired by Scientology and its predecessor, Dianetics.

FYI: I have been covering Trudeau and GIN on my blog, Whirled Musings, since 2009, and I base my posts on reliable private sources and on publicly available information. I most recently discussed the Scientology issue on my March 31, 2021 post, "El-Ron is dead. Long live Kevin Trudeau!" CosmicConnie (talk) 21:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC)CosmicConnie