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Archives for December 2021

Paul Grady (Feb 1956 – Dec 2021)

December 31, 2021 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

Very sad news from my old and dear friend Janis Grady: I’m deeply saddened to say, at 5:22 am this morning, December 30, 2021 my husband of 41 years, Paul Grady let go of his body and moved on. He put up a good fight, he even managed to come out of being on a ventilator in an 11 day, medically-induced coma. His lungs, however, were heavily scarred from many years of smoking. He lived another 8 days and got to have final moments with family and several close friends. I got to be with him when he passed and our good friend, Scott Campbell, was there as well. We sat at his bedside to say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends Tagged With: Janis Grady, Paul Grady

Thursday Funnies

December 30, 2021 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

  Tourist Promo Interesting how all promo for Dublin org features the "beauty of Ireland" as the first selling point. I thought this org was put there to "Clear Ireland," the Irish don't need to go to a scientology org to experience the beauty of Ireland. They live there.   Correct Title: Scientology Winter Festival The "community" (wogs) are just there for show. They are not much use to the regges.   Kiddie Corner     Merry R6 Implant Day You would think they could at least not be totally insulting and say "Happy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Canada, CC Int, CCHR, Chicago, Christmas, Dave Pettit, Dublin Org, Freewinds, IAS, Merry Christmas, New Years, Perth org, valley org, Writers of the Future

VM’s Swing Into Action

December 29, 2021 By Mike Rinder 14 Comments

Once again, the "largest private relief force on earth" has swung into fundraising and photo op action following the deadly tornados in Kentucky. As you can see, the ideal orgs in Nashville, Cincinnati (actually located across the river in Kentucky) and Columbus poured thousands, hundreds, tens of a few people into the relief effort a week or so after the event. They never said they are fast, just the biggest.     Actually, the ideal orgs in the region, despite having yellow vans, are not the ones coordinating the effort, it's being handled out of Los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Ministers Tagged With: Cincinnati org, Columbus Ideal Org, Kentucky, Nashville, volunteer ministers

Natalie Webster

December 28, 2021 By Mike Rinder 93 Comments

Natalie Webster is an old friend who originally contacted me when her daughter, Shelby, was in training at Flag.  She wrote the below as a response to Cindy and I asked her if I could post it as I felt it deserved more attention than it would get if it was a comment responding to someone on an earlier post. I asked her to send me some photos too! She overkilled these shots of happy family! She also wanted to make the following point, in addition to the comment response which follows: One point I really want to make is that there is life after the Sea Org and Scientology. A good life. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends Tagged With: Natalie Webster

No New Podcast This Week

December 27, 2021 By Mike Rinder 20 Comments

There is no new podcast today, we and the production team are taking the holidays off. We will be back in the New Year, starting with another episode of our favorite: Listener Questions. If you are missing your Tuesday podcast fix, re-listen to one of the early ones or any you may have missed. You can access all 70 epoisodes at iHeart, at the Fair Game Podcast website or right here by clicking on the Fair Game icon on the Home Page. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder

Happy Holidays

December 25, 2021 By Mike Rinder 17 Comments

  To everyone who comes here, and by doing so, supports ending the abuses of scientology -- have a very Merry Christmas. Whether you are a Christian or not, this is a time of good cheer and good wishes. Revel in them. Enjoy the friends and family you do have, even if some are not present due to cult influence. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Christmas

Regraded Being

December 24, 2021 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

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Filed Under: Regraded Being Tagged With: regraded being

Thursday Funnies

December 23, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

      Graduation Cocktail Hour? They've taken it a step beyond food in Australia...   You can do the Purif here! Only at Flag, Freewinds, possibly the SO Orgs and Narconon. No Class V orgs or Missions. Because we said so.   Good News! "In celebration of the New Year, the Christmas season production bonuses and prizes are hereby extended for three weeks: December 23 and December 30, 2021 and December 6, 2022. International Director of Finance" I guess they didn't make enough cash to pay any bonuses, so "Christmas bonuses" are going to become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHAf, AOSHANZO, Arrowhead, ASI, Buzz Newman, CCHR, Chicago org, Columbus, Columbus Org, David Miscavige, Eva Gaspar, Flag, Freewinds, Mexico orgs, Michael Lewis, Mission Earth, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, sydney org, Twin Cities org, Willy Gaspar

Orgable?

December 22, 2021 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

  Something I had not seen before was sent to me recently. It is a website called Orgable. Apparently you can now get "Administrative Software for the 21st Century" if you subscribe for a monthly fee. Never mind it is actually provenly unworkable, bureaucratic administrative technology from the 1950's. According to their website, this administrative software includes "everything you need to expand" -- including an org board. What software provides an Org Board is a little unclear, but I hate to tell their potential subscribers that if they want this "21st Century technology" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WISE Tagged With: Admin Scale, battle plans, Org Board, orgable, production quotas, statistics

Episode 70: Claire Headley Knowledge Reports

December 20, 2021 By Mike Rinder 65 Comments

We continue our discussion from last week about Committees of Evidence with Claire Headley, now covering the snitch culture of scientology and the subject of Knowledge Reports. It is one of the most important control mechanisms within the scientology world. As we normally do, I have included documents that give the whole story of things we mention. Scientology Org Board outline, the full "7 Division Org Board":   The "Hubbard Communications Office" Div 1 org board. Department 3 "Inspection and Reports" is where the Ethics Officer is located   The Anderson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: AC 360, Claire Headley, Dev-T, Dev-T Summary List, Fair Game Podcast, High Crims, Inch Wives, Knowledge Reports, Leah Remini, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Offenses & Penalties, Org Board, Staff Member Reports, Tom DeVocht, Truth Rundown

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