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Archives for April 2022

Premature Ejaculation in Clearwater

April 30, 2022 By Mike Rinder 24 Comments

I included an item in last week's Thursday Funnies about a new "hang out" coming to Clearwater. I am not sure who had put this on Facebook as the posting was forwarded to me and I have no way of tracing it back... It certainly made it sound as if the Prelude Coffee and Tea bar was a happening thing. The excitement was barely contained in the posting. This is the thing everyone has been wiating for in downtown Cleqarwater, finally being made a reality... Not so fast. Here is what this property actually looks like -- photos taken Friday: Apparently the idea of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Prelude Coffee and Tea bar, Ray Cassano, Shahib Emrani, Tracey McManus

New Human Trafficking Lawsuit

April 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 34 Comments

You have probably seen by now the news that 3 former children of the Sea Org filed a lawsuit today. Tracey McManus article in the Tampa Bay Times.   Ben Schneiders article in the Sydney Morning Herald This is a copy of the filed Complaint Three powerful law firms are bringing this case, all have experience in big, hard-fought litigation. The complaint goes into extensive detail about what happened to these victims, and also how scientology is organized and operated. The allegations are horrendous -- but are not new and similar things have been stated by many others. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Legal Tagged With: David Miscavige, Gawain Baxter, Human trafficking, Laura Baxter, lawsuit, Scientology, Valeska Guider

Thursday Funnies

April 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

  This is an Advanced Org? And 6 of them were kids...   The magic combination of sweat and niacin It makes EVERYTHING better. Your confidence. Communication. Serenity...   This is an AO? Dubious advice on how to make your art understood?   A Clear! Woohoo... Just 750 million more needed.   Artists for a Better World Making their presence felt. Or maybe not....   An Evening with LRH He's BACK!! What is he doing with Steve Latch? He should be heading to his $10 million mansion on the hill at Gold. Or one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHAf, AOSHEU, Barry Paul, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Kenya, Kristen Henry King, Leah Abady, Melbourne org, Michael Lewis, Prelude, Rafferty Pendery, Steve Latch, valley org, way to happiness

Blowing Smoke at Captain Miscavige

April 27, 2022 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

Below is a posting from a scientologist on Facebook. It's a rather bizarre photo of Captain Miscavige on the bridge of the Freewinds, dressed in a business suit (where is his fancy Captain uniform?), overseeing his domain. Probably intended to communicate his "forward looking vision for the future" or something. At least in his mind. In reality, he looks utterly out of place and fake. The FB poster puts underneath his photo, a quote from Hubbard. As if these two things go together. Dear Leader Captain Dave is the embodiment of the solution to "Man's lack of skill in politics, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: Captain Miscavige, cult leader, David Miscavige, Freewinds, Source

Scientologists Professing Their Love for Jesus

April 26, 2022 By Mike Rinder 36 Comments

Kathie Lee Gifford has recently published a new book she is promoting. It contains a whole chapter that purports to address scientology's take on Jesus, as presented by David and Kelly Pomeranz and their son. You can see the whole chapter here: Pomeranz family interview in book The Jesus I Know Of course, the discussion is a total sham. Using the PR lines scientology always uses, as to tell the actual truth about Hubbard's teachings about Jesus would leave no doubt that there is absolutely nothing compatible between scientology and Christianity. This is an excerpt: Here is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Christianity, David Pomeranz, Jesus. Kathy Lee Gifford, Kelly Pomeranz

More of the BS Expansion Hype

April 25, 2022 By Mike Rinder 52 Comments

Some follow up to the earlier post about hype expansion news. Lots of amazing expansion that has never come to pass... what Captain Miscavige was saying in 2014.   For those of you who aren't familiar, the Golden Age of Tech Phase II is described this way on the scientology website:   So, this "47X" expansion occurred between November 2013 and June 2014. 47 times expansion in just 8 months. OMG... I did a posting about this in August 2014:  Massive Expansion of Lies     Then in February 2016, the claim was 60X in the last 2 years -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Scientology Tagged With: Dan Sherman, David Miscavige, Expansion

Through the Bubble – Lili’s Adventures in Scientologyland Part 11

April 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 8 Comments

This is the tenth installment of the account of a journey into and out of scientology -- written by one of our long-term readers. I hope you enjoy her insights, humor and style.  Lili also provided a glossary of terms.   Through the Bubble - Lili’s Adventures in Scientologyland This is my quirky recollection of events. Others may remember things differently. Lingo is italicized on the first mention, capitalized after that. I’ve compressed complexities in the cult to simplify your reading pleasure. Part 11                 Moonlighting and the Catch-22 A couple of years into our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Through the Bubble Tagged With: Lili Ryder, Through the Bubble

Scientology TV Flatline

April 23, 2022 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

Not really "views." They probably mean clicks. Keep paying those clickfarms enough and they will get you a billion. This is part of the lies presented to the sheeple that there is "massive interest" in scientology and new people are "flooding up the Bridge." Don't try and make sense of the image they have used. Just read the text. The image is bizarre -- broken hearted planet? Planetary heart attack? Valentine's Day? Who knows? Here is some reality. ScientologyTV showing they have a total of 160 viewers! Most of those are probably staff and registrars hoping to find some raw … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, scientology TV Tagged With: Propaganda, ScientologyTV

Regraded Being

April 22, 2022 By Mike Rinder 8 Comments

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Filed Under: Regraded Being Tagged With: regraded being

Thursday Funnies

April 21, 2022 By Mike Rinder 27 Comments

  Plenty of good laughs this week... Experience Your Own? Just by going to graduation? The thrill of fruit...     Grammar fail Greg and Elizabeth has achieved.... Yo, Dave. When is the Golden Age of KTL coming?   The Power of Canada! On display with the CO FSSO and Jim Meskimen? Attend live in your local org? A "live" zoom call? This is definitely going to make the whole country ideal... There are still orgs in Canada that after 20 years have gone nowhere -- Calgary, Edmonton. Let alone Toronto and they didn't even need to buy a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Arte Maren, Beth Akiyama, Captain Miscavige, Carole Eddington, Chicago, Chicago Ideal Org, Dan Sherman, Dublin Org, Easter, Jim Mathers, Jim Meskimen, KTL, Michael Lewis, OSA, ot committee, Sharron Weber, valley org

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