• Home
  • About Me
  • Mission Statement
  • Welcome Message
  • Open Letter to My Family
  • Donate
  • Contact Me

Mike Rinder's Blog

Something Can Be Done About It

  • All Posts
  • Disconnection
  • Idle Orgs
  • IAS
  • Media
  • Books
  • Fundraising
  • Regraded Being

Archives for May 2022

An Ideal Org — Waste Management

May 31, 2022 By Mike Rinder 26 Comments

The "ideal" org in Columbus is putting on a new IAS event. Remember, this is the supposed to be what a scientology organization in its ideal state is like. And this one is manned primarily by Sea Org members sent from Los Angeles. Their event features Freedom METAL Winner Bobby Wiggins -- the very tired and very lame old horse pulled out of the barn to try to earn himself some commissions. And then they pull out the big guns from the Solid Waste Authority and the Lower Otentangy River Watershed! They are going full in on the WTH precept of protecting the environment it seems. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IAS, Ideal Orgs Tagged With: Amy Densborn, Bobby Wiggins, Brian Will, Columbus Org, IAS, Ideal Orgs

“Journalism and Free Speech” According to STAND

May 30, 2022 By Mike Rinder 17 Comments

Typical of STAND League, they have a headline intended to create the impression they are fighting for human rights. But read what they say and it is clear that "free speech" only applies when the speech is something they approve of. And their "responsibility" level for truth and honesty in their "journalism" is dictated entirely by what is good for scientology. Jim Kalergis is very long-term koolaid drinker. One of the most well-known scientology FSMs and "Field Auditors" in Los Angeles. He proclaims, with the assume moral superiority so common to fundamentalist scientologists: I don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: STAND League Tagged With: fair game, Jim Kalergis, STAND League

Through the Bubble – Lili’s Adventures in Scientologyland Part 16

May 29, 2022 By Mike Rinder 11 Comments

    This is the sixteenth 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 16 Sea Org Recruitment and Wrong Targeting A … [Read more...]

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

Brian Sheen Anniversary

May 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 10 Comments

This is a post sent to me a couple of days ago by my old friend Brian Sheen. I was out of town and could not get it up on the blog, but the message remains the same. Today is the 45 birthday of my daughter, Springsong Tawna Sheen, now Atkinson-Baker. However, instead of celebrating the miracle of her birth, I am mourning the horror of her death. Spring has been missing from my life for 7 years now and I have not heard from her once. Legally, after 7 years, a person who disappears and is not heard from, is legally declared dead. I painstakingly have been forced to accept this reality; may she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disconnection Tagged With: Atkinson-Baker, Brian Sheen, Paulette Cooper, Relentless, Springsong Tawna Sheen

Regraded Being

May 27, 2022 By Mike Rinder 14 Comments

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: Regraded Being Tagged With: regraded being

Thursday Funnies

May 26, 2022 By Mike Rinder 24 Comments

  Unforgettable Performances and Awards That will be forgotten even before the event is over.... Nothing memorable about fundraising pitches, no matter how nutty they are.   Leadership and Expansion This guy obviously know all about those topics... that "ideal" org in Bogota is tearing it up.   Top Celebrity Guest So big, he or she cannot be named. But what sort of "celebrity" doesn't have their name mentioned? Either someone embarrassed to be associated (so why are they doing it?) or someone who is not in fact anywhere close to a "top celebrity" and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHAf, Bobby Wigging, Chicago org, Daniela Massa, Hymn of Asia, James Rinder, Katie Dean, Liz Zahari, Mason Wells, Myrna Jacobs, tampa org

Stories About Ron — More News

May 25, 2022 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

Thought you might be interested to see what sort of turnout the ideal org in Melbourne mustered for  Tales from the Crypt night with Wick "Stickyfingers" Allcock. According to Anita Liza, the "audience was captivated"... Anita included some shots of the crowd that assembled... Unfortunately, no shots of the great storyteller himself, but the number of attendees (and their average age) says a lot about the state of the "ideal org" in Melbourne, supposedly one of the "best" ideal orgs. You know, those orgs that immediately "10X" their "expansion" once Dear Leader hisself has yanked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: David Miscavige, L. Ron Hubbard, Melbourne org, Wick Allcock

LA WTH

May 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 74 Comments

This "campaign" to stuff mailboxes in LA with copies of The Way to Happiness continues full speed ahead. The level of delusion on display here is mind-boggling. These people have been convinced to believe, in violation of everything observable to them, that putting a booklet in someone's mailbox is going to have miraculous effects: "just imagine the sanity spreading to beings who need theta and direction in their lives!" I get tons of "mail" like this -- pamphlets, leaflets, booklets, fliers, magazines etc etc in my mailbox every day. It all goes straight into the garbage without a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Way to Happiness Tagged With: Ghislain Viau, Lydia Hopwood, way to happiness

Family Interventions and Deprogrammings

May 23, 2022 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

  Here's an interesting article from Narconon, pushing the virtues of interventions. This is how they describe what an intervention is: Family intervention is a common approach used because it provides the right nudge toward treatment. Family interventions work, but it is difficult to predict how the intervention could unfold. Certified family intervention specialists have the training to prepare a family for what to expect.  Most family interventions use pressure to encourage an addict to admit to their problem and seek treatment. A group of close friends and family come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Narconon, Scientology Tagged With: deprogrammer, Hana Whitfield, Narconon, Narconon Ojai, Rick Ross, Scientology, STAND League, Steve Hassan, Ted Patrick

Through the Bubble – Lili’s Adventures in Scientologyland Part 15

May 22, 2022 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

This is the fifteenth 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 15 Cinderella Pays the Staff More Than the Cherch’s Finance Division Our … [Read more...]

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

Next Page »
Order now hardback or audiobook

Subscribe

Loading

Important Reading

Troublemaker - Leah Remini
Ruthless - Ron Miscavige
Going Clear - Lawrence Wright
Bare Faced Messiah - Russell Miller
Counterfeit Dreams - Jeff Hawkins
Blown For Good - Marc Headley
Abuse at the Top - Amy Scobee
Unbreakable Miss Lovely - Tony Ortega
The Church of Fear - John Sweeney
Fair Game - Steve Cannane
Inside Scientology - Janet Reitman
A Piece of Blue Sky - Jon Atack
Beyond Belief - Jenna Miscavige
My Billion Year Contract
Escaping Scientology - Karen Schless
Commodore's Messenger - Janis Grady
Commodore's Messenger - Book II
Scythe Tleppo - Nathan Rich
Expert Witness - Jesse Prince
Perfectly Clear - Michelle LeCaire
Ron the War Hero - Chris Owen
donate-button

Check out MRinder.com

Recent Tweets

Mike Rinder Follow

Blogging at Mike Rinder's blog -- https://t.co/WEvBhSZnSN Website -- https://t.co/gDAGnK4a4V

MikeRinder
Retweet on Twitter Mike Rinder Retweeted
__doe_eyes__ Doe Eyes @__doe_eyes__ ·
20h

Sorry, can't. I'm listening to @MikeRinder #ABillionYears on @audible_com

Reply on Twitter 1621552930724749312 Retweet on Twitter 1621552930724749312 2 Like on Twitter 1621552930724749312 26 Twitter 1621552930724749312
Retweet on Twitter Mike Rinder Retweeted
cedarsjwsurvey Lloyd Evans @cedarsjwsurvey ·
1 Feb

Ex-Scientologist turned whistleblower @MikeRinder talks about his new book "A Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology" and joins me in identifying the similarities and differences between our respective former #cults. https://youtu.be/YBVUxhwPzCE

Reply on Twitter 1620819035834441737 Retweet on Twitter 1620819035834441737 14 Like on Twitter 1620819035834441737 79 Twitter 1620819035834441737
Retweet on Twitter Mike Rinder Retweeted
blownforgood Marc Headley @blownforgood ·
1 Feb

Scientology Q&A Live w/ Aaron Smith-Levin & Mike Rinder 5:45 PM (MST) #XenuIsMyHomeboy https://youtube.com/live/sgIdM250NhM?feature=share

Reply on Twitter 1620575181021532161 Retweet on Twitter 1620575181021532161 8 Like on Twitter 1620575181021532161 54 Twitter 1620575181021532161
mikerinder Mike Rinder @mikerinder ·
29 Jan

Crazy L. Ron Hubbard's 1980 letter to Pres. Reagan explaining his plan for a national sales tax and abolishing the IRS. It was a key theme of #scientology's war on the IRS... until they got exemption. Do today's proponents know? Full letter in blog post.
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-flat-tax-republicans-reviving-the-scientology-campaign-to-abolish-the-irs/

Reply on Twitter 1619748863748997121 Retweet on Twitter 1619748863748997121 99 Like on Twitter 1619748863748997121 329 Twitter 1619748863748997121
Retweet on Twitter Mike Rinder Retweeted
klempmichele Michele Klemp @klempmichele ·
29 Jan

@MikeRinder just finished reading your book. I've been anti-scientology for about 30 years. Your book was so informative as to the mindset and the bullying, gaslighting etc. Every through I watched the documentaries and listened to the podcast, I found this book so much (/2)

Reply on Twitter 1619682577367056384 Retweet on Twitter 1619682577367056384 4 Like on Twitter 1619682577367056384 26 Twitter 1619682577367056384
Load More

Recent Comments

  • Cindy on Tony Mo is Back!: “don’t even start with me with the “look it up on wikipedia.” I knew him personally as a kid, a…” Feb 3, 22:17
  • Aquamarine on Thursday Funnies: “I’m so glad this girl didn’t sign! Send her a thumbs up for me, OK? I’ll tell you, the more…” Feb 3, 21:12
  • Aquamarine on Regraded Being: “Understood, Alco. Except the problem with cancer is that once the biopsy shows it, you already have it and you…” Feb 3, 21:03
  • xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty on Regraded Being: “What an offensive introduction to the Scientology con. Why doesn’t Scientology just say: a) Hi, I’m a Scientologist, do you…” Feb 3, 17:59
  • Ruth on Regraded Being: “Yawn, thanks for all the memories. AGH!” Feb 3, 17:25
  • Glenn on Thursday Funnies: “Hey Aquamarine, You’re totally right. The more inexperienced, untrained, and unfit for real life one is the more easy it…” Feb 3, 17:19
  • Aquamarine on Thursday Funnies: “I don’t know. Could be. Around a year or so ago I read – on this blog or on Tony’s,…” Feb 3, 17:00
  • Yawn on Regraded Being: “Yeah it really sux! Even as a sup/auditor I was forced to do it every now and again. Didn’t have…” Feb 3, 16:40
  • Alcoboy on Thursday Funnies: “Kiddie Corner. Featuring Braden Walker. Oh, yeah. That kid from last week’s Thursday Funnies that supposedly paid for his own…” Feb 3, 16:33
  • Alcoboy on Thursday Funnies: “To: Fred G Haseney From: David Miscavige COB RTC Re: attacks on Grant Cardone. I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTACKS…” Feb 3, 16:28

Past Posts By Month

May 2022
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Apr   Jun »

Copyright © 2023 Mike Rinder · WordPress · Log in