Our old friend Brian Lambert reached out to me with a new guest post. As always, he has an insightful take on things. THE MOST PRECIOUS LESSONS I LEARNED BEING A SCIENTOLOGIST My 11 year Scientology experience has yielded essential survival lessons. These lessons are so valuable, in my view, that countless times I’ve communicated to my wife (a never in) how grateful I am for my experience in the Scientology mind prison . When I’ve dissected with great focus and unrelenting self inquiry what were key psychological elements of personal damage skillfully implanted into my mind, I … [Read more...]
In Case You Missed It
We had some fun on this live … [Read more...]
A Billion Years — One Year On
Today marks the one year anniversary of the publication of A Billion Years. It has been quite a year. It began last September with a media blitz, some wonderful reviews, huge public support and scientology's desperate efforts to stop and then discredit the book and me. Things have continued apace all the way to now -- A Billion Years has been the number one bestselling book in the scientology category on Amazon every week since, with the exception of one week when Liz Gale's new book took that spot. I am happy to say that none of Hubbard's books even crack the top 5 in the … [Read more...]
Another Horrifying Scientology Cover Up
In a new YouTube video, Leah and I talk to Rachael Hastings, a former Sea Org member at Scientology Media Productions who escaped in 2020. Rachael was recruited as a "Pro" (professional) camerawoman and became a favorite of David Miscavige. Then as part of an "ethics handling" for being gay, she was required to interrogate a man who admitted to molesting young girls and engaging in child pornography. Despite her insistence that he be reported, scientology officials in CSI and RTC refused to do so, instead they kept him in the Sea Org and continued to send him out to local scientology o … [Read more...]
How was the Meeting with LAPD Chief Moore, Leah?
A new YouTube video covering the recent meeting Leah and Claire had with LAPD Chief Moore is now available on our YouTube channels. He finally agreed to a meeting after pressure on social media after it was learned that the Chief had met with scientology lawyer Vicki Podberesky. There is plenty of other lively conversation too... … [Read more...]
More Scientology Crime Cover-Ups
I don't normally use my blog to simply promote other stories by scientology whistleblowers, but this morning is an exception. First, last night, Mat Pesch put up a new YouTube video with the latest news from one of his inside sources at the FLB. He has a lot of information about specific individuals, but ends with a bombshell about Miscavige's direct involvement in the "Chase Wave" and how he sent one of his personal staff who was directly involved out of the country. It is quite remarkable the level of detail Mat is getting... Then this morning, Tony … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike Live Q & A
In case you missed it last night... … [Read more...]
Tonight Live Q & A
Join us tonight for a live Q & A -- Friday, 7pm EDT. We always enjoyed the Q and A episodes of the Fair Game podcast, so we are continuing the tradition, but even better, we will be doing it LIVE so there is some direct interaction. Join us for an hour or two this evening -- it will be fun. And hopefully informative. … [Read more...]
How Scientology Covers Up Crimes
A new YouTube video is up -- Leah & I expose the lie that scientology says there is no policy preventing a scientologist from reporting crimes to law enforcement. We show the documents and discuss how scientologists are taught to behave when a scientologist commits a crime that could have blowback on the organization. It's all in black and whn I mentioned in the video that I would include the full policies that we read excerpts from. Here they are: List of High Crimes from Intro to Scientology Ethics Joburg Confessional HCO Manual of Justice … [Read more...]
Scientology Attacks The Aftermath Foundation
No surprise, scientology does not like The Aftermath Foundation. Also no surprise, their OSA minions are actively trying to shut us down. This is just more Fair Game -- attacking "enemies" as they are required to do. Some background: We learned last year that the Charleston Principles govern non-profit and charitable organizations in relation to state registration requirements, factoring in online fundraising elements that did not previously exist. Under these principles, a non-profit organization is required to register with a given state if they 1. Receive in excess of $25,000 in … [Read more...]
The Aftermath Foundation New Website
Check out the new Aftermath Foundation Website. We also have two new board members: Amy Scobee and Mat Pesch! … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike on CNN
Leah and I were interviewed by Jake Tapper Friday evening. You can watch the segment here. Unfortunately, breaking news cut us a little short, but Jake gave us an opportunity to cover plenty of ground. We really appreciate him reaching out to us and the fact that he had gotten himself familiar with the facts in the case. As he says, this is an under reported topic -- we hope he will do more. And that other national media will follow his lead. … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike: The Masterson Sentencing
Last night Leah and I did a livestream YouTube video about the Masterson sentencing hearing Leah had attended earlier in the day. Here are the documents we mentioned: Jane Doe 1 Mother's Letter to Miscavige You can also find this, and a glossary of terms at Leah's Substack: DOJ Sentencing Memorandum For those who don't want to read the entire 70 page document, here is a redacted summary of key points: Excerpts DOJ Sentencing Memo … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike Are Back!
A new video on YouTube this morning. Leah and I catch up on things, expose scientology efforts to protect a sexual predator and talk about future plans... The documents in the video are below in the sequence we covered them: 4 April 2006 5 April 2006 6 April 2003 8 April 2006 James Barbour is back fundraising for scientology (2014): Hobnobbing with other scientology celebs in 2019: The Broadway article: Barbour article … [Read more...]
Andy Porter on Leaving Scientology Staff
My old friend, Andy Porter -- maestro photographer and contributor to this blog over the years, -- popped up with something new, inspired by a headline in the National Enquirer! I am sure you will find it interesting. Leaving Scientology Staff September 4, 2023 The problem with relaying any narrative about working on staff for the Church of Scientology is that ALL of it is so absurdly insanely crazy, you don’t know where to start. I was the Executive Director of the Church of Scientology of Washington State, in Seattle (AKA: The Seattle Org) in the early 1990’s… Here … [Read more...]