Dear Leader(s)
Watch this short video here. Anyone who has ever attended a scientology event featuring David Miscavige will find these short videos eerily familiar. The blind, over-the-top adulation. The fear of being identified as someone who is not enthusiastic enough in their praise for the Dear Leader. In N. Korea this might result in being sent to a prison camp. In scientology it’s a minimum trip to the ethics department for an expensive attitude adjustment program — or as happened to me, assignment to clean the bilges on the Freewinds . That was because an announcement failed to elicit a standing ova … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard Day Proclamation Footbullet
As reported in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, a local mayor rescinded his proclamation marking March 13 as "L. Ron Hubbard Day." "After careful consideration and in alignment with my commitment to honor individuals who have positively impacted our community, I am announcing the rescinding of the proclamation of L. Ron Hubbard," Deltona Mayor Santiago Avila wrote in a post on X. "It was never my intention to recognize Mr. Hubbard, and moving forward, I will implement new Proclamation Guidelines to ensure that our proclamations reflect the values and priorities of the citizens of … [Read more...]
Scientology’s Vision for Clearwater; Why Mark Bunker Must Be Re-elected
The crazy never stops on so many levels. Peter Byrne thinks his photo proves that downtown Clearwater is NOT a "wasteland." The only people in this photo are 3 Sea Org members on the sidewalk and 4 cars on the road. Every one of those buildings on the left hand side of the street are completely empty. He also thinks that downtown Clearwater is benefited by scientology: "If not for scientology, downtown Clearwater would be a wasteland." The correct statement is that BECAUSE of scientology, downtown Clearwater IS a wasteland. I guess Peter Byrne has not been to downtown Dunedin or downtown … [Read more...]
An Amazing Weekend
Last weekend, Christie and the boys and I visited Washington DC courtesy of an incredible organization: Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation My oncologist referred us to them, and we were soon contacted by Kerry McGavin to help us make arrangements. Kerry is a perfect representative of the organization -- cheerful, caring and a logistical wizard. This is how JAJF describes its mission: t Treating families to WOW! Experiences, giving children who will lose their Mom or Dad to cancer a timeout to create indispensable memories as a family...while they can. The Jack & Jill Late … [Read more...]
Going to Have to Sell a LOT of Cupcakes
This is not going to make the grade. It's almost sad to think these poor deluded people in one of the absolute forgotten, backwater scientology organizations are holding a bake sale to try to get an ideal org (and it's not even IN Aarhus, but at AOSHEU because there are only a handful of scientologists in Aarhus itself). It's like some kids with lemonade stand raising money to buy a house in Beverly Hills. After 20 years of the ideal org program, they're just now getting going on Aarhus... Cause over life? … [Read more...]
Alex Barnes-Ross is On Fire — Scientology in the UK Feeling The Heat
Alex Barnes-Ross has become scientology's Public Enemy #1 in the UK. He is doing incredible work to expose scientology's abuses and is now to bringing the appropriate agencies into play to do something about it. This is the latest article on his Scientology Business website that I am reprinting below in full. If you are not subscribed to his website, please do so here. It contains updates and news of things that are occurring that have real significance. No fluff. No sensationalism. Real action. The Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs, the UK’s tax o … [Read more...]
An Ideal Org Success Proving Failure
This is an ideal org "success" that actually speaks volumes about its failure. Denver was declared an "ideal org" in 2012. It has remained small and failing since -- making money to pay their bills by selling parking spaces to people attending Rockies games. So much for the 10.4X expansion that was touted as happening in all ideal orgs once they opened. The ONLY "completion" they have to announce is one that happened in Los Angeles at a completely different org. And even then -- they are so lacking any sort of good news that they devote a whole poster to someone completing … [Read more...]
Clearwater Election: Why Mark Bunker?
A recent article in the Tampa Bay Times highlights why it is so important to re-elect Mark Bunker to the City Council and not either of his opponents. Neither of these candidates opposing Bunker have any understanding of scientology. Mike Mastruserio: Quoting from the Times article: Mastruserio said he considers revitalizing downtown the city’s most pressing issue. In a campaign flyer, he stated: “Scientology continues to hurt our city’s reputation, handicap our overall development, especially downtown.” He said Bunker has not done enough to address Scientology’s … [Read more...]
It’s Official: Chicago Org Ribbon Yanking 3 March
Finally, it’s going apparently going to happen. Another monument to MEST orientation (that was a terrible thing in scientology back in the “good” old days) is going to be anointed by Dear Leader Miscavige as proof of the massive, unprecedented, straight up and vertical international expansion of scientology. Such a sham. They will fly, bus, train and drive their way to Chicago from all over the US. They will scrape up a few hundred people and some shanghai’d* staff from other areas. The big man will jet in, be cheered and applauded for some inane words from the teleprompter. Everyone will … [Read more...]
Carrot on a Stick — Literally
This is what the mighty ideal org in Melbourne is reduced to. Holding a farmer's market to try to get anyone to show up at their building so the regges have some prey to circle. One of our commenters quoted Hubbard concerning yesterday's post and it’s entirely applicable here: SOLVE IT WITH SCIENTOLOGY [Excerpt from HCO Policy Letter of 24 February 1964 Urgent-Org Programming) If the Org slumps: Don’t engage in “fund raising” or “selling postcards” or borrowing money. Just make more income with Scientology. It’s a sign of very poor management to seek extraordinary solutions fo … [Read more...]
The Pitch: Give Us Your Money Because That’s What LRH Did…
This happy looking, uptone pitchman is Jon DeVries -- formerly an executive in CMO International is now an ideal org fundraiser in South Africa. He has come up with a novel raft of lies to try to gather $6 million for “the last two ideal orgs in S. Africa” (I guess they have abandoned the two orgs in Zimbabwe). Like every scientologist everywhere he has found an LRH quote that seems to justify handing over money. This is what Hubbard said that he quotes: "The giving of something is a very high goal. You have to be in good shape to give things. If you're in good shape you can. Wi … [Read more...]
Cosmic Clearing — Who Needs Planetary Clearing
Why bother clearing the planet when we can skip right to clearing the cosmos? Those suckers still doing the planetary clearing thing are so behind the times. What is so amazing with Scientologists is that they buy this fabulist foolishness despite the obvious right in front of their faces. Scientology has not cleared LA despite having 7 “ideal” orgs, ASHO, AOLA, Bridge, ASI, SMP and Senior Management. ANZO has ideal orgs in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Kaohsiung and Tokyo. They haven't managed to Clear even 0.01% of their local neighborhood in any of these cities. They probably don … [Read more...]
Scientology and Human Rights — Oil and Water
Mike Westen forwarded it to me and gave me permission to republish it. Scientology and Human Rights February 8, 2024 For decades, scientologists have attempted to position themselves as credible human rights activists. Not a week goes by without a new self-congratulatory press release on their efforts to “make human rights a fact.” Front groups such as United for Human Rights, Youth for Human Rights and Foundation for a Slavery Free World extol the value of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) without the slightest hint of irony. “They are just trying to help,” … [Read more...]
Ideal Org Ribbon Yanking Spectacles Resume
Now that David Miscavige is no longer playing hide and seek with Leah Remini's legal team, he has resumed his duties as chief ribbon yanker. Tony Ortega has an article today on his blog about Austin ribbon yanking shaping up for the 24th. We now have confirmation with an official promotional piece. He wondered about Chicago and the Facebook post above from last evening indicates this may in fact be happening today (or this could be a long bus ride they are on and it will be next weekend). Mr. Mickiewicz needs to pack long underwear as it's going to be very chilly in the Windy City … [Read more...]