Dr. Natalie Feinblatt appeared in the finale episode of The Aftermath. She recently published this article: 10 Tips for Leaving the Church of Scientology. (As a note, the byline is credited to Kristie Plantinga who appears to be in charge of Natalie's website marketing). No matter who wrote it, the piece contains helpful advice (and couple of factual errors about celebrities who have been involved). There are a number of parts to the article -- these are the subheads. Why people leave Scientology Signs you might be ready to quit Scientology Understanding the process of leaving the … [Read more...]
Clear Channel Outdoor Cowardice
Clear Channel Outdoor have proven to be tremendously cowardly. When scientology first began putting pressure on them, they contacted Phil Jones and said that they recommended the Aftermath Foundation billboard be moved to another location. The Foundation sent a letter to CCO asking them for the reasoning and explaining why a different location would not work unless it was visible from one of the scientology buildings. The letter also noted that there was absolutely nothing controversial about the message on the billboard. They didn't respond. 36 hours later the billboard was torn … [Read more...]
Scientology Bullies Billboard Company
Scientology managed to bully the billboard company into removing the Aftermath Foundation billboard. They folded like a cheap tent in 72 hours. Pathetic. But, rest assured, knowing what a huge button this is for scientology, the Foundation is already working on alternate plans that are going to not only reach our target audience, but piss them off even more. This is the statement on the Aftermath Foundation website reprinted in full as it gives all the details. I encourage you to support this effort by donating what you can to th Mar 14 In … [Read more...]
Scientology’s Attempted Cover-up: Aftermath Foundation Billboard Creates Panic
The new Aftermath Foundation billboard became an instant hit. Scientology is so desperate to prevent any of their sheeple from seeing the phone number on the billboard that they rented a cherry picker and then a scissor lift to try to hide it. The latest photos above come courtesy of Jeffrey Augustine at his excellent Scientology Money Project blog. Of course this sort of obvious attempted cover-up draws more attention to the forbidden billboard, but it also raises questions about just how insecure scientology is that they panic about their flock seeing a billboard offering a phone … [Read more...]
The Aftermath Billboard on Fountain Ave
There is a new billboard in Hollywood, and it is right next to Big Blue. It sits literally on top of what used to be known as the Apollo Training Academy (ATA) which was home to the Cadet Org back in the day, also the PAC RPF for a while and is now used to print promo. It is directly across Fountain Ave from Bridge Publications and a stone's throw from the AO. The billboard was unveiled this morning at 8:15am. Here is a shot of Phil Jones with the billboard in the background... Phil was instrumental in getting this billboard up. You may recall, in April 2016 he … [Read more...]
A Social Media Expert Analysis of SPTV
Jefferson Hawkins sent this article to me, written by Monia Ali on her substack exiledfan: Activist fandom and the defanging of the anti-Scientology movement Unfortunately, it contains fancy terms -- it would be more understandable if she used simple language… but it's enlightening nevertheless. The conclusion is this (along with the second footnote from earlier in the article): What started as a fight against Scientology has transformed into a fight against the main character of the week, diffusing the motivated indignation against the big bad into negative attachments to the people who ha … [Read more...]
It’s Never a Bad Day for a Good Smear
I want to address an important matter circulating in the former scientologist community for the last few weeks concerning a criminal investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against the father of Mirriam Francis. I will lay out the timeline and associated evidence in this blog post. First, I want to be clear: I don't want anyone attacking Mirriam or anyone else on my behalf. What Mirriam has been through in her life, mainly due to scientology, is something no person should ever have to face. For those seeking the actual facts, this blog post contains … [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...]