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Scientology’s Scheme to Use Rape Victims for “Positive Press”

March 24, 2023 By Mike Rinder 19 Comments

    More scientology sickness hiding in plain sight. This is one of Hubbard's most important edicts on dealing with the media. It lays out scientology's policy on how to "control the press." It is the first policy in the "hat pack" of every scientology PR person.   This is not "historical" or "we cancelled that" (like they claim about the Fair Game policy). They proudly stand behind this and even more proudly follow exactly what it says in their day to day actions. If you want to read the whole thing, you can do so here: Scientology Five Press Policies I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, L Ron Hubbard, Special Feature Tagged With: Danny Masterson, Haleigh Breest, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, paul haggis, Stefani Hutchison

The Black Bag Department

March 13, 2023 By Mike Rinder 3 Comments

  Reposting earlier posts during my vacation. I may do a YouTube piece about this, as it fits with the general theme of scientology Fair Game and disdain for the law... I just wasn't able to get one put together before I left. Marty has been doing a good job of exposing the unalterable policies of the church concerning dealing with perceived enemies. One aspect not much discussed is who are the "outside professionals" hired to do the dirty work. And while there is a lot that is done by Sea Org OSA staff, Class V (local DSAs like Mark Warburg and John Carmichael) and public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Harrassment Tagged With: Angie Blankenship, Bart Parr, Ben SHaw, bob keenan, Bob Quigley, Brian Raftery, bryan seymour, David Lubow, Ed Seidlick, Gen Ingram, Greg Sloat, James Hunt, Jesse Prince, Judge Waldrip, Ken Rice, Marty Rathbun, Monty Drake, Rick Moxon, Robert Almblad, Robert MacLean, Ron Williams, Russ Andrews, Talon, Ted Banas

Mike Rinder: “Lady Killer”

August 3, 2022 By Mike Rinder 10 Comments

This is the ninth (and final) "vacation" post, revisiting some of the more  important articles to have appeared on my blog over the years. This one seems especially appropriate given the attacks will surely ramp up seeking to discredit me as my book comes out. This subject has also been extensively addressed by both Stefani Hutchinson and Jeffrey Augustine at their blogs. The original post and comments is here. While the "church" of scientology has kindly nicknamed me "Lady Killer," the strange reason for this deserves some context. This post also serves to demonstrate the twisted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Mike Rinder Tagged With: BBC, Cathy Bernardini, jenny linson, john sweeney, parking lot, PCSO, Taryn Rinder

Dealing with Critics of Scientology – The L. Ron Hubbard Playbook

July 26, 2022 By Mike Rinder 10 Comments

This is the first "vacation" post, revisiting some of the more  important articles to have appeared on my blog over the years. The original post, along with the comments, can be found here.   If you read this blog, you are likely aware of Leah Remini's upcoming A&E show. I have had the pleasure of working with Leah on this show as a consultant and participant, a cause of great distress for the church. So I thought I might weigh in with some information I feel is pertinent to events now and into the future. As a reader here you are likely also aware of the "church" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Dealing with Critics of Scientology, fair game, L. Ron Hubbard, Playbook, Vacation

Signs of Success

November 27, 2021 By Mike Rinder 63 Comments

  To quote the famous philosopher, humanitarian, religious leader, nuclear physicist, author, horticulturist, sea captain, glider pilot, explorer, adventurer and musician, L. Ron Hubbard from his HCOB 1 May 1958 SIGNS OF SUCCESS: Whenever we’re really winning the squirrels start to scream. You can tell if somebody is a squirrel. They howl or make trouble only when we’re winning. Spectacular success can quadruple the number of complaints. Recently there has been an uptick in the number of complaints registered in the comments section of my blog. I must be doing something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Fair Game Tagged With: Aaron Smith-Levin, Clearwater City Council, Confront and Shatter blog, Mike Rinder, Stefani Hutchinson

The Big Lie: “They Incited Murder”

November 24, 2021 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

  Yesterday, Tony Ortega reported the news out of Australia concerning the perpetrator of the tragic murder at the Advanced Organization in Sydney.   Stefani Hutchinson weighed in with her always cogent and fact driven take on things like this, I recommend reading her blog on the subject.     While there is much to be said about what happened, the tragic circumstances, the scientology refusal to acknowledge real mental illness and other things, there is a singular point I want to make. Scientology seized on this tragedy to make baseless and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Special Feature Tagged With: A & E, Confront and Shatter, David Miscavige, Freedom Media Ethics, Karin Pouw, Paul Buccieri, Stefani Hutchinson, The Aftermath, Tony Ortega

Scientology Facebook Police

November 7, 2021 By Mike Rinder 79 Comments

    As you can see below, the Scientology Facebook Police are still out in force. I wonder if these people get up on the morning and put brown shirts and jodhpurs, pin on their official collar insignia and report for duty with the click of their heels? Remember yesterday's post about freedom of religion and free speech? Yeah, that's what they SAY in public. This is what they do in reality:   If you are not part of "standard" scientology where they can take your money,  you are to be treated as vermin and ostracized. "The ONLY groups, the only members we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Scientology Tagged With: Andrea Sommers, Facebook police, Frank Harvey, Gavin Marini, Stephanie Lenhart

Scientology is Intimidated by Tony Ortega

August 21, 2021 By Mike Rinder 139 Comments

It would seem the Office of Special Affairs has been weathering a shitstorm from the COB recently: "What are you useless cocksuckers doing about Tony Ortega, he gets a bigger audience than I do and I am paying millions for ads, click-farms and even a 24 hour a day TV network."  He also kicked their butts in the Masterson case subpoena and has been disseminating the activities in that courtroom far and wide and they are not going well for for Masterson or scientology. And there is no sign he is slowing down or going away any time soon... In response, OSA rolled out a new "campaign" -- a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Tagged With: Dylan Green, John Evans, L. Ron Hubbard, Michael Scandling, Nicky Baker, noisy investigation, STAND League, Tony Ortega

Scientology: Journalists are Fair Game

August 1, 2021 By Mike Rinder 47 Comments

I came across this on Twitter. Jeffrey Palmaccio (his twitter handle is @longisland1892), a Masters of Journalism student at Hofstra University, wrote this mini capstone in December 2020 about scientology (I had to look that up: Also called a capstone experience, culminating project, or senior exhibition, among many other terms, a capstone project is a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students, typically during their final year of high school or middle school, or at the end of an academic program. Similar in some ways to a college … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Tagged With: fair game, Hofstra, Jeffrey Palmaccio, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Scientology

Ryan Prescott’s Star Is Fading

June 17, 2021 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

Someone sent these FB posts from Ryan Prescott, along with some information about him that I was unaware of but explains a lot. Ryan is looking a little worse for wear... He's got a bit of the "I might be a serial killer" vibe to his video appearances these days. Apparently he is still shouting into empty rooms with his wild conspiracy theories...   Wow, 2 libraries! I doubt "acquired" means "purchased." Donated more likely. Here is what I heard: Apparently Ryan was on staff at the Portland Org. But they let him go without a fight when his father moved back to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Public Relations Tagged With: OSA, portland org, Ryan Prescott, STAND League

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