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Quarantine Award at Flag

February 6, 2022 By Mike Rinder 54 Comments

  Things must be desperate at Flag. They are GIVING AWAY "free" accommodations for your quarantine stay if you come to Flag now and complete a service before March 13. You still have to pay for your food. They're not going to give away something that costs them anything. Putting people in empty rooms only incurs the cost of the lights and some hot water for showers. The rooms would be there sitting empty otherwise. The slave labor Sea Org maids are there -- if they don't have any rooms to clean they have them writing letters. What is most remarkable about this is they still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: COVID-19, Flag, quarantine

New Scientology Trick: Uber Pitches

June 30, 2021 By Mike Rinder 44 Comments

Here's a new one from a tipster in the Clearwater area: My friend got into an Uber and the driver handed her a scino booklet. See below.  My friend immediately got into it with the driver asking why is she promoting a cult during her Uber experience.  This is all pretty odd. Flag is NOT a place that wants new public. So, why promote it? As they aren’t trying to recruit, what is the QR code about on the front of this little booklet? Perhaps this is a "goodwill" item trying to get people to come visit the "Community Center" where they can be regaled with videos of the humanitarian works of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Flag Service Org Tagged With: Clearwater, Flag, Uber

The Year of Target Attainment

April 10, 2021 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

This event today is another "milestone" -- celebrating the idea that they will attain their target of 10,000 started on Solo NOTs (not completed...) They have been postulating this for a very long time now. In fact, just this week I came across this issue, from April 2002 -- 19 years ago now:   This is so long ago, that they are talking about 10,000 people ON Solo NOTs at one time, all going in session 6 times a day (they revised that target ten or more years ago to being "on or through" as they knew they would never get at the same time even if people were on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: 10, 10000 on Solo NOTs, Clive Rabey

“Welcome Home”

November 8, 2020 By Mike Rinder 144 Comments

  How sad is this. "AJ" from  Minneapolis just arrived at Flag to join the Sea Org. He just graduated high school. No doubt the child of some long term scientologist or staff member. This is the age I joined the Sea Org -- wide-eyed and enthusiastic to save the world. It won't be long before the promises he heard when they were recruiting him are forgotten and he becomes another drone in the money machine that is Flag. He will soon find out that he now belongs to the organization and his free will is meaningless. It used to be a thing to say "A mind is a terrible thing to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org, Sea Org Tagged With: Clearwater, Flag, FSO, Sea Org

Big News from Flag!!!!

May 2, 2020 By Mike Rinder 63 Comments

Some hot off the presses "good news" from Flag in the form of an EMail from our old friend Clive Rabey. Apparently LA is "leading the way for the scientology world" with 2 OT VI Comps (meaning two new people auditing Solo NOTs) and one OT VII (Completion of Solo NOTs). Woohoo, that is mind-blowingly awesome. It is the best in the whole world. And not only that. They have 20 people "ready to arrive" once the "travel restrictions"(?) are lifted (I was unaware you could not travel between LA and Tampa?) And this is "totally showing the way how to turn this current crazy social motion out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: Clive Rabey, COVID-19, David Miscavige, Flag, L. Ron Hubbard

10,000 On Solo NOTs Rah Rah

April 19, 2020 By Mike Rinder 47 Comments

I did a posting in February 2014 entitled 10,000 on Solo NOTs Update. At that time, they announced they have 6,433 who were "on or through" Solo NOTs. That is more than 6 years ago. And they were "targeting" to to be at 7000 by the end of 2014... Not even close. In those 6+ years, they have advanced 1317 or a bit over 200 per year. Of course, that is if you take their figures at face value. Which is always a risky proposition when it comes to scientology statistics. They are stat manipulators and fakers par excellence. You know they have not removed the dead or declared from this list. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: 10000 on Solo NOTs, Flag Service Organization, Scientology, Solo NOTs

Flag Under “Stay at Home” Order

March 28, 2020 By Mike Rinder 88 Comments

On Thursday 26 March, a "Stay at Home" order went into effect in Pinellas County. I have included the complete order at the end of this post. The order does NOT have an exemption for "religious organizations." Among other things it says that people should stay AT HOME (including in the definition of "At Home" a dormitory, apartment, hotel or motel), remain at a distance of 6 feet from others and not congregate in groups of more than 10 people. It also specifically states: "All public and private gatherings of any number of people not meeting CDC guidance outside a family unit, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Flag Service Org Tagged With: Clearwater, COVID-19, David Miscavige, Flag, Flag Service Organization, Pinellas County

Flag is Emptier than Ever

February 26, 2020 By Mike Rinder 73 Comments

More evidence, as if it were needed, that scientology is failing. Flag is empty. If there was massive international expansion, the number of people moving up the bridge would be increasing. Flag is the pinnacle of the empire and its state is a clear reflection on all of scientology. This is the Oak Cove hotel at 7:30 pm the other night. As you can see, the place is virtually deserted.   This is the nearby retirement home that is the companion building to this one (they used to be part of the same community, but scientology bought the block closest to the Ft … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: Clearwater Florida, Flag Service Organization, Scientology

An Ideal Scientology Family

January 19, 2020 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

  A recent Facebook posting, coupled with the blog post about my daughter yesterday, prompted me to write this today. Mirit Hendrickson is a full-on scientologist known for her "VM videos" -- donning a yellow t-shirt and heading out to look for photo-ops during hurricanes that she then posts all over social media to prove the "effectiveness of the tech." Her life is immersed in all things scientology. So it is hardly a surprise that her children are being raised as part of an "ideal" scientology family (which includes joining the Sea Org as soon as possible). As you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org, Sea Org Tagged With: Children, children in Sea Org, education, Mirit Hendrickson, scientology families, Sea Org

“Auditing on The Level”

January 14, 2020 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

Another illustration of the crazy that is the scientology bubble. And it gets worse the higher one progresses on "the Bridge." I am not questioning that there is a problem with over-prescription of medication or too much diagnosis of depression or anxiety. I am questioning the bizarre conclusion: "I am auditing on the level, which ultimately will handle the disgusting goals and purposes of that criminal profession." How these deluded OT VII's can possibly believe that getting rid of their body thetans is going to handle psychiatry is something I would love one of them to explain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org, Scientology Tagged With: 10000 on Solo NOTs, Flag Service Organization, Scientology, Solo NOTs

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