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Thursday Funnies

June 16, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

So many people coming!!! Yeah, right. And it's going to be monumental. And milestone.     It's the food stupid All about the food. The seminar is secondary.   This is the event that so many people are coming to... Really?   Another "virtual" briefing... Doesn't seem very OT -- cause over Matter, Energy, Space and Time?   The Freewinds is LIVE! And they are doing Div 6 seminars (really just excuses to try to get some bodies to reg). It's a little odd they keep promoting themselves as being "off the crossroads of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Arte Maren, Bellaire Mission, Chase Wilson, Chicago org, Flag, Freewinds, Ft Harrison, Hourglass, Sandra Poveda, valley org, Vancouver org

Thursday Funnies

June 9, 2022 By Mike Rinder 13 Comments

  Be kind, be decent... Yeah, the guiding principles of scientology. Not   AOSH Africa taking over the world One country that is actually their zone, everywhere else they are poaching other AO's territory! And who the hell is this guy -- he is from Albania? Why is he promoting AOSH Africa and not AOSHEU?   Oh boy... Columbus is almost the BEST org in all of EUS? And the real scoop on this Sea Org manned org is that it is a complete morgue -- listen to the podcast Chris Shelton did recently with the SO member who The Aftermath Foundation helped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: 10, 10000 on Solo NOTs, Andrea D'Agostini, AOSH Africa, AOSHEU, Barcelona org, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Columbus Org, Dan O'Connor, Dan York, Father's Day, Freewinds, Jacob Jolly, Lydia Hopwood, Marc De Turck, Michael Chan, Vancouver org, volunteer ministers, way to happiness

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May 19, 2022 By Mike Rinder 38 Comments

    What Deal!! 2 weeks in a motel, then a week on the Freewinds. And you get a webinar" that you could do from the comfort of your own home. And two people who are going to instruct you on how to get into Power as an artist and be on the comm lines of the world. Two people nobody has ever heard of.   How to do everything at once seminar Wonder if this guy has ever read Problems of Work? Does he know what he is promoting is flat out off-Source?     What? How does graduation equate to "Stronger together"?   More … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Bayou Bennett Lir, Bob Daley, Bogota, Buckeye draft, Chicago, Clive Rabey, Daniel Lir, Flag graduation, Freewinds, Jim Meskimen, Kiddie Corner, Ludmilla Peacock, Michael Chan, Mikel Lindsaar, Nancy Daley, Richard Stewart, Sunland Mission, Susan Stewart, sydney org, Tamra Meskimen, Tom Cruise, Tom Cummins, Tony Peacock, Victoria Cummins

Blowing Smoke at Captain Miscavige

April 27, 2022 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

Below is a posting from a scientologist on Facebook. It's a rather bizarre photo of Captain Miscavige on the bridge of the Freewinds, dressed in a business suit (where is his fancy Captain uniform?), overseeing his domain. Probably intended to communicate his "forward looking vision for the future" or something. At least in his mind. In reality, he looks utterly out of place and fake. The FB poster puts underneath his photo, a quote from Hubbard. As if these two things go together. Dear Leader Captain Dave is the embodiment of the solution to "Man's lack of skill in politics, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: Captain Miscavige, cult leader, David Miscavige, Freewinds, Source

Thursday Funnies

March 10, 2022 By Mike Rinder 51 Comments

Hall of Fame? An an "extraordinary" briefing on GAK Extension courses. Nothing about actual graduates.   Woohoo! Our files are current.  Or they were last week. They're probably backlogged again already. The most sophisticated administrative system in the universe....   Get Virtually Briefed... By a registrar! Haha   LRH Birthday Celebrated at graduation? Oh dear. What a downgrade.   A Must See Event! Your money will magically disappear....   All Ideal USA Can you imagine how incredible it will be?\ The USA will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies, General Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Applied Scholastics, Bayou Bennett, CC Int, Chicago org, Daniel Lir, Freewinds, graduation, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard, LA org, Lizette Rocha, LRH birthday, Open Mic Night, Stan Gerson, valley org, Vancouver

Episode 72: Stefani Hutchison Exposing the Lies

January 10, 2022 By Mike Rinder 62 Comments

We bring back one of our favorites this week, the wonderful Stefani Hutchison. Stefani was never a scientologist, but has taken up the cudgel of exposing the lies of scientology on her excellent blog: Confront and Shatter   In this episode, we cover some of the sleuth work Stefani has done, investigating the claims made by scientology and their front groups. You can find the stories on her blog, and I am also listing them here. It is pretty conclusive evidence that when scientology claims they are "working with the Red Cross" or had a "partnership with..." or "they handed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: 9/11, Bellavista, Cadeaux Bakery, Caribou Coffee, Clearwater, Colombia, Confront and Shatter blog, COVID-19, Cucuta, Fair Game Podcast, Father Perez, Father Timoteo, FDNY, Freewinds, FSU, Gavina and Sons, International Maritime Organization, Kansas City, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Lebanese Red Cross, Mike Rinder, New York Firefighters, Scotland Yard, Seattle, Speedway, St. Louis, Stay Well Booklets, Stefani Hutchison, Tampa Police, Twin Cities, volunteer ministers

Thursday Funnies

December 30, 2021 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

  Tourist Promo Interesting how all promo for Dublin org features the "beauty of Ireland" as the first selling point. I thought this org was put there to "Clear Ireland," the Irish don't need to go to a scientology org to experience the beauty of Ireland. They live there.   Correct Title: Scientology Winter Festival The "community" (wogs) are just there for show. They are not much use to the regges.   Kiddie Corner     Merry R6 Implant Day You would think they could at least not be totally insulting and say "Happy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Canada, CC Int, CCHR, Chicago, Christmas, Dave Pettit, Dublin Org, Freewinds, IAS, Merry Christmas, New Years, Perth org, valley org, Writers of the Future

Thursday Funnies

December 23, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

      Graduation Cocktail Hour? They've taken it a step beyond food in Australia...   You can do the Purif here! Only at Flag, Freewinds, possibly the SO Orgs and Narconon. No Class V orgs or Missions. Because we said so.   Good News! "In celebration of the New Year, the Christmas season production bonuses and prizes are hereby extended for three weeks: December 23 and December 30, 2021 and December 6, 2022. International Director of Finance" I guess they didn't make enough cash to pay any bonuses, so "Christmas bonuses" are going to become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHAf, AOSHANZO, Arrowhead, ASI, Buzz Newman, CCHR, Chicago org, Columbus, Columbus Org, David Miscavige, Eva Gaspar, Flag, Freewinds, Mexico orgs, Michael Lewis, Mission Earth, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, sydney org, Twin Cities org, Willy Gaspar

Thursday Funnies

December 9, 2021 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

  The Spirit of Giving... To us.   They found one A single person to say how great Battlefield Earth is. That's worth promoting.   For good? Seriously? Do you know how many NN grads relapse? About the same as every other program....   Kiddie Corner She is 9 and learning how to identify SPs in her life     Come to dinner Get a pitch from the "Captain" -- sort of like one of those time share or cemetery plot offers. But I bet the food isn't as good.   All about helping people ...relieve themselves of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Celebrity Centre, Christmas, Columbus Org, Dublin Org, Freewinds, Galaxy Press, Hannukah, IHELP, Leslie Browning, Malmo Org, Michael Lewis, Nacronon, PAC Graduation, Patrick Valtin, South Coast Mission, Sunland, Vancouver, Vancouver org, way to happiness

Thursday Funnies

November 18, 2021 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

  All Religions.... Unless your religion happens to be "ex-scientologist"     Suckering the LAPD once again.... Some shameless safepointing with cash.   A whole new universe? They haven't even created a whole new org yet.   Photo Op This is the best they could do. 22 people? But they're creating a whole new universe....   Because you know something is wrong Their little tag line at the bottom is interesting. Surely they know something is wrong inside the bubble? These guys could do with a new graphic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, Chicago org, David Campbell, Dublin Org, Freewinds, human rights, LAPD, Laurel Pritchard, Michael Lewis, Pam Callahan Van Der Linde, Pam Hubbard, Pauline Frechette, Scientology Moshi, Vancouver org

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