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Episode 71: Listener Questions #10

January 3, 2022 By Mike Rinder 24 Comments

We start 2022 with one of our favorites -- a Listener Question episode. As always, we cover a wide scope of topics, from Fair Game campaign tactics to preserving Hubbard's "legacy" on stainless steel plates in titanium capsules in nuclear-bomb-proof vaults and the embarrassing "We Stand Tall" song... It's a lot of fun and hopefully includes new information for our listeners. Here are some of the things we mentioned: The activities of Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) to preserve the tech. Scientology is so proud of this, and treat it with such earnestness they have a fully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Church fo Spiritual Technology, cst, fair game, Fair Game Podcast, Gabe Cazares, Judges on scientology, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Neurotology SNL parody, NOTs, physical healing, preservation of the tech, We Stand Tall

Episode 64 : Tory “Magoo” Christman

November 1, 2021 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

One of the long term scientology whistleblowers joins us this week, Tory "Magoo" Christman. Her story covers the gamut -- OSA dirty tricks, disconnection, the Lisa McPherson Trust, being Fair Gamed and a whole lot more. It is one of those episodes that might have continued for many hours. She is such a bright, smart and kind person, especially in light of all she has been through. Such a wonderful lady, we thoroughly enjoyed talking with her. Tory is all over social media. Follow her and connect: Tory on Facebook Tory on Twitter Tory on Instagram Tory's YouTube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: 6 month check, Andreas Heldal-Lund, Fair Game Podcast, Gabe Cazares, HCO Bring Order, Leah Remini, Mary Tabayoyan, Mike Rinder, Narconon, Paul Christman, Penny Atwell-Jones, The Aftermath, Tory Christman

Aaron Smith Levin for Clearwater City Council

September 15, 2021 By Mike Rinder 50 Comments

The latest Tracey McManus article  on scientology ran yesterday, announcing that Aaron Smith-Levin is running to join Mark Bunker on the Clearwater City Council. Unfortunately, the editor chose a photo that featured me more prominently than Aaron and some thought I was running (I do not live in Clearwater so am not eligible to serve on the City Council). This is a significant event in Clearwater. Mark Bunker was elected to the City Council earlier. There is a new regime in Clearwater -- a new City Manager (Jon Jennings) and City Attorney (David Margolis) are coming to town, hopefully they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Aaron Smith-Levin, CLearwater City Attorney, Clearwater City Council, Clearwater City Manager, David Margolis, Eliseo Santana, Frank Hibbard, Gabe Cazares, Jon Jennings, Lisa Mansell, Mark Bunker, Pam Bondi, Paris morfopolous, tampa bay times, Tracey McManus

Framing Whistleblowers — The Scientology Playbook

January 7, 2018 By Mike Rinder 132 Comments

The media reports that Paul Haggis is now being accused of sexual assault. He responds that scientology may be behind these claims. There is good reason to believe this is no crazy conspiracy theory. Here is why. L. Ron Hubbard, founder of scientology, took a very dim view of anyone critical of scientology. Whether politician, reporter, disillusioned former follower or his own family members, Hubbard designated them as "enemies" -- not just of scientology, but of mankind. And he laid out in detail how those enemies were to be destroyed. Hubbard decreed that anyone speaking negatively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Special Feature Tagged With: David Miscavige, dirty tricks, fair game, Gabe Cazares, Guardian's Office, L. Ron Hubbard, Office of Special Affairs, Paulette Cooper, Scientology Spying

Gabe Cazares and Hubbard Policy

December 12, 2017 By Mike Rinder 98 Comments

Tony Ortega has a must-read article on his blog this morning. Researcher R. M. Seibert obtained Freedom of Information Act documents from the FBI about the "ops" (the scientology term -- short for operations -- to describe campaigns against enemies) against former Clearwater Mayor Gabe Cazares. The stories about what was done to Cazares are horrifying. But it's also worth noting the underlying POLICY of scientology that resulted in these actions against enemies of scientology. It is often claimed (and I did it myself for many years) that the Guardian's Office were "rogue operatives" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundamentalism, Harrassment, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Covert Ops, Gabe Cazares, Guardian's Office, Intelligence, L. Ron Hubbard

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