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John Oliver — Where’s Shelly?

March 31, 2021 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

John Oliver consistently focuses his unique brand of comedy/satire/social commentary on David Miscavige and scientology. Last week he threw another barb, which you can watch below at the 2 minute mark of his opening segment.   All of last season he included "Where's Shelly" (in Spanish) in the opening montage of the show, and included numerous references to all things scientology. In season 5, he did a piece in his final episode that wrapped up his year long secret "advertising campaign" for scientology that he demanded they pay him $650,000... and then ultimately $700,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: David Miscavige, Dianetics, John OIiver, Scientology, shelly miscavige, This Week Tonight, Xenu

Jenna Elfman — A Good Scientologist

March 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

  A recent article in US Weekly quotes Jenna Elfman about "the controversy" around scientology. She is a shining example of how a good scientologist acts and speaks. Foolishly. While scientologists proclaim they have "the tech" to protect them from suppressive influences and they learn to "confront and shatter" this sort of thing, in fact, they avoid "suppression" at any cost. And by "suppression" they mean anything that is negative or even questioning about scientology. When they are confronted by such things, they run from it. Close their eyes. Hold their hands of their ears … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: bankruptcy, Disconnection, Elisabeth Moss, Jenna Elfman, John Travolta, media, shelly miscavige, Suppressives, Tom Cruise, US Weekly

The Black Bag Department

March 13, 2020 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

See my announcement on Friday -- I am revisiting earlier posts during my vacation. Each day there will be a different one. 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 Scientologists (John Allender, Ed Bryan and Co) there is work that requires specific skills, including licenses to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Harrassment Tagged With: Angie Blankenship, Bart Parr, bob keenan, Bob Quigley, Brian Raftery, bryan seymour, Clearwater Florida, d-line, Dave Lubow, David Miscavige, Ed Bryan, Elliot Abelson, Falcon Industries, Flag Service Organization, Fran Andrews, Gene Ingram, Greg Sloat, Jerry Feffer, Jesse Prince, John Allener, John Carmichael, Judge Waldrip, Ken Cramer, Ken Rice, Mark Warburg, Marty Rathbun, monique yingling, Monty Drake, Penny Atwell-Jones, PI's, Rick Moxon, Robert MacLean, Russ Andrews, Russell Miller, shelly miscavige, TalonExecutive Services, Ted Banas, Tommy Davis

Shelly Miscavige Guarded By Armed PI’s first published Feb 7 2014

March 12, 2020 By Mike Rinder 6 Comments

See my announcement on Friday -- I am revisiting earlier posts during my vacation. Each day there will be a different one. Vanity Fair just published an article about Shelly Miscavige. It presents part of the story of the Miscavige's to a wider audience -- both David's violence and ruthlessness and Shelly's efforts to curtail him only to ultimately become another of his victims. Of course, it cannot cover everything and there are some details omitted or confused. But there is a fascinating piece of the story Vanity Fair did NOT tell. And it confirms a great deal of what WAS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: David Miscavige, Ned Zeman, Robert MacLean, shelly miscavige, Vanity Fair

Proof of Expansion (Where’s Shelly?) first published Nov 29, 2013

March 11, 2020 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

See my announcement on Friday -- I am revisiting earlier posts during my vacation. Each day there will be a different one.  This one is near and dear to my heart -- the day we flew the banner over the assembled sheeple waiting to be allowed in to the "Big Tent" set up in Clearwater for the IAS event.   Believe it or not, this is the best proof Miscavige has of His "expansion." Everyone knows the stable datum that "the squirrels go crazy when we are expanding" so they MUST be going totally crazy: q.e.d. we ARE expanding. This afternoon, the barricades went up and the armed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, David Miscavige Tagged With: Clearwater, David Miscavige, IAS, shelly miscavige

Scientologists “Shattering” Suppression

February 17, 2020 By Mike Rinder 54 Comments

  This is a recent Facebook post from one of the deluded scientologists who believe they are "changing the world."   She actually believes the magazines disappeared from the shelves permanently? And even if they did, that she makes any difference to the impact of this story? Here is what she was so upset about, last week's Us Weekly (they are dated for the day they "expire" so readers don't think they are getting "old" fake news) cover story.... Typical of tabloid mags, the story actually doesn't have anything to do with the headlines. It reports on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Danny Masterson, David Miscavige, Elisabeth Moss, June Middleton, Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Scientology, shelly miscavige, Tom Cruise, Tony Ortega, US Weekly, Val Haney

STAAD Resurrects “#WhereIsShelly”

December 15, 2019 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

We don't hear much from STAAD any more. Seems Fast Eddie has gone back to stuffing envelopes in the basement or whatever it is that he usually does. He has been silent on Twitter -- one post since 22 October and that could have been written by any of the STAAD flunkies and posted on his behalf. Even the STAAD League itself has been pretty dormant, every now and then sending out a retweet promoting Marty Rathbun like the last Japanese soldier on a Pacific Island firing into the air in an act of defiance to keep the fight going. This is one of their most recent retweets from a year or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: David Miscavige, Ed Parkin, Marty Rathbun, shelly miscavige, STAAD League, STAND League

Our 10th Anniversary

November 5, 2019 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

  The first blog post on mikerindersblog.org was on 5 November 2009. It's been 10 years but it sure doesn't seem that long! It's been a lot of fun along the way. I have met many wonderful people here (and quite a number subsequently IRL which has been especially gratifying).  Hopefully I have opened a window to discovering the truth about scientology for many. This blog would not have been possible without the support of many who have helped. While it is a labor of love (or perhaps passion) it IS labor and first my thanks to the many contributors who have provided content and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mike Rinder Tagged With: Aaron Smith-Levin, Black Propaganda, Brian Lambert, Chris Shelton, Christi Gordon, Church of Scientology, David Miscavige, Disconnection, fair game, fundraising, Gary Reisdorf, Ideal Orgs, International Association of Scientologists, Jeffrey Augustine, Karen de la Carriere, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Lois Reisdorf, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Mike Rinder's Blog, public relations, regraded being, Scientology, Scientology Idle Orgs, shelly miscavige, Terra Cognita, Tony Ortega, Tory Christman

David Miscavige: End Game

September 3, 2019 By Mike Rinder 175 Comments

Tony Ortega recently posted an article Has Scientology's leader David Miscavige gone underground in the face of a legal onslaught? It prompted a few thoughts. I have long said that I thought Miscavige's inevitable trajectory would be to follow in the footsteps of Hubbard. Despite all the ONE thing he must continue to do is use Hubbard as his front. He MUST continue to present himself as the anointed successor to Hubbard. Much as he might have "replaced" Hubbard and set himself up as "Source Jnr" with his various iterations of "Golden Age of Tech", there is no doubt that if he overtly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: David Miscavige, golden age of tech, L. Ron Hubbard, Mary Sue Hubbard, Scientology, shelly miscavige

“Freedom” Rag “Responds” to 60 Minutes

February 13, 2019 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

In its inimitable and oh so predictable style, Freedom has responded to the 60 Minutes Australia piece.   In a surprise to absolutely nobody, they lashed out at their dirty laundry being exposed once again not by responding to the facts, but attempting to smear the reporter, complete with the most unflattering photo they could find/doctor. Their entire "defense" is to rehash a story from 2016 concerning correspondent Tara Brown and her film crew. They were arrested in Lebanon on charges of "attempted kidnapping" for their coverage of a story of a woman trying to get her 2 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Media Interviews Tagged With: 60 Minutes Australia, cathy fraser, Channel 9, David Miscavige, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, public relations, Scientology, shelly miscavige, Tara Brown

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