The IAS is truly the biggest scam in scientology. And that is saying something. Just look what they say here: "At new orders of magnitude, we are tackling ANY planetary ruin ANYWHERE, from the edge of the world to your neighborhood." This is such astonishing bullshit it even surprises me. They also claim that the they are the ONLY solution to war, criminality and immorality. And "WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD"... And they are serious! And how odd is it that the person doing this pitch is Ruddy Rodriguez, IAS Freedom Medal Winner from VENEZUELA! Hey Ruddy, how … [Read more...]
What Those IAS Billions Buy
Back in October Tony Ortega's article about Nancy Cartwright highlighted how much money people give to the IAS. More recently Tracey McManus got Bob Duggan on the phone and he informed her that the Forbes information stating he had given $360 million to scientology was in fact considerably on the low side, that is was "much more" (half a billion maybe?) Scientology constantly claims that this money is used for all their social betterment programs around the world -- it is their standard plea for more money "we need to do more good." But how much good does this money actually do? Simply … [Read more...]
More on VM’s to Bahamas
This is an update on the VM's activities in the Bahamas since I posted this: Scientology Volunteer Ministers scam exposed once again First up, the urgent call to get a photographer to accompany the "1,000 VM's we are activating for immediate deployment” to the Bahamas (yes, that IS what they said was happening). What could be more important to get to the disaster site than a photographer? Seriously? They put this on social media and don't even care. Now, here is the latest update sent out by the VM's on Tuesday night. I guess they didn't find a … [Read more...]
Scientology Volunteer Ministers scam exposed once again
Tony Ortega published an article by Rod Keller Saturday about the Volunteer Ministers response to Hurricane Dorian: Hurricane Dorian's destruction provides scientology another chance at make-believe. It includes a photo op of 7 "VM's" pushing around a half full shopping cart at Walmart... This is the "largest private relief force on earth" and they dress up in yellow jackets, grab a few kids and shop for supplies at Walmart. And now, I am sent this: They have the deluded chutzpah to announce "we are activating 1,000 Volunteers for immediate deployment..." Not in a million … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Thursday Funnies on Saturday. A bit delayed due to the Mark Bunker announcement on Thursday. Anniversary of what? Their "anniversary" of making the OT levels available in Australia is celebrated by flying in two full time fundraisers to talk about money. "All meals and refreshments provided" (for $50 per day). Desperate much? Success? I was a little worried if I got all I was supposed to? And this is the best they've got? Another "success"? Well, the first was a "quickie" and this one is "overrun". But of course, by … [Read more...]
The IAS Keeps on Lying
The IAS are renowned for their BS, but this one is a doozie. They "approved a grant" but they didn't spend it because they don't have any photos of anyone on the scene. Just a generic shot from the media of a flooded location. So, to give them the benefit of the doubt, I checked out their Twitter feed. A bunch of shots of the same 7 people, literally one after the other. This is the "team" for the displaced 500,000 people: For the largest private relief force on earth, 10 likes on their Twitter feed is a bit slim. Obviously they have not allocated funds to clickfarms for the VM … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Distinguished Speakers... Who cannot be named. You can bet this turnout is going to be YUGE. It's Monumental And it's from 10 years ago! And you know what the "next strategy" is that is going to be revealed? We need more of your money. Should be even YUGER... Flag public are going to be being harassed to attend this mercilessly. Some will show up to help keep Ethics and Regges at bay. Still, if they have 200 people it would be a miracle. Your Ideal Scene Well, I can imagine a few them would be thinking "how about … [Read more...]
Volunteer Minister Vultures
Of course, with the tragic fires in northern and southern California, David Miscavige's self-proclaimed "largest independent relief force in the world" has sprung into immediate action... Fundraising. What else but a healthy dose of "disaster capitalism" to rake in some more dough as tens of thousands have been evacuated, countless have lost their homes and families have lost loved ones. I know the reg vultures like Jeff Pomerantz never give it a thought -- but do the people who give actual money to the IAS ever wonder how come the money they gave BEFORE isn't being used for … [Read more...]
Volunteer Minister’s Priorities
Sending shirts to hand out for photo ops. Something to help the victims might be good... But that’s never been what is most important... it is always the photo op. This is the official Volunteer Ministers Instagram account. They are PROUD of this. "Paid for by Volunteer Ministers International". You can bet this was an IAS "grant" -- it will be sold as "the support of the IAS made this possible" as they show a few people in yellow shirts standing around Hurricane Michael devastation. And it would be true -- the shot WAS thanks to an IAS grant -- for T-shirts and baseball … [Read more...]
That Largest Private Relief Force on Earth is Looking Mighty Small
The latest natural disaster in the US, Hurricane Michael, caused massive destruction in the Panhandle of Florida. In some ways this is a “perfect storm.” For here we have an ALL IDEAL Florida confronting a major catastrophe. There is also another ideal org nearby in Atlanta. And then there is Clearwater, the largest concentration of scientologists on earth. (And just for good measure, let's throw in the "ideal" Ocala Mission which is the closest of all to the disaster zone). Wow, it's literally an "ideal" scene. That largest private relief force on earth should find this an easy one to … [Read more...]