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The Aftermath Season 3 Premiere

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Please join us for the Aftermath Season 3 premiere.

A&E TV at 9pm EST Tuesday 27 November.

Also note that Tuesday is #GivingTuesday.

For a few hours starting at 8am Eastern Time, Facebook and Paypal will match donations to charitable organizations.

If you had any plans to donate to the Aftermath Foundation during this holiday season, you can double your donation by doing it Tuesday morning at 8am at the Aftermath Foundation Facebook page. Last year the matching funds ran out in the first hour or two.

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  2. That photo is badass and there is no way I would miss Season 3. Outstanding line-up…. Looking forward to tonight’s episode..

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    • Yes, I just came back and checked out this photo and “badass” sums it up, alright.

      Exciting times! Something’s gonna happen. i feel it in my bones. I do, really.. Something good….

      Channeling Tony in West Side Story:

      .”…Could be…Who knows?…There’s something due any day, I will know right away, soon as it shows…It may come cannonballin’ down from the sky, gleam in its eye, bright as a rose…Who knows?

      Can’t say it enough: Thank you, Leah and Mike.

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  3. Just saw the last 30 min. of the episode tonight.

    Much love to everyone who has stepped forward to express their experience while being in Scientology as well as the experience of leaving.

    For Myself, my Sister and my Family, we’ve all experienced “Scientology wins” but we also experienced too many incidents of intolerable Church member conduct, intolerable ethic handlings well as intolerable auditing.

    Wishing to express my gratitude to anyone who has stepped forward to expose the ” spirtiral duress ” that the Church inforces.

    1 year in with “enough wins to keep me reaching another 19;” 19 years in with spiritual duress, enturbulating ethics and auditing handlings; 10 years since leaving; Found Great Life Technologies; it’s been amazing!

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  4. 7:30 here on the best coast. I have a few errands to run, snacks to buy and some medicinal plants to partake in smoking by 9pm.
    I have been waiting for this night!

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  5. Fabulous and riveting episode! This season will be hard hitting. My prayer is that governmental authorities with the power, perseverance, guts and drive FINALLY take notice and start the process to put an end to this cult.

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  6. And now, the end is near
    And so you face the final curtain
    DM, I’ll say it clear
    I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
    You’ve lived a life of bull
    You’ve treated people in a bad way
    And more, much more than this
    You fucked up your way

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    • “You’ve lived a life of bull
      You’ve treated people in a bad way…”

      LOL as always Scribe but it just occurred to me that when we do this sort of thing we’re taking Mel Brooks’ advice about the real way to conquer evil – laugh at it. He said (I’m paraphrasing) that when you can really laugh at evil then YOU win and evil loses. This is a man who made people laugh at Hitler and the Holocaust.

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  7. I saw Leah’s tweet last night with the smear video that has already gone out on Valerie and I had to laugh. It reeks of schoolyard bully. I remember in school when we all would stand away from the schoolyard bully and watch as he strutted his stuff and wonder if he really believed that anyone respected him.

    Here’s a hint: No one did. We were all rooting for the blow that would take him out.

    Thanks Mike and Leah for being our collective blow to the schoolyard bully. Support of the Aftermath Foundation is an excellent way to help accelerate the felling blow.

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  8. My laugh for the day was when I opened your page with the picture of the two of you; and imagined a caption below it which stated: “I’m COB, David Miscavige, and I’m gonna bitch slap both of you .”

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  11. Mike and Leah

    You both look amazing

    We are so proud to be Es Pee to Sciendollatry !

    It is the right way to BE!

    So lurkers and OSA – go ahead and join the winnning team

    SP! ?

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  13. My father died when I was 15, so I didn’t get a chance to really know him well. However, two things I do remember and have kept in my mind, lo these 55 yrs. since he passed:

    “When you want power, go to the powerhouse.” When you need a decision, information, or something done; go directly to the one that can give it to you. Each of you are powerhouses as are your guests, to expose the abuses of the CoS.

    “Always follow the money.” When you want to know the how and the why of something, following the money to determine who ultimately benefits will usually get you the answer. The buck is eventually going to stop at David Miscavige, I have no doubt.

    Congratulations on Season 3, Mike and Leah!

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    • Matt…I have such tremendous respect for you and Amy. You have been to Hell and back…and continue to soldier on to help the others whose lives have been impacted by the COS. You deserve only the best.

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  16. Off topic but a sign of the desperation and decline of the so-called church (really a criminal organization) called Scientology:

    Scientology in santa ana invited 2 1st amendment auditors inside, with their cameras turned off. There they assaulted the auditors and broke one auditor’s camera gear.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oj1-F2cfzQ

    As is far too common, scientologists think they are above the law. Let’s hope criminal charges are filed against the scientologists.

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  17. Some of us will have to wait until is aired abroad…but we will watch all the episodes sooner or later.

    And I agree with the other comments, great picture both of you, look great!

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  19. Mike and Leah – You are looking good.

    Powerful! Suppressive! Defiant and Resolute!

    Kick some Scientology Ass! Expose the truth about this evil cult.

    Thank you.

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  21. The money grubbing Scientologists are begging on FB to get donations for the Church of Scientology.

    Since Scientology asked if we are CURIOUS….Mike and Leah….We are all CURIOUS about where the money goes for Scientology???

    It is time for transparency – Scientology!

    Mike and Leah – please expose the fact that Scientology does not show the parishioners where the money goes.

    They charge $275 – $1,000 per hour for counseling services delivered by volunteers who work for virtually nothing. Scientology collects thousands of dollars up front for future auditing and then have members sign lawyer-ed up contracts where they won’t get their money back – ever.

    I was told that each Org is sitting on millions of dollars of undelivered services. The money goes uplines to David Miscavige – where he pays private investigators and sleazy attorney’s like Blinky Yingaling – to sue and harass critics exposing the truth about the cult.

    Heh lurkers, OSA and David Miscavige – don’t you think the parishioners need to see that you spend their hard earned money and bankruptcy dollars on enurement for the leader, David Miscavige; John Lobb Shoes costing $5,000 per month, custom tailored suits, a personal chef cooking you 10 meals a day while the Sea Org slaves eat crap and live in dorms etc…

    You even gave your father $100,000 for a house after he left Scientology. While we are happy Ron Senior did not have to go homeless…WHERE did you get that money while other Sea Org slaves have nothing!

    David Miscavige – Show us the MONEY!

    Your days are numbered Dictator Miscavige – Orange will be your new black.

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  22. Both you and Leah are looking great, ready to kick ass and take names. We are so ready for season 3 and will be donating at 8am sharp.

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  27. Everyone on social media is talking about Aftermath. Looking so forward to tomorrow night and more of Season 3. Keep fighting the good fight Mike, Leah and everyone! It seems to be working.

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