Today in Scientology -- July 2nd **********************************************

[Scientology Today]

Today July 2nd in Scientology history
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FBI Quizzes Deputy Whose Remarks Touch on Judge in Scientology Case
July 2, 1980, Laura A. Kiernan, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1980/07/02/fbi-quizzes-deputy-whose-remarks-touch-on-judge-in-scientology-case/7fb8b0c8-84ec-4f0f-8698-931d0a962e9f/?utm_term=.d425678c9112

FBI agents yesterday questioned a deputy U.S. marshal who allegedly
made tape-recorded statements that are now being used by two members of
the Church of Scientology to get U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey
to disqualify himself from presiding over their criminal case.

The deputy, James Perry, who has been on leave without pay from his job
since November, had been sought by the U.S. marshal's service since
June 23 after the Scientologists filed court papers, contending that
Perry's alleged statements supported their contention that Judge Richey
is biased against them.

Perry was located at his Southeast Washington residence Monday afternoon.

Tags: Burglary, Charles Blandford, FBI, Frederick Cain, IRS, James Perry,
Jane Kember, Jim Jones, Jonestown, Judge Charles Richey, Kenneth Mundy, Los
Angeles, Mo Budlong, Private investigator, Quicky, Richard Bast, Thomas
Dourian, US Court of Appeals, Washington

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Appeals Court Rules Scientology Donations Are Tax Deductible
July 2, 1987, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/Appeals-Court-Rules-Scientology-Donations-Are-Tax-Deductible/id-8720c79673bd7f462741257b940972f1

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ A federal appeals court has ruled that donations made
by Church of Scientology members as part of their religious practices
can be claimed as a federal income tax deduction.

The 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruled set fees paid by Scientologists
during their church's individualized religious practices are deductible
charitable contributions.

The ruling is contrary to one reached recently by the 1st U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals in Boston, which decided the payments are not
deductible.

Tags: Appeal, Boston, Deductible, Donation, John Carmichael, New York,
Quicky, Scientology practice, St. Louis, Tax, Tax Court, US Eighth Circuit
Court of Appeals, US First Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court

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Police seek identity of man who drowned
July 2, 1988, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51337703.html?dids=51337703:51337703&FMT=FT

The body was discovered about 10 a.m. Thursday along the shore off
Victoria Drive near Main Street and may have been in the water about
eight hours, police said. Officials believe the man drowned, based on a
medical examiner's preliminary test results.

The man is described as white, 35 to 45 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall
and weighing 144 pounds. He had graying and receding dark brown hair.
He was wearing yellow, blue, white and black jams, with white socks and
Reebok shoes.

Tags: Clearwater, Death, Dunedin, Peter Frei, Police, Reebok

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Poll: Downtown plan has edge
July 2, 2000, Christina Headrick, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/News/070200/news_pf/NorthPinellas/Poll__Downtown_plan_h.shtml

At meetings over the past two months, people have complained
continually about two issues: Confidence in city government and the
presence of the spiritual headquarters of Scientology downtown.

The poll indicates people who dislike Scientology still are willing to
vote for the downtown plan.

But people who distrust city leaders are definitely voting against the
redevelopment proposal, the poll shows.

Tags: Anne Garris, Brian Aungst, Citizens for a Better Clearwater,
Clearwater, Ed Hart, Island Estates, Legal, Mike Rinder, OT, Palm Beach

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State to evaluate Narconon - Research group tapped to look at anti-drug
teachings
July 2, 2004, Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/02/BAG1I7FK6C1.DTL

State schools chief Jack O"Connell has asked a research group known for
its rigorous reviews of health curriculum to spend three months
evaluating the Narconon anti-drug program, whose classroom instruction
has been linked to the Church of Scientology.

Tags: Clark Carr, David Root, Megan Shields, Narconon

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Scientology's political presence on the rise
July 2, 2005, Kirsten Stewart, Salt Lake Tribune
https://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/ci_2836269

Cruise's hyping of his love life and religion on national television,
including a couch-hopping appearance on Oprah Winfrey's show and an
anti-psychiatry harangue on NBC's "Today Show," may only damage ticket
sales to his latest movie - his career will likely survive. And so will
Scientology. It is now 51 years old - young for a religion, but a
testament to the organization's resilience. That's especially true in
Utah where the Los Angeles-based church Scientology has a growing
political presence.

"Bring it on," says Utah Scientologist Sandra Lucas about any negative
publicity stirred by Cruise. Lucas is the Utah chapter president of the
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), the lobbying force behind a
proposed ban on electroshock therapy, various measures aimed at carving
out more rights for parents in the child welfare system and the
anti-Ritalin legislation, which Lucas says will resurface during the
next session.

Lucas says Cruise's public display represents growing awareness about
the "national crisis" of children and adults being prescribed
mind-altering drugs.

Tags: Bill Clinton, CCHR, DC, Gayle Ruzicka, Germany, Heber Jentzsch, IRS,
John Travolta, Lora Mengucci, Matt Throckmorton, Nancy Cartwright, Phyllis
Schlafly, Sandra Lucas, Stephen Kent, Tom Cruise, Utah

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Mind Games: Scientology vs. Psychiatry
July 2, 2006, Five Live Report, BBC Radio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/fivelive/aod.shtml?fivelive/flreport_scientologynew

Reporter Elodie Harper goes undercover to reveal the tactics used by
Scientology followers in the immediate aftermath of traumatic events.

https://soundcloud.
com/scicrit/r5-live-mind-games-scientology-vs-psychiatry

==See also==
*[[BBC report on Scientologies Volunteer Ministers anti-psychiatry
agenda (Part 1 of 4) - 2010-02-06]]

Tags: CCHR, Multimedia, UK, Volunteer Ministers

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FOIA backlog is decades old
July 2, 2007, UPI
https://www.upi.com/FOIA-backlog-is-decades-old/70921183408741/

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Some Freedom of Information Act requests
filed 20 years ago with U.S. agencies still have not been answered,
according to a new survey.

The National Security Archive at George Washington University in
Washington released the Knight Open Government Survey Monday.

What it found is that the 40-year old law has been only partly
effective in compelling the government to either produce certain data
and information or justify why it refuses to release it.

Tags: 1961, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2003, Berlin, Congress,
Freedom of Information Act, George Washington University, Ghana, Iran, Italy,
Luxembourg, Quicky, South Africa, US Department of Justice, US State
Department, Washington

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Hubbard's Scientology 'built on nonsense'
July 2, 2007, Jill Singer, Herald Sun
https://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22001905-5007146,00.html

Founded by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology is built on nonsense from whoa
to go.

Hubbard lied about his university qualifications. Thrice married, he
posed as an expert on marital success.

In 1964, an inquiry in Victoria found that Scientology presented a
grave threat to family and home life.

"As well as causing financial hardship, it engenders dissension,
suspicion and mistrust among members of the family," said the inquiry.
"Scientology has caused many family estrangements."

As for Hubbard, the inquiry said he built a crazy and dangerous edifice
based on a smattering of knowledge in various sciences.

Essentially, Scientology is big business masquerading as religion and
we all have reason to question it.

Tags: Australia, James Packer, Tom Cruise, UK Charity Commission

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Investigative Reporters Move Outside Newsrooms
July 2, 2009, David Folkenflik, NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106168383

Sappell loved reporting and editing, too. On one project, he and a
partner took five years to reveal secrets of the Scientology empire. It
paid off, but he says it took a toll.

"We had private detectives [follow us], we were sued four times along
the way, my dog was poisoned, I was falsely accused of criminal
assault," Sappell recalls. "There was a lot of stuff that went on
during that period." (It should be noted that although Sappell's dog
was poisoned on the same day he reported being threatened by a lawyer
for the Scientologists, he acknowledges there was no proof they were
involved.)

Tags: Doug Frantz, Fair Game, Joel Sappell

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Liberals disclaim warning on fakes
July 2, 2009, The Australian
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/liberals-disclaim-warning-on-fakes/story-e6frg6n6-1225745006724

Local ABC radio hosts Matthew Abraham and David Bevan said yesterday
they had been told of a phone call to Liberal leader Martin
Hamilton-Smith's media advisor, Kevin Naughton, the weekend before Mr
Hamilton-Smith used question time to bring up the documents, which were
soon proven to be forgeries.

But while Mr Hamilton-Smith confirmed there had been a phone call, he,
and later Mr Naughton, denied the caller had cautioned them about the
documents.

Tags: Alexander Downer, Dodgygate, Kevin Naughton, Martin Hamilton-Smith,
Mike Rann, South Australia, Vickie Chapman

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Scrutiny of former Church of Scientology official has Ingleside on the Bay on
edge
July 2, 2011, Mark Collette, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://archive.caller.com/news/scrutiny-of-former-church-of-scientology-official-has-ingleside-on-the-bay-on-edge-ep-359309127-316205861.html

Rathbun said the Squirrel Busters are targeting him and his wife,
Monique Rathbun, because of his defection from the Church of
Scientology in 2004. Rathbun said that since his defection, he has
talked to the FBI about mental and physical abuse happening at the
highest levels of the church. Rathbun, 54, was in the organization for
27 years. He joined when he was 21.

The surveillance began, he said, after he participated in a St.
Petersburg Times investigation of the church in 2009. The newspaper's
series of reports detailed, among other things, what church defectors
described as "bizarre behavior and physical beatings inflicted by
Scientology leader David Miscavige."

Tags: Bart Parr, Charlie Orr, David Miscavige, Fair Game, FBI, Freedom
magazine, Howard Gillespie, Ingleside, Israel Cardoza, Joanne Wheaton, John
Allender, John Bentley, John Sweeney, Linda Wieland, Mark Warlick, Marty
Rathbun, Monique Rathbun, Oscar Rivera, Ralph Gomez, Richard Hirst, San
Patricio County, Squirrel Busters, Texas

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Advice to Tom Cruise: Keep Miscavige Out Of Divorce Battle
July 2, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/advice-to-tom-cruise-keep-miscavige-out-of-divorce-battle/

Tony Ortega at the Village Voice ran an interview with me wherein I
advise Tom Cruise to keep David Miscavige's intentions out of his
dispute with Katie Holmes, or he will regret it: Advice to Cruise at
Village Voice.

Radaronline has reported on why this advice is wise, Holme's Family
Knows the Score.

For those linking in for background, the following are key posts
published here over the past three years on the unnatural level of
control Miscavige has asserted over Cruise and Katie Holmes.

Tags: Cult, David Miscavige, Divorce, Katie Holmes, Quicky, Tom Cruise, Tony
Ortega, Village Voice

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Katie Holmes ended marriage 'amid fears Tom Cruise planned to send Suri away
to hardcore Scientology organisation Sea Org'
July 2, 2012, Paul Scott, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2167426/Katie-Holmes-ended-marriage-amid-fears-Tom-Cruise-planned-send-Suri-away-hardcore-Scientology-organisation-Sea-Org.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Tom's devotion to the shadowy church of Scientology is set to come
under scrutiny as, according to New York legal sources, Cruise's
religious beliefs will be central in the divorce battle.

'There is no way her advisers will not be putting Scientology at the
very core of this divorce,' says Mike Paul, a prominent New York crisis
manager who counsels celebrities on how to handle high-profile court
cases.

The heart of the divorce is nothing less than the battle for the soul
of Cruise and Holmes' daughter Suri.

Tags: 1985, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Beverly Hills,
California, Catholic, Celebrity Centre, Clear, Clearwater, David Miscavige, E-
meter, Florida, Hemet, Hollywood, Hollywood Boulevard, Int Base, Jessica
Rodriguez, John Travolta, Katie Holmes, Kelly Preston, Los Angeles,
Manhattan, Mission Impossible, New Jersey, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oprah
Winfrey, Placido Domingo, Quicky, Rome, Sam Domingo, Sea Org, TMZ, Tom
Cruise, Vancouver, Vanity Fair

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Tom Cruise's Former Scientology Auditor: "He Should Let Katie Have Everything
She Wants"
July 2, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/07/tom_cruise_scientology_marty_rathbun.php

As we wait to see how nasty the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce
becomes, we asked Tom's former Scientology auditor and legal affairs
adviser, Marty Rathbun, to speak to us about the last time Cruise was
in this position.

In 2001, Cruise and Nicole Kidman ended their 10-year marriage, and it
was Rathbun's job to bring the actor back into the church.

What the public didn't know at the time was that Kidman had been
successful at keeping Tom almost entirely out of the church during
their marriage, which is part of the reason that Scientology spied on
his every move with the use of one of his employees. Once the couple
split, however, Rathbun was tasked with luring Tom back into the fold.
(He did such a good job, by 2004 Cruise was a rabid Scientologist.)

Tags: 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, Abuse, Anonymous,
Australia, Church of Scientology International, Daily News, David Love, David
Lubow, David Miscavige, Days of Thunder, Debbie Cook, Dublin, E-meter,
Facebook, France, Gary Soter, Germany, Gerry Armstrong, Guy Fawkes, Ireland,
Irish Times, Jamie DeWolf, Katie Holmes, Los Angeles, Mark Bunker, Marty
Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Nicole Kidman, Office of Special Affairs, Pete
Griffiths, Private investigator, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Robert
Almblad, Samantha Domingo, Tampa Bay Times, The Truth Rundown, TMZ, Tom
Cruise, Tory Christman, UK

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Claire Headley on Scientology's Feats of Clay - ALSO: Geir Isene on Wikipedia
July 2, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2013/07/02/claire-headley-on-scientologys-feats-of-clay/

Claire Headley is taking us on our journey to train as Scientologists.
She and her husband Marc were Sea Org workers who escaped from
Scientology's International Base in 2005. She spent years working with
Scientology's "tech," and was trusted to oversee the auditing of Tom
Cruise. Go here to see the first part in this series.

Claire, last time we learned about how much Scientology learning is
often repetitive. How about this week?

CLAIRE: More of the same, I'm afraid.

Tags: 1970, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2005, Andreas Heldal-Lund, Claire Headley, Dan
Koon, Dianetics, Geir Isene, Golden Age of Tech, Google, Hollywood, Int Base,
J. Swift, Karen de la Carriere, OT, Quicky, Sea Org, Spying, Student Hat, Tom
Cruise, Training Routines, Wikipedia, Word Clearing, Xenu

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I AM
July 2, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/i-am/

Marty recommended this movie to me which Christie and I just watched.

Get it from Netflix or Amazon or anywhere you can.

It is more than worth the effort. It is brilliant, thought provoking,
uplifting and inspiring. It is not a comedy in spite of the credits of
the director. It is a documentary about one man's search for the
meaning of life and it touches upon many subjects that are of interest
to those who frequent this blog.

Tags: Amazon, Quicky

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Scientology Turns Over Documents, Laura DeCrescenzo Begins Process to Review
Them
July 2, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2013/07/02/scientology-turns-over-documents-laura-decrescenzo-begins-process-to-review-them/

After failing with multiple appeals to the California and U.S. Supreme
Courts to prevent it, today the Church of Scientology complied with a
lower court order and turned over 18,000 pages of documents to former
church employee Laura DeCrescenzo.

She will now begin a process of reviewing the electronic files to see
if they're complete. The church, meanwhile, has asked the U.S. Supreme
Court for a writ of certiorari to review the court order, but that may
take many months and odds are against the court even considering it.

DeCrescenzo first filed suit against Scientology in 2009 after working
as a member of its "Sea Org" for twelve years. She's alleging that she
suffered a number of abuses during that time, including a forced
abortion when she was only 17. She has now been handed a huge trove of
documents from her confessional "pc files" which may help bolster her
case.

Tags: 2004, 2009, Abortion, Appeal, California, California Supreme Court,
David Miscavige, Judge Ronald Sohigian, Laura DeCrescenzo, Lawrence
Wollersheim, Los Angeles Superior Court, Mike Rinder, PC folders, Quicky,
Review, Scott Pilutik, Sea Org, US Supreme Court

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The "Church" of Scientology. Geir Isene and Wikipedia
July 2, 2013, SurvivingScientology, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ftV7SdtQm8

The "Church" of Scientology is obsessed with "Good PR" for itself.
Office of Special Affairs has a division called "Public Relations. It
has a bunch of Sea Org members that work 80 hour weeks working flat out
on improving the Church's public relations. Bad entries in Wikipedia
would be an important target.

Tags: Facebook, Geir Isene, Karen de la Carriere, Office of Special Affairs,
Sea Org, Twitter, Video, Wikipedia

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The Hype Is Going Into Hyperdrive!
July 2, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-hype-is-going-into-hyperdrive/

The PR machine has lifted off, straight up and vertical, in a historic
display of amazing adjectives and state-of-the-art hyperbole that is 5
times the level experienced since the Wake Up Call. Then again, and all
things previously mentioned pulled together into a cohesive whole, if
you thought that was impressive, it was just the launching pad for a
planetary assault of verbiage that dwarfs all else that has come before
and when I say you cannot imagine the glories of PR puffery that are
about to be unleashed I am not talking metaphorically.

From: Clive Rabey - D/CO Flag AO <fsc...@flag.org> Date: Sat, Jun
29 Subject: The Big Push - Your action needed To:

Dear Mary,

Tags: 1948, 1986, Barbara Dews, Basics, Cause Resurgence Rundown, Chairman of
the Board, Class V, Class VI, Class VIII, Class XII, Clear, Clearwater, Clive
Rabey, Coachman, David Miscavige, Ethics, Flag Building, Flag Order, Flag
Service Organization, Golden Age of Tech, Ideal Org, International
Management, L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles, OT, OT IX, OT VII, OT VIII,
Purification Rundown, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Ron's Journal,
Shermanspeak, Super Power, Telex, Whole Track

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Atack on Roux on Scientology
July 2, 2014, Jonny Jacobsen, Infinite Complacency
http://infinitecomplacency.blogspot.com/2014/07/atack-on-roux-on-scientology.html

Earlier this year Scientologist Eric Roux gave a talk on his movement
at a academic conference. How well do his claims stand up to scrutiny?
Jon Atack marks his copy.

Jon Atack Since today Eric Roux is presenting Scientology's perspective
on life to an audience of academics at SOCREL , organised by the
British Sociological Association, now seems a good time to take a
closer look at one of his previous talks.

Jon Atack, for those of you who don't know, is the author of the
definitive history of Hubbard-era Scientology, Let's Sell these People
a Piece of Blue Sky .

Tags: 1950, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
A Piece of Blue Sky, Abortion, Amsterdam, Appeal, Author Services Inc, Bomb
threat, Bonnie Woods, Casey Hill, CCHR, Christian, Christian Szurko, Chuck
Beatty, Church of Scientology International, David Gaiman, David Miscavige,
Denise Brennan, Dianetics, Dissemination, Eric Roux, Flag Land Base, France,
Golden Age of Tech, Guardian's Office, Heribert Pfaff, Hypnosis, Ideal Org,
Internal Revenue Service, International Association of Scientologists, IRS,
James Stewart, Jane Kember, Janet Reitman, Jefferson Hawkins, Jon Atack, L.
Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Wollersheim, Lisa McPherson, London, Los Angeles, Marty
Rathbun, Mary Johnston, Mary Sue Hubbard, Mental Health, Mission, Mo Budlong,
Narconon, Netherlands, Never Believe a Hypnotist, Pat Broeker, Paulette
Cooper, Paxil, Portland, Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Renovation,
Research & Discovery, Scientology executive, Sea Org, Spies, St. Petersburg
Times, Stephen Kent, Super Power Rundown, Tampa Bay Times, Tax exemption,
Tony Ortega, UK, UK Charity Commission, Underground Bunker, USA, Venus,
Village Voice, Watchdog Committee, Xenu

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Doug Ford doesn't know what racism is
July 2, 2014, William Wolfe-Wylie, Canada.com
https://o.canada.com/news/national/doug-ford-doesnt-know-what-racism-is

Doug Ford, Toronto city councillor and campaign manager for embattled
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, doesn't seem to know what racism is.

In fact, he seems to equate racism with almost everything except racism.

Following Rob Ford's evasive appearance on two news programs on
Wednesday afternoon, reporters followed up with the mayor's brother
about an earlier entanglement during a Canada Day parade in Toronto.

Tags: Canada, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Racism, Rob Ford, Toronto

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Doug Ford: "You can be racist against people that eat little red apples."
July 2, 2014, Steve Kupferman, Toronto Life
https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/doug-ford-can-racist-people-eat-little-red-apples/

Doug Ford: "You can be racist against people that eat little red apples.
"

"You can be racist against people who have a drinking problem. You can
be racist against people that eat little red apples."

-Doug Ford, explaining his assertion that East York teacher Joe
Killoran (also known as "the shirtless jogger") was being "racist"
toward Rob Ford (the self-professed "most racist guy around") during a
Canada Day confrontation between the two men. In a video of the
incident, Killoran, who has become a minor folk hero thanks to all the
publicity, can be heard yelling at the mayor, but he doesn't seem to
utter any racial slurs.
Doug Ford: "You can be racist against people that eat little red apples.
"

Tags: Canada, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Rob Ford

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Scientology litigation update: The Garcias respond, and the NAFC plays
hardball
July 2, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2014/07/02/scientology-litigation-update-the-garcias-respond-and-nafc-plays-hardball/

Squirrel Busters Ed Bryan and Joanne Wheaton on a boat in a 2011 video
we'd like to see again We're trying to stay on top of a lot of
different litigation involving the Church of Scientology that's
happening around the country. We're fortunate to have numerous tipsters
and legal experts who help keep us up on what's going on.

Let's start with the federal fraud lawsuit in Tampa filed by Luis and
Rocio Garcia. You'll remember that the Garcias survived a daunting
challenge to their lawsuit and its "diversity jurisdiction." They
dropped three defendants in order to get around an objection by
Scientology, but then the church accused the Garcias of cutting corners
in order to make that change.

Now, the Garcias have answered that accusation in a succinct filing -
but did so a day late, and have asked Judge James D. Whittemore to
excuse their tardiness. Yikes. We'll see what happens.

Tags: 1970, 2011, 2013, A Piece of Blue Sky, Battle Creek, Comal County,
David Miscavige, David S. Lee, Ed Bryan, Eric Roux, Europe, Fair Game, Gary
Richardson, Indiana, Jeffrey Ray, Joanne Wheaton, Jon Atack, Jonny Jacobsen,
Judge James Whittemore, Luis and Rocio Garcia, Marty Rathbun, Miami,
Michigan, Mike Rinder, Monique Rathbun, NAFC v. Scientology, Narconon,
National Association of Forensic Counselors, Oklahoma, OT 8, Paris, Per
Wickstrom, Police, Quicky, Reaching for the Tipping Point, Review, Richard
Teague, Saturday Night Live, SLAPP, Squirrel Busters, Tampa, Texas, Texas
Third Court of Appeals, Tulsa, Village Voice, YouTube

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Scientology-Sponsored Anti-Drug Program Responds
July 2, 2014, Jarrett Murphy, Letters, City Limits
http://www.citylimits.org/blog/blog/6016/scientology-sponsored-anti-drug-program-responds

Dear Editor,

The article that was written against the Foundation for a Drug Free
World is utterly biased, an attempt to undermine a positive non-profit
and an attempt to gain publicity by creating false controversy.

Tags: Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Meghan Fialkoff, New York

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Valley Of The Dulls
July 2, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/valley-of-the-dulls/

I guess Quinn Taufer's brilliant "Affluence Analysis" didn't really pan
out.

They went from a million dollars to $8,500. I would call that straight
down and vertical.

But never fear, because Kathy Heard reported that COB remarked "just
get Valley done." So, of course, this is the command they will all
follow. They remind me of the robot from Lost In Space but without his
ability to say "that does not compute."

Tags: Alicia Kreisberg, Annie Sokoloff, AOLA, Austin Nickels, Avi Lonstein,
Avner Golan, Ben Ghiora, Bob Welch, Bonita Wilson, Carol Loweree, Chairman of
the Board, Chuck Jacobs, Claire Taylor, Clear, CLO WUS, Colleen Bigler,
Commodore's Messenger Organization, Dali Bahat, David Nunez, David Wilson,
Dean Glosup, Division 1, Division 2, Division 4, Division 6, Freewinds, Hagit
Ron, Humanitarian, Ideal Org, Irad Ron, Jill Halverson, John Cumming, John
Massey, Karen Brown, Kathie Heard, Kathy Welch, Kevin O'Donnell, Larry
Marshall, Linda Massey, Los Angeles, Mark Anderson, Marty Kassowitz, Mary Ann
O'Donnell, Mary Elizabeth, Mary Elizabeth Glosup, Mary Lee Krackow, Nancy
Parodi, Nola Aronson, Ofrah Bahat, Org Board, OT, OT Ambassador, OT
Committee, OTC, PAC Base, Pete Sokoloff, Quicky, Quinn Taufer, Ralph Temps,
Ray Loomis, Scott Kreisberg, Susan Jacobs, Tamara Dahill, Teri Novitsky,
Terry Morrill, Tony Lonstein, Valley Ideal Org, Vera Seidler, Vered Ziv,
Vicki Shantz

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(VIDEO) A Summary of Scientology
July 2, 2015, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
https://mncriticalthinking.com/2015/07/02/video-a-summary-of-scientology/

I'm an ex-Scientologist who spent 27 years as an active member of that
group, most

of that time working at its highest levels in the Sea Organization.
Yes, that is a

long time and I did learn and experience almost everything Scientology
has to offer.

Tags: 1954, 1957, David Miscavige, Dianetics, Disconnection, E-meter,
England, Fair Game, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of
Belief, Guardian's Office, Office of Special Affairs, Quicky, Saint Hill, Sea
Org, Study Technology, Suppressive Person, The Guardian

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Father of Scientology leader David Miscavige to write book
July 2, 2015, Ashley Collman, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3147308/Father-Church-Scientology-leade.html

Still recovering from the damning HBO documentary Going Clear, the
Church of Scientology is about to be hit with yet another scandal.

Church leader David Miscavige's estranged 79-year-old father Ron has
signed a deal to write a book about his son for St Martin's Press,
according to Publishers Marketplace.

The tell-all is tentatively titled 'If He Dies, He Dies' - a quote
based on a Los Angeles Times article published in April which revealed
David Miscavige, 55, had his ex-Scientologist father monitored for more
than a year.

Tags: 1970, 1986, 2007, 2012, 2013, California, David Miscavige, Facebook,
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, Gus
Villanueva, HBO, Hollywood, If He Dies, He Dies, Italy, Jenna Miscavige Hill,
Karin Pouw, L. Ron Hubbard, LAPD, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Times, Michael Hertzberg, Publisher, Quicky, Ron Miscavige, Ron Miscavige Sr,
Shelly Miscavige, St Martin's Press, Tax exempt, Tom Cruise, Wisconsin

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How to read a tabloid magazine story about the Church of Scientology: A primer
July 2, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2015/07/02/how-to-read-a-tabloid-magazine-story-about-the-church-of-scientology-a-primer/

Four years ago, we set out on this adventure to report about
Scientology every day. And one of the results of that experiment is the
amazing community that has built up around the Bunker. We set out to
create a place where Scientology could be discussed, but without the
wild rumors and mistaken myths that clog up so many other places. We
wanted the facts, and we wanted them first.

But even with that facts-first approach we've cultivated here, it's
understandable that there was some excitement yesterday when Star
magazine put out a new issue with the headline "Tom Leaving
Scientology!" on its cover. While some counseled caution, others were
ready to have a parade for Tom Cruise getting out of the church.

But does Star actually have any facts to back up its cover headline?
Let's take a closer look. First, let's review how tabloid publications
tend to put together their stories on Scientology. They start with a
tiny germ of an idea - a quote from someone, often someone they don't
really want to check out very carefully or it would spoil the fun - and
then ask that person to speculate about what it is they've heard. We've
been on the other end of these conversations. We've had some small
incremental piece of information, and the tabloid hacks on the other
end of the line try to get us to say that what we've heard is actually
indicative of something much bigger or even completely different. We
don't play that game. But others are happy to go along.

Tags: Chris White, David Miscavige, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and
the Prison of Belief, Isabella Cruise, John Brousseau, Katie Holmes, Leaving
Scientology, Mike Rinder, Quicky, Suppressive Person, Tom Cruise

=====================================

Scientology Signage Hearing Expected this Month
July 2, 2015, Ezekiel Hernandez, Los Feliz Ledger
http://www.losfelizledger.com/article/scientology-signage-hearing-expected-this-month/

A public hearing by the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council (LFNC) was
postponed from last month to July regarding the Church of Scientology's
plans to install their illuminated logo on an existing 15-story-tall
antenna at its now-owned former KCET studios on Sunset Boulevard.

The LFNC had planned to take public comment on the issue June 16th, but
the issue was delayed at the request of the church in order to have
more preparation time. A hearing, including public comment, is now
tentatively scheduled for the LFNC's July 21st meeting.

Tags: Alan Robles, Gensler, Hans Krake, KCET, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Los
Feliz Neighborhood Council

=====================================

Thursday Funnies
July 2, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-38/

Big News

Birmingham, England's second largest city, has the second largest
population of Muslim, Sikh and Buddhists, but is short on Hindus and
positively pathetic when it comes to Jews (why even mention them?)
Forgot to mention it also has the second largest population of Church
of England and Catholics. Probably Methodists and Lutherans too. It
also has the second largest population of women. AND men.

I am sure all these people really want an ideal org in Birmingham.

Tags: Atlanta, Birmingham, Bob Twaalfhoven, Buddhist, Caribbean, Catholic,
Chairman of the Board, Church of England, Clear, Colombia, Colorado, Denver,
England, Freewinds, Ideal Org, International Association of Scientologists, L.
Ron Hubbard Way, Maiden Voyage, Miami, Muslim, OT, Portland, Quicky, Sikh,
Silicon Valley, Thursday Funnies

=====================================

Conversation with an OSA handler
July 2, 2016, Philip Jones, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z50roLnCDG4

My Scientology OSA handler Ed and I had a little conversation about
Clears and OTs.

Tags: Clear, Office of Special Affairs, OT, Quicky

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Field report: Visiting the mission that told the Church of Scientology to
take a hike
July 2, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2016/07/02/field-report-visiting-the-mission-that-told-the-church-of-scientology-to-take-a-hike/

It's not every day that we're in Haifa, Israel, so we decided we had
better take advantage of the situation and drop by to see Dani and Tami
Lemberger at their remarkable breakaway Scientology mission.

Back in 2012, we considered it one of the most sure signs that David
Miscavige and the Church of Scientology were in a crisis. A mission
that had been operating since 1992 and providing steady income for the
church broke away en masse and has remained an independent Scientology
mission since then.

Dani and Tami had been Scientologists since around 1980, and Tami had
won multiple awards as one of the best auditors on the planet. Each of
them had spent huge amounts of money going up Scientology's "Bridge to
Total Freedom." And like so many other longtime, loyal church members,
they had become disaffected by Miscavige's management style, and by
changes he was making to the church, with an intense new focus on
fundraising.

Tags: 1930, 1980, 1992, 2010, 2012, Bridge to Total Freedom, Clearwater,
David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Dror Center, Florida, Haifa, Ideal Org, Israel,
Jaffa, Learning How to Learn, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, New Year's Eve,
Quicky, Scientology organization, Tami Lemberger, Texas, Village Voice

=====================================

The Path
July 2, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-path/

I posted about this on Facebook, but think it is important enough to
reiterate here.

I just finished watching the last episode of season one of The Path on
Hulu.

This is a very well scripted, acted, shot, edited and scored series.
But more importantly, it is the best portrayal I have ever seen of the
prison of the mind that entraps those in cults. It is extremely
difficult to understand why people remain in a cult for anyone who has
not experienced it themselves. This show portrays it accurately - the
torment and anguish that those with doubts go through, the threat of
losing loved ones, the deceit and false hope that everything will turn
out to be true. It is difficult to explain, but when you experience it
through the characters in this show it becomes much easier to grasp.

Tags: Disconnection, E-meter, Facebook, Jehovah's Witnesses, Quicky,
Rehabilitation Project Force, Volunteer Ministers

=====================================

Austin Org
July 2, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/austin-org/

One of our regular readers stopped by the Austin Org yesterday, since
he was town for the day. Here is his report:

There was an unstaffed table out front under their awning (their fa?ade
is back a few feet from the street), with some free movie tickets, free
personality tickets, and brochures sitting under rocks so they wouldn't
blow away. They looked like they had been there awhile, a bit wrinkled.
There were a couple of older posters in the windows, one for OCA.

I spoke with Barbara McFadyen who has been in for decades. She is
apparently an OT VIII who appears to be about 70 - 75. There was also a
younger male staff member with her, but not another person for the
entire 45 minutes I was there. Clearly they don't have a lot going on.

Tags: Austin, Barbara McFadyen, California, Clear, Harry Potter, Ideal Org,
OCA, OT, OT VIII, Quicky, University of Texas

=====================================

Critical Q&A #115
July 2, 2017, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
https://mncriticalthinking.com/2017/07/02/critical-qa-115/

(1) What are your thoughts on Australia's census showing Scientology
has lost a third of its members in that country over the last decade?
Is it faster than you expected? Is there anything David Miscavige can
do to slow or even reverse this declining membership trend?

(2) If Marty Rathbun's new anti-anti-Scientology videos are meant for
those who are still in Scientology, then those Scientology folks are
finding out about what Lawrence Wright has written, what Leah Remini is
saying, etc. Isn't this dangerous (either by exposing members to info
that harms their efforts working up the Bridge OR by exposing them to
info that might make them question their membership in Scientology)?

(3) I have a friend who is an avid Scientologist and who recently went
Clear. It got me thinking about how people really feel or 'expect' they
should feel after going Clear. Does their relationship with others
change much or do they feel they should be able to 'read' others' tone
levels, have the ability to fix flawed relationships, or that life in
general is completely different from the moment they attest? It's hard
for me to believe that the euphoria they feel initially really lasts,
and if that's the case, do they feel a sense of let-down, or do they
just ignore it and shrug it off, explaining it away to something else?

Tags: Australia, Chairman of the Board, Clear, Critic, David Miscavige,
George Orwell, Japan, Knowledge Report, L. Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Wright, Leah
Remini, Marty Rathbun, Oregon, Quicky, Submarine

=====================================

Facing government opposition, Scientology prepares to play dirty
July 2, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2017/07/02/facing-government-opposition-scientology-prepares-to-play-dirty/

Rod Keller continues his series on the remarkable situation in Mexico
City, where the Church of Scientology is facing government opposition
to construction of its planned "Advanced Org" for Latin America there.
Now, the church has made a telling move, and Rod has reactions to it...

The seals across the entrances of the Palmas Plaza are still up.
Scientology continues "trabajo hormiga," or "ant work" in secret, using
a very small crew working on a job that requires over 100. Neither the
neighbors nor Scientology are happy with the stand off and each took
steps this week to bring the situation regarding the planned Advanced
Org for Latin America to an end.

The neighbors this week first organized, then canceled a protest at the
obelisk, a landmark in the center of a roundabout near the site. The
area already has traffic congestion, and they fear the hundreds of
hotel rooms, the restaurant and the large auditorium will add to that.
There are rumors that Scientology is preparing to bribe local officials
to get their way, but history indicates they will use other methods to
get their way.

Tags: 1988, 2002, Advanced Org, Church of Scientology International,
Clearwater, Continental Liaison Office, Cuba, Florida, Heber Jentzsch,
Humberto Fontana, Ideal Org, Jonathan Rico, Judge Vazquez Honrubia, Karen de
la Carriere, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Mike Rinder, Mission,
Obelisk, Office of Special Affairs, OSA Int, Quicky, Rod Keller, Sea Org,
Spain

=====================================

Freed files: Scenes from a government investigation of Scientology
July 2, 2018, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2018/07/02/freed-files-scenes-from-a-government-investigation-of-scientology/

In 1958, the Food and Drug Administration raided Scientology's
Washington DC org in an investigation of health claims that the church
was making with its "E-meter." Over the next several years, the FDA
conducted an intense and widespread investigation of L. Ron Hubbard and
Scientology before ultimately settling the matter in 1971.

Our dogged researcher R.M. Seibert has been pulling amazing documents
out of the FDA files for us, and in them we found such things as L. Ron
Hubbard's high school grades, which had never been published before, as
well as a lot of other gems.

There was so much in the pile, we literally haven't had time to get to
it all. Today, we're going to present some brief snapshots from the
investigation that we didn't want to get overlooked. After going
through them, we're struck by how much the FDA inspectors of the 1960s
were running into the same things we're seeing emerge today, on Leah
Remini's series, for example.

Tags: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971,
California, DC, Denver, Detroit, Dianetics, Dorothy Waller, Elmo Troup, E-
meter, England, Evelyn Wingate, FDA, Florida, Food and Drug Administration,
Founding Church, Gladys Carlson, Kansas City, LAPD, Leah Remini, London, Los
Angeles, Maxine Farnum, Medical, Miami, Mildred Troup, Minneapolis, New
Jersey, New York, Personal Efficiency, Phoenix, Police, R.M. Seibert, Ram
Sharma, Refa Pastel, Robert Waller, Robert Wingate, Ron DeWolf, Saint Hill,
Scientology organization, St. Louis, Tucson, Washington, Wayne Prewitt,
Yonkers

=====================================

Listen to Ron
July 2, 2018, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/listen-to-ron/

Through the manufacture of fear, scarcity and even hysteria -
individuals in society can be brought under control and conformity.

This is a quote from Hubbard that is perfectly clear and one he
apparently took to heart (They don't actually give his quote about the
true danger of the atomic bomb which I bet is a beauty based on his
"research" on the danger of radiation...)

Fear and scarcity? Like what scientologists are taught about
scientology being the ONLY HOPE of mankind in endless trillions of
years and the last chance before black nothingness descends on the
universe? Or that psychiatrists are whole-track implanters intent upon
enslaving all man? Or the Fifth Invaders are watching and ready to
descend on earth once more. Or that this is a prison planet populated
by people consigned to eternity by an evil galactic overlord. Or how
about the good old reactive mind that everyone has that causes them to
commit involuntary self-destructive acts?

Tags: Bridge Publications, Brittney Malm, L. Ron Hubbard, Quicky

=====================================

Stephen Harper spotted leaving the White House's West Wing
July 2, 2018, Catharine Tunney, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/harper-white-house-west-wing-1.4731144

Stephen Harper was spotted leaving the West Wing on Monday, but little
is known about what the former prime minister said inside the White
House.

Harper was expected to meet with Larry Kudlow - the director of the
National Economic Council and U.S. President Donald Trump's go-to
economic adviser - and John Bolton, the president's national security
adviser, according to multiple sources who spoke to CBC News on the
condition of anonymity.

An Associated Press photographer snapped a photo of the former
Conservative leader leaving the White House, but neither Harper's team
nor the U.S. administration has responded to CBC's requests for comment
about what happened during Monday's trip to Washington.

Tags: Associated Press, Canada, CBC, Chrystia Freeland, CTV News, Donald
Trump, DougWiki, Europe, Fox News, Germany, Helmut Kohl, Israel, John Bolton,
Larry Kudlow, Margaret Thatcher, NAFTA, Sarah Sanders, Stephen Harper,
Washington, White House

=====================================

Atlanta Is Going to Die Trying
July 2, 2019, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/atlanta-is-going-to-die-trying/

Remember these posters above featuring Atlanta as the exemplary "ideal
org" that had expanded by 10X upon having its ribbon yanked?

Well, here is the REALITY ...

We have seen a few of the "Letter Reg" letters from Atlanta over the
years. This is just the latest. It comes with a bit of back story that
indicates the desperation level of this empty org.

Tags: Atlanta, Clear, Facebook, Google, Purification Rundown, Quicky, South
Dakota, Squirrel, Twitter

=====================================

Ford's in control and local government's a mess. It's time for party politics
at Toronto City Hall
July 2, 2019, Christopher Hume, Toronto Star
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2019/07/02/fords-in-control-and-local-governments-a-mess-its-time-for-party-politics-at-toronto-city-hall.html

Let's face it, civic governance in Toronto is a mess. Though city
council isn't entirely at fault, neither is it blameless. And with a
man like Doug Ford in control at Queen's Park, there's not much Toronto
can do.

That's why the time is right for political parties to enter the
municipal arena. Historically, the idea has been dismissed out of hand.
For some reason, local democracy is assumed to be different than
democracy at the provincial and federal levels - that it should be more
idealistic than practical. But the argument that a ragtag council of
independent political operators can provide a city like Toronto with
the leadership it desperately needs is clearly nonsense. City Hall is
not the agora and the pressure to get things done has never been
greater. Indeed, over the next 10 years Toronto has a $40.6-billion
backlog of approved infrastructure projects, many of which will never
happen because they have not been funded. Then there's maintenance
forgone: parks need $1.85 billion; schools $4 billion; social housing
$1.3 billion; the TTC $33.5 billion ?.

Despite the urgency, however, just 41 per cent of the electorate voted
in the municipal election last October. For various reasons,
Torontonians are indifferent to their civic government. That's why
incumbency and name recognition matter more than any other factor in a
local election, including a councillor's track record.

Tags: 2014, 2015, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Etobicoke, Federal election, John
Tory, Justin Trudeau, Montreal, Queen's Park, Scarborough, Toronto, TTC,
Twitter, Vancouver

=====================================

Introducing 'The Cult Awareness Podcast,' recorded at HowdyCon 2019 in Los
Angeles
July 2, 2019, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2019/07/02/introducing-the-cult-awareness-podcast-recorded-at-howdycon-2019-in-los-angeles/

One surprising thing we learned about Jerry Minor, when we wrote about
him after he appeared on Leah Remini's A&E series, Scientology and the
Aftermath, is that he's actually been a regular reader of the
Underground Bunker for a long time and had a great familiarity with our
Scientology stories.

Jerry appeared in the special episode that began Aftermath's third
season: He was one of several ex-Jehovah's Witnesses who gave us a
stunning look into how much the two groups have in common. He's also a
former Saturday Night Live cast member and has appeared in many other
television programs.

Several weeks ago, Jerry approached us with an idea: How about a
podcast where we talk about Scientology news, Jehovah's Witnesses, and
other subjects? Sounded good to us. We'd be joined by Center for
Inquiry-West director James Underdown as our third. Jim and your
proprietor go way back - the two of us appeared together in the very
first episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! in 2003.

Tags: 2003, A&E, Anne Archer, Arnaldo Lerma, Center for Inquiry, Chicago,
Clearwater, Cult, Cult Awareness Network, Georgia, Ginger Sugerman, HowdyCon,
Jehovah's Witnesses, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, Mark Bunker, Rick Ross,
Saturday Night Live, Scientology and the Aftermath, Terry Jastrow

=====================================

Ontario's new education minister says he's listening. Students, teachers ask
if he'll undo his government's controversial changes
July 2, 2019, Kristin Rushowy, Hamilton Spectator
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9482206-ontario-s-new-education-minister-says-he-s-listening-students-teachers-ask-if-he-ll-undo-his-government-s-controversial-changes/

Ontario's new education minister says he'll learn by listening - to
students, to parents, to teachers, to support staff.

But is he willing to consider a different school of thought? That's the
question on the mind of the students as Stephen Lecce settles into what
will soon be the hottest political seat in the province.

From mandatory e-learning to fewer teachers and bigger classes - all
issues students have huge concerns about - "it would signal to us that
he is listening if he takes action," said Amal Qayum, president of the
Ontario Student Trustees' Association, which represents all two million
of the province's public school students.

Tags: Canada, Catholic, DougWiki, Education cuts, Ford Fest, Italy, King-
Vaughan, LGBTQ, Lisa Thompson, Markham, Ontario, Stephen Harper, Stephen
Lecce, Toronto, Toronto District School Board, Twitter, York Region

=====================================

Proud Boys and Allies to Rally in D.C. to Capitalize on 'Trumpstravaganza'
July 2, 2019, Will Sommer, Daily Beast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/proud-boys-and-allies-to-rally-in-dc-to-capitalize-on-trumpstravaganza

Washington, D.C.'s Fourth of July week will go from a sweaty fete of
fireworks, security checkpoints, tanks, and sunscreen to what is
shaping up to be a protest-fest, featuring some of the pro-Trump
right's most extreme groups two days after the Donald Trump-centric
festivities.

Members of the far-right Proud Boys men's group and their allies will
rally in D.C. on July 6, just a week after violence at rival Portland
rallies ratcheted up tensions between groups on both the right and left.
The Proud Boys event and a rival counterprotest threaten to add even
more tension for what's already shaping up to be a hot, strange week in
Washington.

The Proud Boys-self-described "Western chauvinists" who adhere to a
dizzying array of rules, including restrictions on how much they can
masturbate-will be joined by a number of right-wing internet
personalities at the "Rally for Free Speech" at D.C.'s Freedom Plaza.

Tags: 2010, Alt-Right, Andy Ngo, Chile, Donald Trump, Enrique Tarrio,
Facebook, Free Speech, Gavin McInnes, Jack Posobiec, Jacob Wohl, Laura
Loomer, Luke Rohfling, Milo Yiannopoulos, Muslim, New York City, Pizzagate,
Police, Portland, Proud Boys, Quicky, Quillette, Roger Stone, San Francisco,
Washington, White House, YouTube

=====================================

Scheer would fare no better with Trump
July 2, 2019, Peter McKenna, Winnipeg Free Press
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/scheer-would-fare-no-better-with-trump-512097942.html

If the current public opinion polls are accurate, Conservative Leader
Andrew Scheer could be prime minister in four months or so. Of course,
one of the critical challenges for any new prime minister is how best
to manage our vital relationship with the United States.

That challenge is particularly acute in the age of Trumpism in
Washington. Indeed, no other U.S. president in the modern era has posed
more problems for a Canadian political leader than U.S. President
Donald Trump. Bigly!

Just think about the difficulties and drama that surrounded the NAFTA 2.
0 negotiations, the steel and aluminum tariffs for "national security"
reasons, the intense pressures around Huawei (and 5G technology) and
the crisis in Venezuela. Add to that the lack of U.S. co-operation on
the whole Meng Wanzhou affair and the increased number of migrant
border crossings into Canada.

Tags: Andrew Scheer, Canada, Canadian Press, Donald Trump, DougWiki,
Jerusalem, Justin Trudeau, Montreal, NAFTA, Ottawa, Prince Edward Island,
Republican, Stephen Harper, Tel Aviv, Venezuela, Washington

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