Today in Scientology -- January 29th *************************************************

[Scientology Today]

Today January 29th in Scientology history
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Drug Program
January 29, 1983, Leah Y. Latimer, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/01/29/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-drug-program/763f01a8-86d7-4acd-9c64-c25b70e4a63c/

A Fairfax County man's class-action suit requesting $750,000 for each
of the participants in Straight Inc., a national drug rehabilitation
program with a Fairfax branch, was rejected yesterday by a federal
judge who said the man's charges of brainwashing and harassment were an
individual matter.

U.S. District Court Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. said there was
insufficient evidence to prove that the suit, filed in Alexandria last
month by Fred Collins, 20, represented the wishes of more than 3,000
program participants cited in the suit. Bryan said Collins could,
however, proceed with an individual suit against the program.

The ruling followed a last-minute attempt by Collins' attorney to limit
the persons included in the suit to participants in the Fairfax program.
"It doesn't make any difference, class or no class" action, attorney
Philip Hirschkop said yesterday, "as long as we can go forward."

Tags: Academic, Alexandria, Drug Free America, Fairfax County, Florida, Fred
Collins, Lawsuit, Philip Hirschkop, Quicky, Ronald Goldfarb

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Church of Scientology Reports Death of Founder
January 29, 1986, Katharine Macdonald, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/01/29/church-of-scientology-reports-death-of-founder/18554713-6414-4810-8ef4-515ec24b2078/?utm_term=.1e718a37a1ea

L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology founder who had not been seen
publicly since 1980, died Friday at age 74, church officials announced
Monday night. A coroner said today he is trying to establish that the
body was Hubbard's.

Earl Cooley, chief counsel for the church, said Monday night that
Hubbard died in his sleep of a stroke, on a ranch in San Luis Obispo.

George Whiting, the sheriff and coroner of San Luis Obispo County, said
today in a telephone interview that the body was photographed and
fingerprinted. He added that he is working with other government
agencies to find a set of Hubbard's fingerprints for matching.

Tags: 1980, 1983, Annie Broeker, Boston, California, Critic, Dianetics, Earle
Cooley, Gene Denk, George Whiting, IRS, L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles, Mary Sue
Hubbard, Mental Health, Michael Flynn, Pat Broeker, Quicky, Riverside County,
Ron DeWolf, San Luis Obispo, Steve Pfauth, US Department of Justice

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Hubbard's ashes scattered
January 29, 1986, UPI
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/01/29/Hubbards-ashes-scattered/8043507358800/

LOS ANGELES -- L. Ron Hubbard's ashes have been scattered over the
Pacific Ocean, but the spirit of the reclusive founder of the Church of
Scientology 'lives on' and will influence mankind for thousands of
years, church officials say.

'I feel what he has accomplished in the brief span of one lifetime will
have impact on every man, woman and child for the next 10,000 years,'
the Rev. Ken Hoden, church president, said Tuesday. Hubbard died last
week on his Central California ranch at age 74.

'In Scientology, we believe that man is a spirit and when a body dies,
the spirit lives on,' Hoden said.

Tags: 1911, 1950, 1952, California, Creston, Dianetics, Ken Hoden, Los
Angeles, Medical, Mental Health, Quicky, San Luis Obispo, Tilden

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Center seeks waiver on infant care
January 29, 1987, Rachel L. Jones, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/49925941.html?dids=49925941:49925941&FMT=FT

The county prohibits parents from putting children younger than 2 years
in day-care centers, although the children can be placed in licensed
homes.

Martha Skelton, director of Clearwater's Community Pride Child Care
Center, and supporters hope to circumvent that law. She notes that the
licensing board has given permission to four groups to provide infant
day care in centers rather than homes: the Pinellas Association for
Retarded Citizens, the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded
Citizens, the Church of Scientology and Happy Workers Day Nursery and
Nursery School.

Tags: Clearwater, Daycare

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Documents Returned to Church of Scientology
January 29, 1992, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1992/Documents-Returned-to-Church-of-Scientology/id-d48f8239aaa7144dca18b5cc113cdc05

TORONTO (AP) _ The Church of Scientology said Tuesday that a judge had
ordered the return to the group of more than 2 million documents seized
nine years ago in a legal battle.

James Southey, the Ontario justice, ruled Monday that authorities could
no longer keep the records, seized by police investigating tax-fraud
allegations.

The more than 850 boxes contained books, religious documents,
management files and so-called "confessional folders" with intimate
details about members, said church spokesperson Al Buttnor.

Tags: Al Buttnor, Critic, Justice James Southey, Ontario, PC folders, Police,
Quicky, Time magazine

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Church sues medical examiner
January 29, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/16997614.html?dids=16997614:16997614&FMT=FT

The Church of Scientology alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that
Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Joan Wood has poisoned its reputation
by speaking publicly about the unexplained death of a church member.

The lawsuit argues that when Wood recently spoke with reporters about
the 1995 death of Lisa McPherson she waived any right to keep her
records on the case closed.

Tags: 1995, Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department, Cockroach, Dallas, Dell
Liebreich, Florida, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Fort Harrison,
George Rahdert, Joan Wood, Ken Dandar, Lisa McPherson, New Port Richey
hospital, Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office, Pinellas-Pasco State
Attorney's Office, Sandy Weinberg, St. Petersburg, Staph infection, Tampa

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Scientologists in trademark disputes
January 29, 1998, Courtney Macavinta, CNET
http://www.news.com/2100-1023_3-207618.html

These disputes underscore the assertive legal tactics long employed by
Scientology, whose lawyers say they will not hesitate to take action
against unauthorized use of the church's intellectual property and
trademarks. But the operators of "scientology-kills.net" and the
so-called parody site allege that the church is trying to censor
critics of the organization through arbitrary but costly legal battles.

Tags: alt.scientology.war, Helena Kobrin, Ray Randolph, Religious Technology
Center, Tilman Hausherr

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Recruitment time in Aceh
January 29, 2005, Did you miss?, The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/editor/story/0,,1401147,00.html

But, as England observed, "in an unusual twist on the notion of
bringing aid to the destitute, Churilov says his group arrived in Aceh
with nothing and were given tents by the army and food by friendly
locals. Unfazed that the aid flow was meant to go the other way, he
used this as an example of how well accepted the Scientologists were by
local people, rather than as an example of traditional manners."

Tags: Greg Churilov, Volunteer Ministers

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The Trouble With Tough Love
January 29, 2006, Maia Szalavitz, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2006/01/29/the-trouble-with-tough-love/b49da049-5999-4b7d-bd08-6e7fdc4eef16/

Over the past three years, I have interviewed more than 100 adolescents
and parents with personal experience in both public and private
programs and have read hundreds of media accounts, thousands of
Internet postings and stacks of legal documents. I have also spoken
with numerous psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists and juvenile
justice experts. Of course there is a range of approaches at different
institutions, but most of the people I spoke with agree that the
industry is dominated by the idea that harsh rules and even brutal
confrontation are necessary to help troubled teenagers. University of
California at Berkeley sociologist Elliott Currie, who did an
ethnographic study of teen residential addiction treatment for the
National Institute on Drug Abuse, told me that he could not think of a
program that wasn't influenced by this philosophy.

Unfortunately, tough treatments usually draw public scrutiny only when
practitioners go too far, prompting speculation about when "tough is
too tough." Dozens of deaths -- such as this month's case of
14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, who died hours after entering a
juvenile boot camp that was under contract with Florida's juvenile
justice system -- and cases of abuse have been documented since
tough-love treatment was popularized in the '70s and '80s by programs
such as Synanon and Straight, Inc. Parents and teenagers involved with
both state-run and private institutions have told me of beatings, sleep
deprivation, use of stress positions, emotional abuse and public
humiliation, such as making them dress as prostitutes or in drag and
addressing them in coarse language. I've heard about the most extreme
examples, of course, but the lack of regulation and oversight means
that such abuses are always a risk.

Tags: 2001, 2004, Abuse, Drug Free America, Florida, National Institutes of
Health, Sleep deprivation, Synanon, University of California, US Department
of Justice

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Earth to Xenu: Let Scientology implode
January 29, 2008, Charles Lim, OpEd, The Badger Herald
http://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/01/29/earth_to_xenu_let_sc.php

The church's actions have not gone unnoticed. In what is a fantastic
example of empowerment the Internet gives to the common user, a
grassroots movement of various Internet communities has banded together
to attack, dismantle and ultimately destroy the institution. Calling
themselves Anonymous, these vigilantes are a collection of various
message board communities previously concerned with less noble feats
such as raiding virtual online hotels, harassing the furry-fetish
community and creating internet memes.

Tags: Anonymous

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Scientology's Rehabilitation Project Force Sea Organization Military Arm
Indoctrinates
January 29, 2008, John Duignan, Orato
https://web.archive.org/web/20110130085458/http://www.orato.com/self-help/scientologys-rehabilitation-project-force

Melton describes the RPF as a happy 'boy-scouts camping' adventure with
a dose of Trappist meditative theory thrown in for good measure. Two
weeks before Melton's '"free access" interview with the RPF, a select
number of prisoners were moved to another location, treated like kings,
fed, briefed, drilled, given little or no work details and sleep. Sleep
is normally rationed as deprivation breask the spirit of the prisoner.

Tags: Committee of Evidence, Gordon Melton, Office of Special Affairs,
Rehabilitation Project Force, Sea Org, Stephen Kent

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'Bart Simpson' punts Church of Scientology
January 29, 2009, Lester Haines, The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/bart_robo_call/

It appears that Twentieth Century Fox is none too pleased with Nancy
Cartwright's use of Bart Simpson to punt an upcoming Church of
Scientology event in a "robo-calling" recording.

Committed Scientologist Cartwright, who has donated $10m to her
favourite cult, begins her message with "Hey, what's happening man,
this is Bart Simpson... hahaha..." before revealing her true identity
with "...just kidding don't hang up this is Nancy Cartwright. And this
is a very special phone call to you. I'm now auditing on new OT
[Operating Thetan Level] Seven."

The rest of the pitch for the 31 January Hollywood shindig features
Cartwright's own voice interspersed with Bart, who insists at one
point: "It's gonna be a blast, man!"

Tags: 1989, 2006, Bart Simpson, Hollywood, Nancy Cartwright, Operating
Thetan, Quicky, YouTube

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I'm sure B.C. kids need Scientology's help
January 29, 2009, Ethan Baron, Vancouver Province
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f4fde852-2fde-4fd5-9503-9a945a695308

The Ministry of Education is referring teachers to an organization set
up by the Church of Scientology, the group made infamous by Tom Cruise,
the raving couch-bounder and Scientology adherent. Two ministry
teacher-support documents direct teachers to the website of Los
Angeles-based Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI).

Tags: British Columbia, OCA, Youth for Human Rights International

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Amazing Images of Rajneesh Puram, Oregon's 'Bagwan Period'
January 29, 2010, Tim King, Salem News
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january292010/rajneesh_tk_qm.php

Madp said, "I went to check out a peculiar group of people that formed
a commune on a place known as the Muddy Ranch in eastern Oregon."

'Peculiar' as he would later learn, would ultimately be what you would
call a mild description, for this group that followed the teachings of
a man who investigators later learned, bilked his followers for the
most part, out of everything they owned. That might explain the fleet
of over twenty Rolls Royce's the Bagwan Rashneesh was said to have
particularly cherished.

Tags: Bagwan Rashneesh, Oregon, Rajneeshee

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Attempted Suppression of Communication Lines
January 29, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/attempted-suppression-of-communication-lines/

On the afternoon of 28 January the church of Scientology's intelligence
branch engineered the shutting down of my blog, Moving On Up A Little
Higher.

The last two postings - the only two run since last Sunday - quite
apparently drove church leader David Miscavige and his friend Tom
Cruise around the bend.

They somehow managed to get the domain registrar to redirect visits to
my url to a spam dead end. We are back up now though. Please reset your
favorites to this url, https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/

Tags: David Miscavige, Quicky, Tom Cruise

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Scientology founder's tenets drive Pinellas title company, under fire for
rapid document processing
January 29, 2011, Susan Taylor Martin, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology-founders-tenets-drive-pinellas-title-company-under-fire-for/1148529

In 2009, a low-profile Pinellas County company drew unwelcome attention
in a growing national controversy over home foreclosures.

Employees of Nationwide Title Clearing, a leading processor of
mortgage-related documents for banks, loan servicers and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp., were under fire for signing paperwork as "vice
president" of various banks although they actually worked for NTC.

The assembly-line process in which workers scrawled their names or
initials on hundreds of documents at a time - typically without reading
them - helped prompt the term "robo-signing." Critics said robo-signing
raised questions about the accuracy of documents and the legality of
thousands of foreclosure cases.

Tags: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, Alan Turbin,
California, Christian, Clearwater, Critic, Dianetics, Erika Lance, Florida,
Glendale, Hubbard Management, Hurricane Katrina, Ivan Kezsbom, Jim Stewart,
Joe Childs, John Hillman, Los Angeles, Matthew Weidner, Nationwide Title
Clearing, Norm Novitsky, Org Board, Organization Executive Course, Palm
Harbor, Pinellas County, Ponzi scheme, Quicky, Reed Slatkin, San Francisco,
Sarasota, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa, Thomas C. Tobin, Todd
Kugler, Wisconsin, WISE, World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, YouTube

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Disdain For A Valuable Human Life
January 29, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/disdain-for-a-valuable-human-life/

I have just examined the death certificate of L Ron Hubbard's closest
friend, Ann Marie Tidman.

Annie.Tidman.Death.Certificate

The certificate indicates that the manner in which Miscavige treated
Annie and her family was far worse than originally reported here on 14
January, Ann Marie Tidman In Memoriam.

Tags: 1962, 2010, 2011, ABLE, Anderson Cooper, Ann Tidman, California,
Cancer, Catherine Fraser, Celebrity Centre, Clearwater, David Miscavige,
Florida, Gilman Hot Springs, John Brousseau, Karen de la Carriere, L. Ron
Hubbard, Los Angeles, Quicky, Scientology celebrity, Scientology: A History
of Violence, Sea Org, Wikipedia

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Scientology Sunday Funnies: May the Force Be With You! (UPDATED)
January 29, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/scientology_sun_11.php

Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say
that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu
rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it,
there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently
than every other day of coursework, detoxes, fundraising, and generally
clearing the planet.

So here at the Voice, we've come up with a Scientology Sunday tradition
of our own, and we call it Sunday Funnies! Our sources regularly send
us Scientology's wacky and tacky fundraising mailers, and each week we
choose three of them to gaze upon, hoping that it inspires you to wax
eloquent in our comments section. So here we go...

I think the South Africa org just got owned. This piece from Sydney is
the best-looking Scientology flier I think I've ever seen! Maybe some
of our Down Under readers can identify the folks in it.

Tags: Celebrity Centre, E-meter, Hollywood, Photoshop, Quicky, Sea Org, South
Africa, Sunday Funnies, Sunday service, Sydney, WhyWeProtest, Xenu

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Exclusive New Texts from Scientology's L. Ron Hubbard
January 29, 2013, Tony Dokoupil, Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-new-texts-scientologys-l-ron-hubbard-63163

Tags: Caribbean Motion Picture Expedition, Dianetics, Explorers Club, FDA,
IRS, Janet Reitman, L. Ron Hubbard, Las Palmas, Lawrence Wright, National
Geographic, New York City, PC-815, Philippines, Puerto Rico, US Navy, War
record

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Ghost City: 696 Yonge St.
January 29, 2013, Jamie Bradburn, The Grid
http://www.thegridto.com/city/places/ghost-city-696-yonge-st/

The Church of Scientology's Toronto headquarters are in the midst of an
"Ideal Org" makeover-signalled, last month, by boards nailed to the
Yonge Street high-rise. While it remains to be seen whether the move
will fracture the controversial faith's local followers as similar,
costly refurbishings have in other cities, the plans are less than
modest, indicating a colourful new fa?ade will be placed on the
almost-60-year-old office building, along with a new bookstore, caf?,
theatre, and "testing centre" inside.

Tags: Breach of trust, Casey Hill, Clayton Ruby, Ideal Org, Raid, Toronto

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Mike Rinder on "The Hole" and How He Escaped Scientology
January 29, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2013/01/29/mike-rinder-on-the-hole-and-how-he-escaped-scientology/

Last March, we visited former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder at his
home in Florida. The result of our visit was a series of videos that we
posted at the Village Voice website in April. However, since leaving
the Voice our YouTube account was shut down. Thankfully, with help from
a loyal reader, we managed to retrieve those videos and have posted
them to YouTube once again. So we've decided to republish the entire
story along with the videos.

And our timing is good, because Chris Owen just published a lengthy and
detailed Wikipedia entry about "The Hole," Scientology's concentration
camp for top executives, and that's the subject of many of these video
segments. We're glad to get this interview with Rinder back on the 'net...

[Originally published April 4, 2012] For years, Mike Rinder was the
Church of Scientology's chief spokesman and executive director of the
Office of Special Affairs, its intelligence wing. In 2007, his
defection was among the most surprising in an exodus of high-ranking
officials from the church. Since then, he's given several interviews,
but none as complete as the videotaped discussions we had with him last
month in his Florida home. In this first segment, he describes the
conditions in "The Hole," Scientology's notorious concentration camp
for fallen executives at its California headquarters. In other
segments, Rinder also talks about the confessions forced out of
prisoners, the constant indoctrination of church members, and much,
much, more...

Tags: 1955, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1995, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012,
Adelaide, Apollo, Australia, Basics, BBC, Bob Duggan, California, Caribbean,
Chairman of the Board, Chris Owen, Christian, Christie Collbran, CIA,
Clearwater, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Disconnection, England, Escape,
Estates Project Force, Europe, Florida, Fort Harrison, International
Association of Scientologists, James Packer, John Sweeney, Kristi Wachter,
Lisa McPherson, Maiden Voyage, Marty Rathbun, Melbourne, Mike Rinder, Nancy
Cartwright, New Year's Eve, Office of Special Affairs, OT, Portugal, Quicky,
Saint Hill, Saint Hill Manor, Sea Org, South Carolina, Sydney, Tampa Bay
Times, The Hole, University of Adelaide, Village Voice, Wikipedia, YouTube

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More Signs of Scientology's Armageddon as the Media Take Aim
January 29, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2013/01/29/more-signs-of-scientologys-armageddon-as-the-media-takes-aim/

Hubbard, at Saint Hill Manor Just a quick evening post for some blatant
self-promotion as we point out a couple of smart news stories that
feature quotes from the Bunker.

This afternoon, The Observer's Dan Duray published an insightful look
at the fact-checking process that journalists go through when they
investigate the Church of Scientology. Specifically, he talked with
Lawrence Wright and his indefatigable researcher, Lauren Wolf, about
what they went through trying to get answers from Scientology's
spokeswoman, Karin Pouw.

And Dan revealed what we told him: that we haven't heard directly from
Pouw since the Debbie Cook lawsuit last February.

Tags: Anonymous, Armageddon, Debbie Cook, International Business Times, Jason
Beghe, Karin Pouw, Lauren Wolf, Lawrence Wright, Quicky, Saint Hill Manor,
The Observer, Tom Cruise

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Monique Rathbun vs. David Miscavige by the numbers
January 29, 2014, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/monique-rathbun-vs-david-miscavige-by-the-numbers/

There have been published reports that seventeen lawyers have appeared
in the Comal County courtroom on the Scientology side of the aisle in
the case of Monique Rathbun vs. David Miscavige, et al. In fact,
twenty-two lawyers have made official appearances and/or physical
appearances in the case for Scientology Inc.

Many of those lawyers have made multiple flights to Comal County from
New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., or driven from Dallas, Austin
and San Antonio to attend hearings on behalf of Miscavige and his
co-defendants.

For some perspective consider these facts:

Tags: Austin, Comal County, Dallas, David Miscavige, Internal Revenue
Service, IRS, Lisa McPherson, Los Angeles, Monique Rathbun, New York, Quicky,
San Antonio, Scientology lawyer, Washington

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The best parts of Steven Mango's 'documentary' on Scientology's Celebrity
Centre
January 29, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2014/01/29/the-best-parts-of-steven-mangos-documentary-on-scientologys-celebrity-centre/

On Monday morning, we posted Steven Mango's two and a half hour video
about his experience as a member of Scientology. Now that we've had
some time to absorb the entire thing, we thought we'd highlight some of
the really good stuff in it.

In our title, we put the word 'documentary' in quote marks because what
Steven Mango has put together is probably better described as a
testimonial. It's mostly him talking to a camera about his experiences,
and at two and a half hours, it's ludicrously long.

The film particularly drags when Mango is talking about things he has
no personal knowledge of - life in the Sea Org, for example, or Leah
Remini's reasons for leaving Scientology. When he's not on camera, the
film often relies on borrowed material from others that Mango didn't
ask permission to use. We asked him about that, and he explained that
he's really just an amateur and was unfamiliar with copyright law and
didn't intend to harm anyone. We believe him, but that borrowed
material will limit the video's reach - we'd like to see the best 20 to
30 minutes of Steven's own personal story pulled from it and edited
professionally for a product that might have some real potential to
reach a large audience.

Tags: 2009, 2012, American Express, Celebrity Centre, Clear, Clearwater,
Evgeny Zharkin, Florida, Hollywood, International Association of
Scientologists, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, Purification Rundown, Quicky,
Russia, Sea Org, Social Security, Steven Mango, Tampa Bay Times, The Problems
of Work, Tom Cruise, WhyWeProtest, WISE

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The Scam Rolls On -- The LRH Hall and Museum
January 29, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-scam-rolls-on-the-lrh-hall-and-museum/

Captain Miscavige's Mecca is open. And now the next chapter begins.

Obviously He can't let the demand for money slow down. Time for a new
gimmick.

So after collecting an estimated $300 million for a building that was
supposed to cost $40 million (though now they are claiming it cost $260
million which is a staggering $800+sq/ft if it is really 300,000 sq
ft), of course there is no money to build the "LRH Hall". The figure of
$260 million now being floated is probably some attempt to counter the
Garcia lawsuit - "proving" they did need all that money, though the
records of the expenditures would make for interesting reading I am sure.

Tags: Chairman of the Board, David Miscavige, International Association of
Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, LRH Hall, OT, Quicky,
Scam, Shermanspeak, Super Power

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How Scientologists are dealing with the buzz around Alex Gibney's 'Going
Clear'
January 29, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2015/01/29/how-scientologists-are-dealing-with-the-buzz-around-alex-gibneys-going-clear/

One of our sources, who has connections both among Church of
Scientology members and those who have been expelled from the
organization, thought we would like to see how people on the inside are
talking about Alex Gibney's film Going Clear.

So far, there have only been two public screenings of the film, so only
a few hundred human beings have actually seen it, but the press
reaction has been massive. Much of that press interest has centered on
the official reaction from the church, which has been as hamfisted and
embarrassing as we might have predicted.

In one truly misguided effort, Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw (or
at least someone writing under her name) sent out letters apparently to
every movie reviewer on the planet who had written about the film, and
chastised them for not contacting the church before writing about
Gibney's movie.

Tags: 1970, 1980, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, Alex Gibney, Amanda Mason, Brittany
Coventry, CCHR, City Limits, Clear, Cult, David Miscavige, Drug Free
Aotearoa, Facebook, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Freedom magazine,
Gawker, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief,
Gothamist, HBO, Ideal Org, James Barbour, Jillian Tapper, Karin Pouw, KCET,
Los Angeles, Martin Luther King, Meghan Fialkoff, Mike Rinder, Miss New York,
New York City, New York Daily News, Office of Special Affairs, OT, Queens,
Scientology Media Productions, Slate, Super Bowl, Suppressive Person, Sydney,
Texas, Truth About Drugs

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IRS Documents Proving the $1.5 Billion in Scientology Assets Shown in HBO's
Going Clear
January 29, 2015, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2015/01/29/irs-documents-proving-the-1-5-billion-in-scientology-assests-shown-in-hbos-going-clear/

Here are PDF's of the actual 990-T documents the Church of Scientology
submitted to IRS. These forms irrefutably prove the $1,503,163,225.30
figure for the Church of Scientology shown in HBO's Going Clear:

1. CSI: Church of Scientology International 2012 Book Value:
$846,314,618

2. CST: Church of Spiritual Technology 2012 Book Value $447,192,921

Tags: 2008, 2012, 2013, ABLE, Celebrity Centre, Church of Scientology
International, Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc, Church
of Scientology Religious Trust, Church of Spiritual Technology, Flag Service
Organization, Flag Ship Service Organization, Going Clear: Scientology,
Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, HBO, IRS, Narconon, Quicky, San Diego,
Sea Org, Social Betterment Properties International, UK, US IAS Members Trust

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Parents Outraged After Scientology-Sponsored Group Delivers Anti-Drug
Messages At New York City Schools
January 29, 2015, Zoe Mintz, International Business Times
https://www.ibtimes.com/parents-outraged-after-scientology-sponsored-group-delivers-anti-drug-messages-new-1799248

Some New York City parents are outraged after a Scientology-backed
group held anti-drug presentations at 30 New York City public schools
last year. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World, a nonprofit sponsored
by the Church of Scientology, made the announcement on its Facebook
page on Jan. 23. The group said the free anti-drug programs were given
to elementary, middle and high school students in each of the five
boroughs as well as New York City Police Department youth programs.

Tags: 2005, Amir Garakani, California Department of Education, Clear Body,
Clear Mind, David Tidman, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Meghan Fialkoff,
Narconon, New York City Department of Education, NYPD, Quicky

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Thursday Funnies Not
January 29, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-not/

Because I am still traveling, currently in Los Angeles for a series of
depositions in the Garcia case, I have not assembled a Thursday Funnies
this week.

Tony Ortega is doing his usual masterful job of keeping everyone
updated on the HBO Documentary news. There is still plenty to keep
everyone entertained.

I will be back home on the weekend to try and get things back to normal.

Tags: Documentary, HBO, Los Angeles, Quicky, Thursday Funnies, Tony Ortega

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USA: Scientology infiltrierte New Yorker Schulen mit Anti-Drogenprogramm
January 29, 2015, ShortNews
http://www.shortnews.de/id/1140370/usa-scientology-infiltrierte-new-yorker-schulen-mit-anti-drogenprogramm

Wie DNAInfo nun berichtete, hat sich Scientology mit ihrer "Foundation
for a Drug Free World" in mindestens 30 ?ffentlichen New Yorker Schulen
geschlichen, um ihre Anti-Drogenprogramm vorzutragen.

F?r Rick Ross, einem international bekannten Experten auf dem Gebiet
kontroverser Gruppen und Bewegungen, ist die Sache eindeutig.
"Scientology hab viele solcher Stiftungen, wie Narconon, Applied
Scholastics, und Criminon. Alle haben das Ziel, Menschen f?r die Sekte
zu rekrutieren."

Tags: Foundation for a Drug-Free World, New York City, Rick Ross

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Regraded Being
January 29, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-33/

Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being

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Scientology puts out a new 'media guide' that is as honest as you would
imagine
January 29, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2016/01/29/scientology-puts-out-a-new-media-guide-that-is-as-honest-as-youd-imagine/

Well this is a fun coincidence. Just three days after we heard from
Australian television journalist Bryan Seymour about Scientology's
attempt there to interest his network in favorable coverage of the
church, Scientology Australia spokeswoman Sei Kato (Broadhurst) has
sent out a fresh new media guide!

Bryan forwarded it on to us along with his observations about it. We
think you'll find his criticisms spot on, and we're looking forward to
your comments about Sei's attempt at media manipulation. Tell us which
is your favorite whopper!

Here's what Bryan sent us...

Tags: 1952, American Psychological Association, Australia, Bryan Seymour,
Dianetics, Disconnection, Farsec, Fifth Invader Force, Fourth Invader Force,
L. Ron Hubbard, Marc Maron, Narconon, OCA, OT, Personality test, Quicky, Role
of Earth, Sea Org, Sei Broadhurst, Tampa Bay Times, The Truth Rundown, Vonni
Ribisi, Xenu

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Critical Q&A #93
January 29, 2017, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
https://mncriticalthinking.com/2017/01/29/critical-qa-93/

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions from the comments of my
Q&A videos or which are sent to me by email at AskChrisShelton@gmail.
com. This week, the questions I take up are:

(1) Well done for finding the courage to leave Scientology. How did you
learn to trust your conclusions after you left? After being deceived
for so long doesn't it play on your mind that you may be succumbing to
other cognitive biases without noticing?

(2) I found your channel after hearing you on Ross and Carrie's
podcast, and since then I've been marathoning your videos. I love your
work. It seems to me like people who have a tendency to blame
themselves for problems they're having, people quick to find fault with
themselves or who have low self esteem woud have trouble completing the
auditing required to "move up the bridge". Is this the case? Were you
in the RPF for so long because you are someone who is quicker to blame
yourself for things? I am an ex-fundamentalist-Christian and because I
have a rather low opinion of myself I was very susceptible to that
group's message of "God is perfect, you are an awful, sinful creature
who needs to be saved by us." I was wondering whether Scientology preys
on that same personality trait too.

Tags: Christian, CIA, Clear, Critic, Landmark, Landmark Education, OT,
Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Ross and Carrie, Scientology and the
Aftermath

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Gateshead Scientology building lies empty and derelict 10 years on - so what
is happening with it?
January 29, 2017, Ian Robson, Chronicle Live
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gateshead-scientology-building-lies-empty-12522000

The Church of Scientology bought Windmill Hills a decade ago but it is
still empty, and locals say it is attracting drug users

Tags: Anneliese Hutchinson, Birmingham, Gateshead, Gateshead Council, Graeme
Wilson, Keith Shevill, Rotting building, Saint Hill Manor, UK, Windmill Hills

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Scientology recruits a new ally - a real life 'Forrest Gump'
January 29, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2017/01/29/scientology-recruits-a-new-ally-a-real-life-forrest-gump/

Our man Rod Keller is back, keeping an eye on Scientology's sneaky
moves to rope in unsuspecting new recruits...

The Church of Scientology issued a press release for an Interfaith
Coalition event held at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater Florida
on January 21. The opening prayer was given by Father Bob Swick, who we
spoke to in August 2016 when he participated in a Purple Heart event
held at the same location. Scientologists Pat Harney of Scientology's
secret police, the Office of Special Affairs, Alex Melgarejo of the
Scientology tutoring school Community Learning Center, Christian Vargas
of the Scientology front group United for Human Rights, and Anna
Harbour all attended.

The headline speaker was Terry Hitchcock, author of A Father's Odyssey,
an account of his journey by foot from Minnesota to the Olympic Games
in Atlanta Georgia in 1996. Hitchcock ran the equivalent of 75
marathons in 75 days, and has been called a real life Forrest Gump
because of the similarity to the cross-country running of the Tom Hanks
character in that 1994 film. Hitchcock's book was made into an
award-winning documentary, My Run by director Billy Bob Thornton.

Tags: 1994, 1996, 2012, 2014, 2016, A&E, Alex Melgarejo, Anna Harbour,
Atlanta, Bob Swick, Christian, Christian Vargas, Clearwater, Community
Learning Center, Criminon, Crystal Ballroom, Denver, Disconnection, Flag Land
Base, Florida, Fort Harrison, Georgia, HowdyCon, John Travolta, Leah Remini,
Minnesota, New Year's Eve, Office of Special Affairs, Pat Harney, Philip
Seymour Hoffman, Purple Heart, Quicky, Reverend, Rod Keller, Scientology and
the Aftermath, Terry Hitchcock, The Master, The Way to Happiness, United for
Human Rights

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Scientology/North Korea
January 29, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologynorth-korea/

A reader sent this to me the other day and I found it fascinating. The
parallels between North Korea and scientology are unmistakeable.

Below are excerpts from the article.

I highlighted especially relevant sections. They need no explanation to
anyone familiar with scientology's playbook that dictates how they must
respond to "critics." Scientology is as clumsy and unbelievable as N.
Korea in its denunciation of defectors. It's amusing to see: it seems
everyone who leaves N. Korea or scientology is some form of sexual
pervert, has stolen money or is being paid to say bad things about them.

Tags: London, North Korea, Quicky, South Korea

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Conversation with GOP Political Consultant Robbie Olson on Joy Villa &
Scientology
January 29, 2018, SurvivingScientology, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6twwAMeyRw

GOP Political Consultant Robbie Olson and Jeffrey Augustine discuss Joy
Villa's exploratory run for the US Congress. Robbie describes the way
in which Joy represented herself as a Christian and how the Church of
Scientology meddled in things.

Tags: Christian, Congress, Jeffrey Augustine, Joy Villa, Quicky, Robbie Olson

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Former Scientologist was 'forced to have an abortion'
January 29, 2018, Laura Collins, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5256403/Former-Scientologist-forced-abortion.html

The Church of Scientology has launched a federal lawsuit in what it
hopes will be a hammer blow to a decade-long battle with a former
member who has accused it of forcing her to have an abortion, working
conditions tantamount to slave labor, and practices so inhumane she
faked a suicide attempt to escape.

Laura DeCrescenzo, who signed her billion-year contract with the
church's administrative 'clergy' the Sea Org at the age of 12, first
filed her complaint in 2009.

Now the Church has taken drastic action to end the 39-year-old's David
and Goliath legal fight once and for all.

Tags: 1991, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, Abortion, Appeal,
Bert Deixler, California, Church of Scientology International, Clear, E-
meter, Human trafficking, Judge Leslie Swain, Judge Richard Rico, Laura
DeCrescenzo, New Mexico, Passports, Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Sea
Org, Suppressive Person, Underground Bunker

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Joy Villa's ex-manager on the 'pro-life' Grammys dress: We're not fooled this
time
January 29, 2018, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2018/01/29/joy-villas-ex-manager-on-the-pro-life-grammys-dress-were-not-fooled-this-time/

A lot has already been said about Joy Villa's Grammys gambit last
night, with her showing up for the fourth year in a row in a dress
designed to get her attention.

For the first three years she showed up in dresses designed by Andre
Soriano, a minor reality TV figure and fashion designer in San Diego.
In 2015, he created a dress for her made out of snowfence, in 2016 it
was another barely-there number that turned heads for how much of Villa
it didn't cover, and then both Soriano and Villa hit it big last year
with his "Make America Great Again" gown that launched Joy into
political stardom.

But Soriano very publicly disavowed Joy Villa recently as she continued
to use her "MAGA" fame to promote Scientology. He claimed not to have
known about her Scientology involvement, which, frankly, is a little
hard to believe. But for whatever reason, Joy was on her own for last
night's Grammy awards.

Tags: 1968, 1977, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, Abortion, Andre
Soriano, Bridge to Total Freedom, Christian, Clear, Clearwater, Congress,
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump, Florida, Fort Harrison, Franklin Graham,
HowdyCon, Jesus Christ, Joy Villa, Kellyanne Conway, Miami, Mike Rinder, Milo
Yiannopoulos, New York, Patron Meritorious, Politico, Quicky, Robbie Olson,
Roger Stone, San Diego, Sea Org, Steve Bannon, Tampa Bay Times, Thorsten
Overgaard, White House

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Podcast with Joy Villa's Former Political Adviser Robbie Olson
January 29, 2018, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2018/01/29/podcast-with-joy-villas-former-political-adviser-robbie-olson/

GOP Political Consultant Robbie Olson and Jeffrey Augustine discuss Joy
Villa's exploratory run for the US Congress. Robbie describes the way
in which Joy represented herself as a Christian and how the Church of
Scientology meddled in things.

The big news is that Joy Villa apparently wanted to delay her
Congressional run until 2020 when Scientology Media Productions would
be broadcasting shows designed to "normalize" Scientology. Was Villa's
alleged Congressional run merely a placeholder designed to buy time and
PR for her Church to launch Scientology Media Productions?

Vinnie James has a collection of tweets Joy Villa has erased in her
attempts to conceal her Scientology background.

Tags: Christian, Congress, Joy Villa, Quicky, Robbie Olson, Scientology Media
Productions

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So Explain This CF I Keep Hearing About
January 29, 2018, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/so-explain-this-cf-i-keep-hearing-about/

A lot of people are curious about the "CF filing" that scientology
obsesses over.

It is a mystery to many of the uninitiated, though certainly anyone who
has been around an org knows about CF and its perpetual backlog of
filing.

"Central Files" is a Hubbard invention to keep track of everyone that
has ever bought a book or taken a service in a scientology organization.
Each person has a file folder (or many as time goes on) that includes
copies of all invoices (yes, invoices for payments are still written
with colored copies to be filed in Accounts Files, Student and PC Files
and Central Files), all correspondence, success stories and other
records. Every org is supposed to have a team of "Letter Registrars"
who stay in touch with every person in the CF to encourage them to pay
more money.

Tags: Atlanta, Central Files, Clearwater, Miami, Orlando, Quicky, Registrar,
Tampa

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Accused rapist Danny Masterson hangs out with pal Ashton Kutcher at
Scientology wedding
January 29, 2019, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2019/01/29/accused-rapist-danny-masterson-hangs-out-with-pal-ashton-kutcher-at-scientology-wedding/

More than two years ago the Los Angeles Police Department began an
investigation into the allegations of three former Scientologists and a
fourth woman who say that they were violently raped by Scientologist
actor Danny Masterson between 2001 and 2004. Since April 2017, the Los
Angeles District Attorney's Office has been preparing a case and
waiting for DA Jackie Lacey to make a decision whether to file charges.

Our sources tell us that Lacey is very close to making a decision, but
in the meantime, Danny Masterson has not been arrested or indicted, and
he's making the most of it. On Saturday, he joined his former The Ranch
and That '70s Show costar Ashton Kutcher at a Scientology wedding in
Napa Valley, despite efforts by Kutcher and his wife, actress Mila
Kunis, to keep their involvement under wraps.

The photo above was leaked to Twitter over the weekend, featuring, from
left to right, Kutcher, Punk'd writer Matt Mazzant, groom and The Ranch
actor Justin Mooney, Travis Case (Kutcher's stand-in, and Cathriona
White's "twin" on Scientology courses), Masterson, and Masterson's
half-brother, Jordan.

Tags: 1990, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2017, A&E, Ashton Kutcher, Bijou
Phillips, Brandon Pearson, Brittany Brisco, California, Cathriona White,
Danny Masterson, David Miscavige, Florida, Fort Harrison, Helena, Jackie
Lacey, Jasmin Renna, Jordan Masterson, Justin Mooney, LAPD, Leah Remini, Lisa
McPherson, Lisa McPherson Trust, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Mark Bunker, Matt
Mazzant, Mental breakdown, Mike Rinder, Mila Kunis, Mission, Office of
Special Affairs, Patrick Renna, Police, Quicky, Robert Minton, Scientology
and the Aftermath, Tom Mesereau, Tommy Savas, Travis Case, Twitter

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

Clearwater and How Scientology Buys Influence
January 29, 2019, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/clearwater-and-how-scientology-buys-influence/

A few nights ago, the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce held their annual
gala.

You might be surprised to learn that scientology is one of its sponsors.

But you might not be surprised to learn that the outgoing Chair of the
Chamber, Katie Cole is a prominent local attorney who represents
scientology. In fact, she is the protege of Ed Armstrong, a local
legend in the real estate/zoning law practice who has represented
scientology's interests since I first hired him in the early 90's (I
guess it was?).

Tags: Austin, Bernie McCabe, Clearwater, Criminal, David Miscavige, Ed
Armstrong, FBI, Gerry Chaleff, Gerry Feffer, Hoboken, IRS, Katie Cole, Lee
Fugate, Los Angeles, Mission, Office of Special Affairs, Pinellas County,
Police, Quicky, Safe Point, San Antonio, Tax, Tax exempt, Texas Supreme
Court, US Attorney's Office, Virginia

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Scientology Propaganda Event in Burbank - January 29, 2019. Filmed by Jeffrey
Augustine
January 29, 2019, SurvivingScientology, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJPdAD4EltU

Scientology Propaganda Event in Burbank - January 29, 2019. Filmed by
Jeffrey Augustine. This was supposed to be an "Emergency Interfaith
Press Conference" held at the Redeemer Church in Burbank, California.
This church sits across the street from the main gates of the Disney
Studios main gate on N. Alameda Street.

The event was not a press conference at all. There were no questions
and answers and no media present. The event was Scientology complaining
about Leah Remini's show -- and yet Leah and her show were never
mentioned by name.

About 40 people were in attendance, 30 of whom were OSA and Scientology
Media Production film crew, and a paid choir who were not
Scientologists. After the event was over, the choir got in their cars
and drove off. They did not stay for refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.

Tags: Burbank, California, Company, Front group, Jeffrey Augustine, Leah
Remini, Los Angeles Faith Coalition, Office of Special Affairs, Quicky, STAND

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Evangelical pastor: Jesus would have 'beat the crap' out of John Bolton
January 29, 2020, Marina Pitofsky, The Hill
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/480605-conservative-pastor-says-jesus-would-have-beat-the-crap-out-of

Evangelical pastor Rodney Howard-Browne lashed out at former White
House national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonTrump allies
throw jabs at Bolton over book's claims GOP confident of win on
witnesses Giuliani calls Bolton a 'backstabber' over Ukraine
allegations MORE this week in a series of tweets after reports emerged
that the former Trump administration official's upcoming book contains
details about the president's relationship with Ukraine.

"You are a slime ball of the highest order .... I should have knocked
your sorry butt through the door of the Oval Office into the rose
garden when I saw you. I would have gladly been arrested .... what a
Benedict Arnold ..... I am glad you were fired !!!!!" Howard-Browne
tweeted Monday.

"I have no respect for someone who is disloyal to the President and
loyal to deep state !!! No respect! No respect at all ...... what a
globalist sellout!" he added.

Tags: 2017, Christian Right, Dark Right, Georgia, Iowa, Jesus, Joe Biden,
John Bolton, Mitch McConnell, National Security Council, New York Times,
Republican, Rodney Howard-Browne, Twitter, Ukraine, White House

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Still awaiting sentencing, Keith Raniere and other Nxivm leaders are now
being sued
January 29, 2020, Dianne Lipson, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2020/01/29/still-awaiting-sentencing-keith-raniere-and-other-nxivm-leaders-are-now-being-sued/

After a highly-publicized trial that resulted in the conviction or
guilty pleas of six Nxivm leaders who now await sentencing, they and
numerous others are now facing another kind of fight in court.

Philadelphia attorney Neil Glazer has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf
of plaintiffs Sara Edmondson, Toni Natalie, Mark Vicente, 58 Jane Does,
and 19 John Does against NXIVM members and entities. The defendents in
the lawsuit are the six defendants convicted in the criminal
prosecution - Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, Clare
Bronfman, Allison Mack, and Kathy Russell - as well as numerous others:
Sara Bronfman, Karen Unterreiner, Dr. Brandon Porter, Dr. Danielle
Roberts, Daniella Padilla Bergeron, Rosa Laura Junco, Loreta J. Garza
Davila, Monica Duran, Nicki Clyne, the Nxivm Corporation, Executive
Success Programs Inc., Ethical Science Foundation and First Principles.

The complaint alleges that Nxivm "functioned as both a Ponzi scheme and
a coercive community. Defendants exerted power over the Plaintiffs;
took their money; made it financially, physically and psychologically
difficult, and in some cases impossible, to leave the coercive
community; and systematically abused Plaintiffs physically and
emotionally." Personal benefits to the defendants included "enriching
themselves; wielding power over others; advancing in the perverse
social order they created; and enhancing their own feelings of
self-esteem."

Tags: Allison Mack, Brandon Porter, Clare Bronfman, Danielle Roberts, Ethical
Science Foundation, Executive Success Programs, Kathy Russell, Keith Raniere,
Lauren Salzman, Mark Vicente, Nancy Salzman, Neil Glazer, NXIVM,
Philadelphia, Ponzi scheme, Sara Bronfman, Sara Edmondson, Sleep deprivation,
Toni Natalie

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The Rise in Hate Crimes Against the Jewish Community - Scientology's Role
January 29, 2020, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-the-jewish-community-scientologys-role/

One of the major promoters of anti-Semitic hate is Louis Farrakhan,
leader of the Nation of Islam. And in turn, one of his main mouthpieces
is Tony Muhammad, Western Regional Minister of the NOI. Minister
Muhammad is also the poster child for the ugly marriage of convenience
consummated between the Nation of Islam and scientology.

Tony Muhammad (or Abdul Malik Sayyid as he now prefers to be called) is
a high ranking scientologist who was awarded scientology's highest
honor by scientology's grand pooh-bah David Miscavige: The IAS Freedom
Medal. He is enabled and supported by scientology and is used as a
major fundraiser and speaker at scientology events.

ISNOI News thoroughly documents the history of the disturbing joining
of scientology and Nation of Islam, and the unapologetic anti-Semitism
of these speakers who purposefully incite hate towards the Jewish
Community. The Justice Department should take note - if you want to
stop hate crimes, stop those that INCITE them.

Tags: 2018, 2019, Anti-semitism, David Miscavige, Facebook, Freedom Medal,
Freedom Medal Winner, International Association of Scientologists, Jewish,
Louis Farrakhan, Muhammad, Nation of Islam, Rizza Islam, Scientology and the
Aftermath, STAND, The Record, Tony Muhammad, Twitter, US Department of
Justice, Youth for Human Rights International

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Tom Cruise's sister Cass the real superhero in the family, now with
Scientology SUPER POWER
January 29, 2020, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2020/01/29/tom-cruise-sister-cass-the-real-superhero-in-the-family-now-with-scientology-super-power/

What's the appeal of Scientology? That's a question we get asked
frequently by people trying to understand why anyone would want to go
near the ideas of founder L. Ron Hubbard and his bizarre space opera
cabal.

We usually answer that question by pointing out that only a tiny
percentage of the population answers Hubbard's call. The vast majority
of people want nothing to do with Scientology, and over time the
organization is shrinking. It now has fewer than 20,000 people
worldwide, according to a recent high-ranking executive who defected.

So what is Scientology offering to that small number of people who get
sucked into it?

Tags: 1957, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2019, Atkinson-Baker, Australia, Brian
Sheen, Cass Capazorio, Cass Mapother, Clear, Clearwater, Criminon, David
Miscavige, England, Flag Building, Flag Land Base, Florida, Freedom Medal,
Freedom Medal Winner, Greg Capazorio, International Association of
Scientologists, Kate Ceberano, L. Ron Hubbard, Marian Henry, OT, OT 7, OT 8,
Patron Meritorious, Platinum Meritorious, Purification Rundown, Skyview,
Source magazine, Spring Atkinson-Baker, St. Louis, Super Power, Survival
Rundown, Tom Cruise

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U of O students denounce anti-psychiatry exhibit
January 29, 2020, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/uottawa-phychiatry-protest-1.5443534

Some students at the University of Ottawa are denouncing an on-campus
display that calls psychiatry an "industry of death," saying it further
stigmatizes people who need medication to treat mental health conditions.

The multi-media exhibit in the Jock Turcot University Centre is
sponsored by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a group
founded 50 years ago by the Church of Scientology. The display includes
a panel titled "inventing disorders to sell drugs," and another linking
psychiatry to the practice of eugenics in Nazi Germany.

We're saying that it's harmful for the university to put this on our
campus, and we want it gone. - Emma Copeland, U of O student

Tags: Alt-Right, Canada, CBC, CCHR, Germany, Holocaust, Psychiatry: An
Industry of Death, Quicky, Robert Dobson-Smith, University of Ottawa

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