Today in Scientology -- October 4th ***********************************************************************

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Today October 4th in Scientology history
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Scientology suit strains Clearwater legal budget
October 4, 1988, Curtis Krueger, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51388193.html?dids=51388193:51388193&FMT=FT

City commissioners learned Monday that Clearwater's legal battle with
the Church of Scientology has cost about $75,000 in the past nine
months - triple the expense that had been projected by the city's
lawyers.

Lawyers estimated last fall it would cost about $25,000 to fight the
Scientologists' lawsuit up to the point of filing a motion that the
suit be dismissed.

But attorneys for the Scientologists have scheduled several
time-consuming motions and depositions that have driven up the city's
legal costs, said Alan Zimmet, one of the lawyers representing the city
in the case.

Tags: 1983, Alan Zimmet, Americans United for Separation of Church and State,
Clearwater, Don Winner, Lawyer, Lee Boothby, Rita Garvey, Washington

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Hunting rabbits, serving spam: The net under siege
October 4, 1995, Alan Prendergast, Denver Westword
https://www.westword.com/1995-10-04/news/hunting-rabbits-serving-spam-the-net-under-siege/full

Always controversial, in recent months a.r.s. has become the primary
battleground in cyberspace in the dispute over Scientology's Advanced
Technology documents -- and a test of the Internet's vaunted ability to
police itself.

Tags: alt.religion.scientology, alt.scientology.war, Arnaldo Lerma,
Cancelbunny, FACTNet, FBI, Free Zone, Heber Jentzsch, Helena Kobrin, Netcom,
Ron Newman, Scott Goehring

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Judge Appoints Computer Expert in Scientology Case
October 4, 1995, Joe Wheelan, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Judge-Appoints-Computer-Expert-in-Scientology-Case/id-904ae999a3b43b4eba4e4d0652601eab

DENVER (AP) _ A judge backed down on his threat Tuesday to hold the
Church of Scientology in contempt for refusing to return computer
materials to two men who have been attacking the church on the Internet.

Instead, U.S. District Judge John Kane appointed a special master _
University of Colorado computer science professor Gary Nutt _ to
determine just what happened to the computer equipment.

Larry Wollersheim and Robert Penny _ former Scientologists who have
accused church members of engaging in mind-control _ have struggled to
get their computer bulletin board operating again since the church had
the equipment seized by court order in August.

Tags: Arlington, Arnaldo Lerma, Bob Penny, Colorado, Earle Cooley, First
Amendment, Gary Nutt, Judge John Kane, Lawrence Wollersheim, Quicky,
Scientology lawyer, Washington Post

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Judge Appoints Computer Expert in Scientology Case
October 4, 1995, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Judge-Appoints-Computer-Expert-in-Scientology-Case/id-dd9d08024a48302fa57ab9be4e7cac66

DENVER (AP) _ A judge has decided not to hold the Church of Scientology
in contempt for failing to return computer equipment to two men who
have been attacking the church on the Internet.

His order last month instructed that the materials be placed in custody
of church lawyers, but U.S. marshals mistakenly returned them to the
church, U.S. District Judge John Kane said Tuesday.

"For this reason, my order did not involve any First Amendment issue
concerning the free exercise of religion nor can (the church) be held
in contempt for violating that order," he wrote.

Tags: Bob Penny, Colorado, First Amendment, Gary Nutt, Judge John Kane,
Lawrence Wollersheim, Quicky

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Stalking the Net
October 4, 1995, Alan Prendergast, Denver Westword
https://www.westword.com/1995-10-04/news/stalking-the-net/full

In the online brawl over Scientology, Internet users discover that
virtual Reality bites back. Showdown in cyberspace. The battle over
Scientology's secrets ignites a holy war on the Internet.

Tags: alt.scientology.war, anon.penet.fi, Arnaldo Lerma, Bob Penny, Cult
Awareness Network, Dennis Erlich, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FACTNet,
Heber Jentzsch, Helena Kobrin, Judge Babcock, Judge John Kane, Lawrence
Wollersheim, OT, Robert Vaughn Young, Steven Fishman, Tom Kelley

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Godeka's odd actions trace back to 1987
October 4, 1996, Phil Manzano, The Oregonian
http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2008/11/stories_about_the_scientology.html#2

Jairus C. Godeka conversed freely with the television set. He would
laugh aloud for no reason. He said the FBI was watching him and bugging
his telephone. He heard voices that commented incessantly on his
behavior.

Godeka spun out these and more suspicions and fears during a 1987
interview at a Northeast Portland mental health clinic. But never once
did he mention what was to become a grinding obsession - the Church of
Scientology.

Tags: Carlos Colon, Celebrity Centre, Christina Hamilton, Comm Course, Gail
Armstrong, Helen Burke, Jairus Godeka, Jim Stone, Kerry Chipman, Portland,
San Francisco, Shooting, Steven Crandell

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Man Enters Not-Guilty Plea In Scientology-Center Shooting
October 4, 1996, Seattle Times
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=2352560&date=19961004

PORTLAND - The man accused of shooting four people in a Church of
Scientology branch pleaded not guilty today to 13 criminal counts
arising from the Sept. 25 incident.

Along with the shootings, Jarius Godeka is accused of taking a hostage
and setting a fire at the church's Celebrity Centre.

Tags: Jarius Godeka, Portland

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A Click in Time Saves Minds
October 4, 2001, Alan Prendergast, Denver Westword
https://www.westword.com/2001-10-04/news/a-click-in-time-saves-minds/full

This is what you'll find most prominently listed: Reports on how church
members are organizing blood drives and food banks in the wake of the
terrorist attack on New York City. Testimonials from celebrity
Scientologists, including Juliette Lewis and Isaac Hayes. Sites that
explain how Scientology gets people off drugs and supports religious
freedom.

This is what you won't find, unless you scroll through several pages of
pro-Scientology links: "SCIENTOLOGY DIRTY SECRETS. Before you get taken
in by any of Scientology's claims, check out the largest free archive
on the real Scientology -- the Scientology they don't want you to know
about. www.factnet.org."

According to Lawrence Wollersheim, a founder of the Fight Against
Coercive Tactics Network, FACTNet has been consigned to a peculiar kind
of Internet hell by a "search engine sabotaging tactic" employed by the
Church of Scientology. The Boulder-based nonprofit Web site -- which
features an archive of information about CSI and other "new religions"
that FACTNet regards as dangerous cults -- has seen its ranking in GoTo
search results drop precipitously in recent months, buried by
pro-Scientology sites that bid higher for favored placement, an
arrangement known as "pay-per-click."

Tags: 1950, 1980, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, alt.religion.scientology, alt.
scientology.war, Boulder, California, Cancelbunny, Church of Scientology
International, Denver, Dianetics, FACTNet, Google, Isaac Hayes, Janet
Weiland, Juliette Lewis, Lawrence Wollersheim, New York City, Opposing Views,
Yahoo

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Scientologist's Treatments Lure Firefighters
October 4, 2003, Michelle O'Donnell, New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/04/nyregion/scientologist-s-treatments-lure-firefighters.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

The firefighters take saunas, engage in physical workouts and swallow
pills -- all of which together constitute what for years has been
known, amid considerable dispute, as Mr. Hubbard's detoxification
program, one meant to wash the body of poisons or toxins. The
firefighters are not charged for their trips to the clinic, called
Downtown Medical.

Tags: 9/11, FASE, Frank Gribbon, Joe Higgins, Keith Miller, Linda Simmons
Hight, New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, Ooze towel, Ronald
Gots, Tom Cruise

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Christians march in Samoa against scientology
October 4, 2007, Radio New Zealand International
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=35556

Hundreds of Christian believers in Samoa from Pentecostal churches and
ministries have marched in protest against the government's support of
the Scientology religion.

They marched to the front of the government building in Apia where
Scientology tents have been put up as the main venue for its disaster
training and seminars over the next two weeks.

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Samoa police minister says country is not endangered by Scientologists
October 4, 2007, Radio New Zealand International
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=35580

Samoa's Minister of Police, Tole'afoa Apulu Fa'afisi, says a goodwill
visit by Scientology volunteer ministers is crucial for the country as
their mission is to provide disaster seminars and training for everyone.

The minister, who opened the Scientology training programme yesterday
was responding to more than a hundred Christian protesters from various
denominations who marched to show their disapproval of the
Scientologists visit.

Tags: Samoa, Volunteer Ministers

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Recovered lost lecture on africa by L ron hubbard
October 4, 2009, AnonShawi, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x17C8M56pJI

L ron hubbard on africa

Tags: Quicky, South Africa

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The RPF: What are the Facts?
October 4, 2009, Jefferson Hawkins, Leaving Scientology
https://leavingscientology.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/the-rpf-what-are-the-facts/

We got into a bit of a discussion last week on the RPF, and someone
calling themselves "Surprised" posted a comment saying, "any RPF people
I ever ran into, in LA and elsewhere, were always very carefree, I saw
them smiling, they looked healthy and not stressed at all, and often
sang, or told jokes or stories when working."

This got me thinking. Is this the way most Scientology public view the
RPF? As a bunch of carefree, singing people, happily "rehabilitating"
themselves?

Well, certainly, the Church would like that to be the perception.
According to their website, the RPF is "a second chance" for "Sea Org
staff members who would otherwise be subject to dismissal for serious
and/or continuous ecclesiastical violations"? an opportunity to
experience "complete rehabilitation" for "personnel burn out." Sea Org
members who have gone through the program, we are told, "attest to its
enormous personal benefit, and express their appreciation for being
able to avail themselves of redemption as opposed to dismissal."

Tags: 2004, Amy Scobee, Chinese, Committee of Evidence, David Miscavige, Flag
Order, Golden Age of Tech, Gordon Melton, Master at Arms, PC folders, Quicky,
Rehabilitation Project Force, Religious Technology Center, Sea Org, St.
Petersburg Times, United Nations, Vietnam, Wikipedia

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What We Are Doing Here
October 4, 2010, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/what-we-are-doing-here/

There have been some questions of late about what my intentions are for
this blog. These come from people that seem offended by my allowance of
comments that question aspects of Scientology and my posts suggesting
reading outside of Scientology. I think one huge impediment - if not
the biggest of all - to people realizing the gains attainable from
Scientology is the Org inclulcated false sense, even beingness, of
"certainty." It is an injection of the biggest barrier to learning -
thinking one already knows. I see Scientologists being created who
taste a bit of "Know About" on the Know to Mystery scale and buy into
some bullshit that they have achieved KNOW. They have been denied
achieving KNOW by learning how to talk the talk without ever learning
to walk the walk. And therein lie some seeds that grow into what people
on the outside perceive as a cult.

One does not achieve KNOW without passing through NOT KNOW. (Know to
Mystery Scale)

NOT KNOW lies above CURIOSITY on the CDEI Scale.

Tags: OT, Quicky, The Master

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Miscavige Cancels Hubbard's Dictionary
October 4, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/miscavige-cancels-hubbards-dictionary/

L Ron Hubbard's many spoken and recorded words that specified the vital
necessity for a comprehensive Dictionary of Dianetics and Scientology
have been burned and buried by David Miscavige.

L Ron Hubbard directed the compilation of the original red covered
Dianetics and Scientology Dictionary. He did not edit it nor did he
approve the final edit. Through use of it over the years he often wrote
about the need for improvement. Most particularly when Hubbard was
developing the Key to Life course in the late seventies he wrote many
despatches directing the compilation of a complete Dianetics and
Scientology dictionary.

David Miscavige cross ordered all of that ? just as he did the
completion of LRH's six month project to complete the Technical
Training Films ? until the mid nineties. By that time Miscavige had
destroyed most tech veterans in the church and began a dictatorship on
technical matters which continues to this day. He did that in the mid
nineties around the time he announced the completion of the Tech films,
after spending hundreds of millions of dollars making them
cinematographically to his liking, and technically abhorrent.

Tags: 2005, Bridge Publications, David Miscavige, Dianetics, Freewinds,
Fundamentals of Thought, Key to Life, L. Ron Hubbard, Maiden Voyage, OT
Ambassador, Philadelphia Doctorate Course, Quicky, Suppressive Person

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More on Miscavige's Confusion and Chaos
October 4, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/more-on-miscaviges-confusion-and-chaos/

reference: my last blog post, Miscavige Cancels Hubbard's Dictionary,
at https://markrathbun.wordpress.
com/2011/10/04/miscavige-cancels-hubbards-dictionary/

With inexorable promptitude (stolen phrase from a Hubbard Journal) Tony
Ortega, editor in chief of the Village Voice, happened to run into an
actor who was blown away (in a bad sense) by church of Scientology
Celebrity Center International three years ago, post about it, and in
the bargain verified in real time just about everything I wrote in the
above referenced post this morning. Take for example this passage from
Ortega's recounting of the story of Philip Boyd:

Another time, he encountered the word "enturbulation" in a Hubbard book.
"I tried to look it up and realized it was something Hubbard
invented," he says. (Hubbard used it to mean agitation or disruption.)
Boyd asked a supervisor about it and says he was told, "Hubbard was
highly educated, and used words that weren't on this planet." Boyd says
he found that pretty ridiculous.

Tags: Celebrity Centre, David Miscavige, Philip Boyd, Quicky, Tony Ortega,
Village Voice

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Pam Geller Linked Anti-Muslim Activist Calls For Mass Murder Of Congressmen,
Muslims, Liberals And Journalists (Updated)
October 4, 2011, Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress
https://thinkprogress.org/pam-geller-linked-anti-muslim-activist-calls-for-mass-murder-of-congressmen-muslims-liberals-and-9713d11cf2ef/

The anti-Muslim activist John Joseph Jay has issued a call for the mass
murder of the leadership of both parties in Congress, the governors of
seven states, and prominent academics, along with a demand to "burn all
mosques. period."

Jay helped in the founding of anti-Muslim activist Pam Geller's group
American Freedom Defense Initiative. AFDI is the umbrella organization
of the prominent Stop the Islamization Of America (SOIA). Jay's
signature can be seen below those of Geller and fellow arch anti-Muslim
activist Robert Spencer on AFDI's incorporation document (PDF), as
Charles Johnson at LGF pointed out. The P.O. Box listed for Jay is also
the same as Geller's.

But while those organizations have stopped short of calls for violence,
Jay crossed way over that line in a rambling post on his blog called
"start the revolution," which fantasizes about the painful medieval
deaths of perceived enemies (screenshot here, cached version here):

Tags: Alt-Right, American Freedom Defense Initiative, Hillary Clinton, John
Joseph Jay, Muslim, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer

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Philip Boyd, Saving Grace Actor, Rips "The Business That Is Scientology"
October 4, 2011, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/10/philip_boyd_sav.php

Another time, he encountered the word "enturbulation" in a Hubbard book.
"I tried to look it up and realized it was something Hubbard
invented," he says. (Hubbard used it to mean agitation or disruption.)
Boyd asked a supervisor about it and says he was told, "Hubbard was
highly educated, and used words that weren't on this planet."

Boyd says he found that pretty ridiculous.

Tags: 2007, 2008, California, Celebrity Centre, CNN, Dianetics,
Disconnection, Giovanni Ribisi, Hollywood, PC folders, Philip Boyd,
Purification Rundown, Santa Monica, Sea Org, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis

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Scientology's 'real-life Hogwarts' school charges $42,000 a year
October 4, 2011, Guy Adams, The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scientologys-reallife-hogwarts-school-charges-42000-a-year-2365190.html

The Church has launched a new offensive against its critics in the US
media, accusing an author who attempted to lift the lid on secrets of a
$42,000-a-year boarding school it runs in rural Oregon of making "a
number of false claims" about the institution and its teaching methods.

Benjamin Carlson's two-part series on Delphian School, which has about
250 teenage students, made headlines last week when it described how
teachers there follow a curriculum designed around "Study Technology",
a controversial teaching method designed by Mr Hubbard in the 1960s.

Tags: Applied Scholastics, Benjamin Carlson, Delphian School, Oregon, Sea
Org, Study Tech

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Bend dentist denies charges, will fight $350K penalty
October 4, 2012, Matt McDonald, KTVZ
https://www.ktvz.com/news/Bend-dentist-denies-charges-will-fight-350K-penalty/-/413192/16863926/-/ejuoxd/-/index.html

Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian said Thursday he
has ordered Engel and his dental practice to pay nearly $350,000 in
damages to the former employee who fled her job when ordered to attend
a three-day Scientology-affiliated symposium or be fired.

Engel, whose Bend practice is AWE Dental Spa, issued a brief statement
Friday through Portland attorney Michael Gordon, who said they will
appeal the state labor commissioner's decision to the Oregon Court of
Appeals:

Tags: Andrew Engel, Dentist, Oregon, Religious harassment, Susan Muhleman

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Bend dentist fined nearly $348,000 for required Scientology-based training,
BOLI announces
October 4, 2012, Molly Young, The Oregonian
https://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2012/10/bend_dentist_fined_nearly_3480.html

A phone message at Engel's practice said he was out until Monday. He
gained his dental license in Oregon in 1998. State Board of Dentistry
records show the body has never taken disciplinary action against Engel.

Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian said the penalty will cover the woman's
lost wages and damages as well as moving expenses and emotional distress.

Employees should feel "secure from an employer's pressure to do
something that conflicts with their religious beliefs," he said in a
written statement.

Tags: Andrew Engel, Dentist, Oregon, Religious harassment, Susan Muhleman

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David Miscavige The Tax Delinquent
October 4, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/david-miscavige-the-tax-delinquent/

by Luis Garcia

"On Saturday, June 2, city and state dignitaries joined thousands of
Scientologists in downtown Santa Ana to dedicate the new Church of
Scientology of Orange County."

And so starts the magnificent tale of the opening of yet another
exuberant, oversized and empty building, disguised as a "church" where
"Visitors are invited to take a self-guided tour of the expansive
Public Information Center, presenting informational and documentary
films on every aspect of the religion, including the life and legacy of
Founder L. Ron Hubbard."

Tags: 2011, David Miscavige, Ideal Org, Luis Garcia, Orange County, Quicky,
Santa Ana, Tax

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Mark Bunker Speaks, and Atlanta Burns
October 4, 2012, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2012/10/04/mark-bunker-speaks-and-atlanta-burns/

A FULL HOUR of Wise Beard Man? Grab some popcorn and find a comfy
chair, because you're going to want to hear Radio Paul interview Mark
Bunker about his experiences as one of the most reliable and
level-headed of Scientology Watchers.

Hearing this only makes us want to see his movie Knowledge Report more
than ever. Get that thing done, Bunker!

Also, we are deeply grateful for the shout-out from WBM, who explained
to folks at home how to find this blog.

Tags: 1970, 1980, Atlanta, Hollywood, Jodie Fleischer, Johnny Lewis,
Knowledge Report, Mark Bunker, Morton Report, Narconon Georgia, Pete Combs,
Quicky, Skip Press, The Master, Wisconsin, Wise Beard Man

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Warnings from a former Scientologist
October 4, 2012, Barry Morgan, CJAD
http://www.cjad.com/blog/BarryMorganShow/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10446629

I wanted to explore the world of Scientology and did just that with
former Scientologist and author Jefferson Hawkins. He had a bitter
split with the Church and talks about physical and emotional abuse.

Hawkins spent some time on my show this evening. It was an eye-opening
conversation.

Tags: Jefferson Hawkins

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Cases shine a light into Scientology
October 4, 2013, Douglas R. Clifford, Editorial, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-cases-shine-a-light-into-scientology/2145497

The judges in two separate lawsuits against the Church of Scientology
have made the right call to keep the focus on the church's behavior and
reject its efforts to sidetrack the cases. The church should address
the accusations of misconduct directly rather than delay and obfuscate
by trying to force its accusers to change lawyers.

Tags: California, Clearwater, Flag Building, Florida, Judge James Whittemore,
Luis Garcia, Scientology lawyer, Tampa, Texas

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St. Paul police: Visitor steals $5K Electropsychometer from Church of
Scientology
October 4, 2013, Richard Chin, Pioneer Press
https://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_24241997/st-paul-police-visitor-steals-5k-electropsychometer-from

A security guard at the church at 505 N. Wabasha St. was showing a man
around the building at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, and later discovered that an
"electrometer" valued at $5,000 was missing, according to St. Paul
police spokesman Sgt. Paul Paulos.

Tags: E-meter, St. Paul

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The Shrinking Cult of Scientology
October 4, 2013, Tiziano Lugli, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0UFZVHfel4

The Cult of Scientology is the fastest shrinking cult in the history of
recorded Cults.

Tags: Cult, Video

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Videos And Reading For Today
October 4, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/videos-for-today/

There are two new videos this morning that everyone should see. I am
having some difficulty getting videos to post on this blog, so I am
including the url for the first:

The first is from Good Morning America:

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.

Tags: David Miscavige, Joe Childs, Judge James Whittemore, Luis and Rocio
Garcia, Monique Rathbun, Office of Special Affairs, Peter Mansell, Quicky,
Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, Texas, Tiziano Lugli, Tony Ortega

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WORLD PREMIERE: The Shrinking Cult of Scientology, A Video By Tiziano Lugli
October 4, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2013/10/04/world-premiere-the-shrinking-cult-of-scientology-a-video-by-tiziano-lugli/

The Underground Bunker is privileged to debut a new video by Los
Angeles music producer and ex-Scientologist Tiziano Lugli. We've shown
some of his previous efforts that feature ex-church members talking
about Scientology. But none of them have quite had the impact of this
four-minute film.

We expect that regular readers of this website will recognize most of
the people who appear. Some of them are less familiar. All of them are
telling their own stories. One face that we haven't seen in Tiziano's
previous films is the one you see to the right. That's Yannus Sufandi,
the only person who appears in the video who was never a Scientologist.
But if you read our story last month, you know that his nine-year
relationship with dancer Manuela Oliveira ended when she decided to
join Scientology's "Sea Org" after spending only a few months in the
church. The Sea Org takes total dedication. After Manuela signed its
billion-year contract, she moved out, leaving Yannus wondering what
he'd done wrong.

Let us know who you recognize in the video, and what you think of
Tiziano's latest effort. And please, play this at full screen...

Tags: Cult, Judge Dib Waldrip, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, Manuela Oliveira,
Monique Rathbun, Quicky, Ray Jeffrey, Sea Org, Tiziano Lugli, Tommy Davis,
Yannus Sufandi

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Jon Atack: How to talk to a Scientologist to plant the seeds of doubt
October 4, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2014/10/04/jon-atack-how-to-talk-to-a-scientologist-to-plant-the-seed-of-doubt/

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best
books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the
book for sale, and for more than a year on Saturdays he helped us sift
through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that
tend to get hashed and rehashed in books, articles, and especially on
the Internet. He was kind enough to send us a new post.

Jon, it looks like you have found another fun way to turn the words of
L. Ron Hubbard back in on themselves. Let's hear it.

JON: "More communication, not less, is the answer," or so L. Ron
Hubbard asserted, some time before introducing "disconnection" as a
core policy. And there is a key in this statement as to how we might
help current inmates of the cult. John McMaster, the "World's First
Real Clear" - who left after struggling with a broken collar bone for
three hours, having been hurled from a ship into the sea - used to call
Saint Hill just before the bus took the poor slaves back to Stonelands
and engage a registrar in conversation. I have little doubt from my
meetings with John that these were rambling and long, but they were
well meant. And by the time he was done, the registrar would have
accumulated some first-hand material about "Tubby," as John called his
former master.

Tags: 2004, A Piece of Blue Sky, American Bar Association, Anonymous, Clear,
Clearwater, Cyril Vosper, Disconnection, Europe, Florida, Joe Childs, John
McMaster, Jon Atack, Ken Dandar, Milan, OT, OT III, Quicky, Saint Hill, South
Park, Steven Hassan, Stonelands, Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, The Shrinking World
of L. Ron Hubbard, Xenu

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No Wonder CO AOLA Was Busted
October 4, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/no-wonder-co-aola-was-busted/

This is a page from the latest Advance mag (soon to be renamed
Consolidate mag and thereafter Fall Back mag). This comes out maybe a
couple of times a year, though I believe it is supposed to be monthly.

Just for sake of giving them the benefit of the doubt, let's assume
this is the production for a single month. (Though of course the same
people appear on here for several services that SHOULD take more than a
month).

Even just a single month - being kind - it is astonishingly bereft of
volume.

Tags: AOLA, Argentina, Basics, Canada, Flag Service Organization, Golden Age
of Knowledge, OT III, Quicky, Student Hat

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(VIDEO) Critical Q&A #25
October 4, 2015, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
https://mncriticalthinking.com/2015/10/04/video-critical-qa-25/

The weekly show where I answer questions from viewers left in the
comments section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at
askchri...@gmail.com. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) You seem to have recovered so well and so quickly compared to the
many ex-Jehovah's Witnesses I know who were in the cult for a similar
amount of years (including myself). That's all the more surprising
considering that Scientology seems to do a much greater mindf@@k on the
followers than even the JWs, but of course, there's no good or healthy
cult. What has been most helpful to you in your own recovery and what
would you recommend to new cult escapees?

(2) I am a retired psychiatric nurse practitioner who has become
fascinated by Scientology and its mind control methods. Fifteen years
ago I was teaching Psychiatric Nursing at a state university and had
two young men in my class. They kept to themselves, did not mingle with
the other students, and seemed uncomfortable with the class material as
well as the clinical experience in my Psychiatric Nursing course. After
the final exam, they told me their beliefs about psychiatry, which
were, of course, shocking to me. They confessed that they thought all
psychiatrists were evil and were intentionally trying to harm people.
They asked me if I had ever heard of Scientology and invited me to
their "church." I politely declined, and as they were walking away,
they turned and said, "Oh, she's just a wog." At the time, I had no
idea what that word meant. Do you know if Scientology in the past has
actually sent some of its parishioners or Sea Org members to
universities to become nurses? This is a chilling thought, as I do not
think that the philosophy or practice of nursing would be compatible
with the belief system and practices of the cult of Scientology.

Tags: Critic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Landmark, Quicky, Sea Org, Shelly Miscavige

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'Cathriona was a tough and committed footballer before she left LA for movie
dreams'
October 4, 2015, Maeve Sheehan, Irish Independent
https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/cathriona-was-a-tough-and-committed-footballer-before-she-left-la-for-movie-dreams-31580173.html

The story of Cathriona White has played out across the world like a
Hollywood tragedy; the beautiful Irish country girl trying to make it
in Los Angeles who caught the eye of one of the biggest movie stars in
town; a doomed love affair, all underscored by a reported dalliance
with a religious cult.

The reality of the 30-year-old's death by suspected suicide last Monday
night is a bleak, dark and devastating affair for her family and the
tiny Tipperary community from which she came.

Cryptic messages announced her withdrawal from social media. Concerned
friends drove around to her lovely rented home and found Cathriona
dead, a bottle of pills nearby and a note mentioning her
on-and-off-again millionaire-actor boyfriend Jim Carrey, who has
battled his own demons.

Tags: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Afghanistan, Cappawhite, Cathriona White,
Celebrity Centre, England, Hollywood, Independent, Ireland, Jim Carrey, Judd
Weiss, Limerick, Los Angeles, New York, Police, Quicky, Sherman Oaks,
Tipperary, Travis Case, Twitter, UK

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Critical Q&A #25
October 4, 2015, Chris Shelton, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_WhAX2z4o

The show where I answer your questions. Please leave any comments or
feedback in the comments section here below. I see everything and want
to hear from you.

Link to recommended reading list: http://goo.gl/8oek6w

Link to Shelly Miscavige article: http://goo.gl/aieB2q

Tags: Critic, Quicky, Shelly Miscavige

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Meet the young Hollywood types who introduced Cathriona White to Scientology
October 4, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2015/10/04/meet-the-young-hollywood-types-who-introduced-cathriona-white-to-scientology/

In 2009, Cathriona White moved from Ireland to California. That same
year, this photograph was taken. It was posted by celebrity
photographer Joshua Shultz, who is sitting at the right. Next to him is
a small-time actor named Tyler Hynes (in the red cap). Next to him is a
man who is labeled "shmayle," then actress Erika Christensen, Tama Leia
(McCormick) Stewart, and Tama's husband, Taylor Newton Stewart.

They are young Scientologists, and soon most of them will become part
of Cat White's life.

Cathriona is famous now because on Monday she was discovered dead,
apparently at her own hand, four days after her boyfriend, comedian Jim
Carrey, reportedly broke up with her. On Wednesday morning, we broke
the news that Cathriona - known as "Cat" to her friends - had been a
Scientologist, and that Carrey was aware of that fact.

Tags: 1950, 1955, 1970, 1980, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Aaron Smith-
Levin, Australia, Beck Hansen, Buddha, California, Cathriona White, Celebrity
Centre, Christopher Masterson, Clear, Clear Cognition, Cyril Helnwein, Danny
Masterson, Denver, Dianetics, Erika Christensen, Freeloader Debt, Hollywood,
Ireland, Jason Dohring, Jason Lee, Jeffrey Augustine, Jenny Burpee, Jim
Carrey, John Travolta, Josh Shultz, Joshua Shultz, Kerri Kasem, Kirstie
Alley, Laura Prepon, Lawrence Wright, Mental Health, Michelle Stafford, Mike
Rinder, Nora Crest, Potential Trouble Source, Project Celebrity, Purification
Rundown, Quicky, Sea Org, Suppressive Person, Survival Rundown, Tama Leia
Stewart, Taylor Newton Stewart, The Way to Happiness, Tiber McCormick, Tom
Cruise, Travis Case, Tyler Hynes, Ukraine

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New OT IX & X Are Closer Than You Think
October 4, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/new-ot-ix-x-are-closer-than-you-think/

Remember when the prerequisite for OT IX and X was that you had to be a
Class VI auditor and all specialist auditor training courses? And thus
the OT VIII's were all being hammered to get on auditor training....
Could not do that these days, as there is no Briefing Course.

Of course, like most of what happens in the church of scientology today
- this is a moving goalpost.

The prereqs are whatever thing Miscavige is pushing as his latest fad.

Tags: 1993, 2013, Basics, Class VI, Congress, David Miscavige, OT, OT IX, OT
VIII, OT X, Purification Rundown, Quicky, Student Hat, Survival Rundown

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Church of Scientology overhauls its former Sydney headquarters
October 4, 2016, Brianne Tolj, Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3820658/Church-Scientology-overhauls-former-Sydney-headquarters.html

While the Church of Scientology has been showing off its new
eye-popping $57million headquarters on Sydney's north shore in a bid to
attract new members, the secretive religion has been quietly working on
its former flagship facility.

The secretive religion's former headquarters tucked in Dundas, in
western Sydney, which is believed to be used as a punishment camp for
members who stray, is receiving its own massive renovation, including a
birthing unit, Daily Mail Australia understands.

Scientologists practice 'silent birth' and discourage any words from
being used from any person in the delivery room.

Tags: 2012, 2013, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Alice Wu,
Australia, Chatswood, David Miscavige, Dundas, Fair Game, Louis Theroux,
Mental breakdown, New York City, Quicky, Sea Org, Steve Cannane, Sydney,
Taiwan, Tom Cruise, Vicki Dunstan

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Illegal house rental nets Clearwater lawyer $46,000 fine; she blames
attention from Scientology
October 4, 2016, Tracey McManus, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/illegal-house-rental-nets-clearwater-lawyer-46000-fine-she-blames/2296046

The sun was about to set on a July evening in 2013 when Betsy Steg
heard a knock at the door.

She peered out her front window and wondered how two uniformed
Scientologists got the code to her gated cul-de-sac in Harbor Oaks, an
affluent neighborhood overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.

As Steg opened the door, church official Peter Mansell delivered a
warning.

"He said, 'You're an enemy of the church and we're going to harm and
destroy you,' " Steg recalled.

Tags: 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, Arthur Keele, Ben Shaw, Betsy Steg,
Charmene Prescott, Chris Tanner, Citizens Commission on Human Rights,
Clearwater, Dan Slaughter, David Miscavige, Fair Game, Florida, GPS, Jamie
Blackstone, Ken Kramer, Lawyer, Mark Puente, Mike Rinder, Missouri, Peter
Mansell, Pinellas County, Robert Covington, Sarah Heller, Steven Hayes, Terry
Teunis

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Pam Bondi thrills at Scientology's mecca, Hungarian TV bends over, & other
updates
October 4, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2016/10/04/pam-bondi-thrills-at-scientologys-mecca-hungarian-tv-bends-over-and-other-updates/

Once again our tipsters have come through for us. We have several
interesting things for you today, and we struggled over how to order
them. We'll be interested to see which of these items you found most
disturbing, ominous, or wacky.

Let's start at the Church of Scientology's spiritual headquarters,
where Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi made an appearance Sunday at
Scientology's most holy site, the Fort Harrison Hotel, and gave a talk
about her fight against illegal drugs and human trafficking.

Bondi has a relationship with Scientology going back awhile. Two years
ago, we noted that she was having a fundraiser hosted by Scientologists.

Tags: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, Amazon, Anderson Cooper, Autism, BBC, Betsy
Steg, Bob Duggan, Budapest, Christie Collbran, Clark Carr, Clearwater, David
Miscavige, Denise Miscavige Gentile, Donald Trump, England, Facebook, Fiona
O'Leary, Florida, Florida Attorney General, Fort Harrison, Galactic
Lighthouse Books, Hollywood, Human trafficking, IRS, Jim Mathers, LGBTQ,
London, Mark Puente, Mike Rinder, Narconon, Narconon International, OT, Pam
Bondi, Paulette Cooper, Peter Bonyai, Quack, Quicky, Robert Covington, Saint
Hill, Stabil Pont Technologia, Tampa Bay Times, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely,
Tijuana, Tom Cruise, Tracey McManus, Trump University, UK, Zolt?n T?th

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Two New Conditions!
October 4, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/two-new-conditions/

The next Terra Cognita essay that follows closely the last 2: The
Condition of Liabilitiness and Condition of Doubtfulness - Terra is
injecting a little more humor into this one. Though of course, satire
is often mistaken for fact when it comes to the bubble of scientology.

See earlier Terra Cognita: The Mind, The Way To Happiness: Really? A
Story, Auditing: a PC's Quest for the Holy Grail, The Knowledge Report,
Integrity, The Almighty Stat, The Reg, The Horrors of Wordclearing, Why
Scientologists Don't FSM, Respect, The Survival Rundown - The Latest
Scam, Communication in Scientology... Or Not, Am I Still A Thetan?, To
Be Or Not To Be, An Evaluation of Scientology, Fear: That Which Drives
Scientology and Justification and Rationalization.

Nothing Stopping Us Now! Two New Conditions!

Tags: Auditing, Bolivar, Buffalo, Condition of Doubt, Conditions, David
Miscavige, Field Staff Member, Knowledge Report, Perth, Quicky, Scam,
Survival Rundown, Terra Cognita

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Is Scientology's notorious prison detail - the 'RPF' - a thing of the past?
October 4, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2017/10/04/is-scientologys-notorious-prison-detail-the-rpf-a-thing-of-the-past/

There are so many horror stories about what Scientology's "Sea Org"
members have experienced while serving in the "Rehabilitation Project
Force," the organization's prison detail.

Among the first that come to mind are both Nora Crest and Laura
DeCrescenzo separately attempting suicide by gulping down bleach, so
desperate were they to get out of the RPF's degrading conditions.
Originally, the RPF had lasted weeks or months, but by the 1990s it
took years to complete its cycle - we've talked to people who spent up
to 12 years as prisoners on the RPF.

Chuck Beatty was on it for seven years. He's told us about sitting
outside in the dark at the Happy Valley RPF desert compound on the
night of December 31, 1999, knowing that around the world, human beings
would be celebrating the coming of the year 2000. But after being in
the RPF for years, he had no connection with them. No connection with
the outside world at all. He sat and looked at the stars, and wondered
what he was missing.

Tags: 1974, 1975, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2016, Abortion, ANZO, Apollo, California, Canada, Chuck Beatty,
Clearwater, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Disconnection, Facebook, FBI, Flag
Land Base, Florida, Freewinds, Happy Valley, Hemet, Hollywood Boulevard,
Hollywood Guaranty Building, Human trafficking, Int Base, Jefferson Hawkins,
L. Ron Hubbard, Laura DeCrescenzo, Lawrence Wright, Los Angeles, Mike Rinder,
New Yorker, Nora Crest, PAC Base, Paul Burkhart, Paul Haggis, Peter Nyiri,
Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Reno, Sea Org, Tampa Bay Times, The
Hole, Tom DeVocht, UK

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WD 40?
October 4, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/wd-40/

This is pretty much a throw-away post for today.

The relentless drive for "donations" gives birth to some really cray
cray stuff.

The opportunities for innuendo and puns are almost endless with
something like this. I will leave that to the many humorous commenters
that frequent this site. As I said, for personal reasons I don't have
much time to devote to putting together a decent post today.

Tags: Orlando, Quicky, Susan Freilich

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Anti-abortion groups helping with UCP nominations, but candidates not talking
October 4, 2018, Michelle Bellefontaine, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/anti-abortion-groups-helping-with-ucp-nominations-but-candidates-not-talking-1.4845795

Two groups working to get anti-abortion United Conservative Party
candidates nominated for next year's provincial election are not
talking about who they are helping.

The candidates are not talking either.

"We respect each candidate's privacy and don't publicize that
information," said Alissa Golob, co-founder of RightNow, in an email to
CBC News.

Tags: 2016, Abortion, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, Alberta, Alberta
Pro-Choice Coalition, Alissa Golob, Anti-abortion, Calgary, Cameron Wilson,
Canada, Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, Catherine Gallagher, CBC,
Connor Staus, Dan Williams, DougWiki, Drew Barnes, Edmonton, Facebook, Hannah
Presakarchuk, Janice Harrington, Jason Kenney, Jason Luan, Joseph Schow,
Kathy Dawson, LGBTQ, Michael Kim, Michaela Glasgo, RightNow, Scott Hayward,
Stephanie Fennelly, United Conservative Party, Wilberforce Project

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

Scientology has its whales - and now the Underground Bunker does too!
October 4, 2018, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2018/10/04/scientology-has-its-whales-and-now-the-underground-bunker-does-too/

We learned recently that Scientologists can not only become "patrons"
and "laureates" and "meritorious" based on how much money they give to
the IAS (Scientology's main slush fund), but they can also become
"ambassadors" and "luminaries" if they help pay for book dissemination
campaigns.

There are so many ways Scientologists can get fancy trophies and
certificates and swag! Why should they have all the fun?

We decided it was about time we started awarding statuses to our
amazing commenters, who have been in the trenches with us in this
absurd pursuit for many years now.

Tags: 2012, ABCmouse, Anonymous, Bavaria, Bernie Headley, California, Captain
Howdy, Chris Shelton, Christian, Chuck Beatty, Cult, David E Love, David
Miscavige, Dee Findlay, Denver, Dianetics, Eivol Ekdal, Excalibur, Gary
Soter, Hana Whitfield, Hemet, HowdyCon, Humanitarian, Ideal Org, Illinois,
Independent Scientology, International Association of Scientologists, J.
Swift, Jefferson Hawkins, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesse Prince, Jesus, Joe
Howard, Jon Atack, Jonny Jacobsen, Karen de la Carriere, Kha Khan, Kim
O'Brien, Kristin Rawls, Leah Remini, Len Zinberg, Lori Hodgson, Marc Headley,
Marcab, Mareka Backus, Mark Bunker, Mat Pesch, Michael Tilse, Mike Rinder,
Mission, Narconon death, New Civilization Builder, NXIVM, OT, Patty Moher,
Paulette Cooper, Pete Griffiths, Phil Jones, Poison, Poland, Portland, Riga,
Skip Press, Spike Robinson, Steve Pfauth, sugarplumfairy, Super Power,
Sweden, Synthia Fagen, Teegeeack, Texas, Tom Cruise, Toronto, Tory Christman,
TX Lawyer, USA, Vault, Victoria, Vistaril, Whale, Willie Jones, Wogs, Xenu

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That Sober Guy Podcast: The Aftermath of Scientology, Punk Rock and Addiction
with Nathan Rich
October 4, 2018, That Sober Guy Podcast, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE_E5aJxSkE

TSG Ep226 - Nathan Rich was born in Hollywood to a Scientologist family.
After being sent to the infamously abusive Mace-Kingsley Ranch twice,
he escaped and was disowned by his family. He spent seven years a
homeless drug addict before turning his life around. Nathan appeared on
\"Scientology and the Aftermath\" produced by ex-scientoligist and
actress Leah Remini, and has since written a memoir called Scythe
Tleppo: My Survival of a Cult, Abandonment, Addiction and Homelessness.

Check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com

Connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and @shaneramer on
twitter

Tags: Cult, Hollywood, Leah Remini, Mace-Kingsley Ranch, Music, Nathan Rich,
Quicky, Scientology and the Aftermath

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The Cult Mentality: Why Intelligent People Can Fall for Stupid Things
October 4, 2018, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
https://mncriticalthinking.com/2018/10/04/the-cult-mentality-why-intelligent-people-can-fall-for-stupid-things/

Hey everyone. Thanks so much for coming out. I want to thank the
Secular Hub for hosting this talk and allowing me a platform to speak
on my ideas about cults and critical thinking.

Before we get into the meat of this, there's a couple points I like to
make. For those of you familiar with my work, you may have heard some
of this before but it is really important and bears repeating.

There are these two things called tolerance and understanding and I put
a lot of value on them because as far as I'm concerned, they are the
grease that smooths the cogs and wheels of human interaction. Without
tolerance and understanding, there can be no common ground or basis for
communication and you just get fighting and even violence. There are a
lot of misunderstandings and weird ideas about cults out there and if
we are ever going to do something about the cult problem we need to
approach it from a problem solving point of view instead of a violent
or antagonistic one.

Tags: 2006, 2008, 2016, Appeal, Child abuse, Clear, Copyright, Critic, Cult,
Disconnection, E-meter, Janja Lalich, Japan, Jesus, Oxford University,
Personality test, Scientology staff, Scientology: A to Xenu, Sexual assault,
Tom Cruise, Transcendental Meditation

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The Cult Mentality: Why Intelligent People Can Fall for Stupid Things
October 4, 2018, Chris Shelton, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxXfloy2sBY

I gave a talk at the Secular Hub in Denver about the psychology of the
cult mentality, what cognitive mechanisms are involved and a Q&A
session addressing various aspects of cult behavior.

#DestructiveCults #Scientology #CultIndocrination

Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this channel. Here is the link to
their site so you can sign up: http://betterhelp.com/Cshelton

Tags: Audio, Cult, Denver, Quicky, Scientology: A to Xenu

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Thursday Funnies
October 4, 2018, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-187/

Everything is INCREDIBLE and ON FIRE

We are fundraising for our construction documents... Woohooo.

And the AO Africa is opening (maybe - been promising that white
elephant for a decade now). And that is important because?

Tags: Africa, AOSH ANZO, Auckland, Australia, Clear, Columbus, David
Miscavige, Detroit, Durban, Ideal Org, L Rundowns, New Zealand, OT, Quicky,
Rafferty Pendery, Santa Barbara, Skype, Stuttgart, Thursday Funnies, USA,
Valley Ideal Org

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A Brief History of Canada's Failure to Fund Indigenous Kids Equitably
October 4, 2019, Katie Hyslop, The Tyee
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/10/04/Indigenous-Kid-Funding-Failure/

(Editor's note: In light of the news that the Trudeau government is
challenging a "landmark ruling" that orders Canada to compensate
Indigenous children and families hurt by the on-reserve child welfare
system, we publish a recent essay by Tyee reporter Katie Hyslop that
explores the federal government's history of chronic avoidance when it
comes to funding Indigenous kids equitably. The essay, titled: "Why
fund Indigenous child welfare equitably, when you can spend millions to
delay instead?" recently appeared in our free Tyee newsletter, The Run.
You can subscribe to The Run here.)

Two-thirds of the kids in British Columbia government care are
Indigenous; nationally it's over 50 per cent. Most are First Nations.
Yet only about 10 per cent of children in Canada and B.C. are
Indigenous. They're vastly over-represented in care. And that's partly
because the federal government continues to uphold a racist child
welfare system.

Let's look at the tape.

Tags: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Andrew Scheer, British
Columbia, Canada, CBC, Conservative Party of Canada, DougWiki, First Nations,
Indigenous, Jane Philpott, Seamus O'Regan, Stephen Harper, Trudeau
government, United Nations, Vancouver, Yukon

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A Pro-Trump Conspiracy Group Planted A Fake Climate Activist Who Suggested
"Eating Babies" At An AOC Town Hall Meeting
October 4, 2019, Tasneem Nashrulla, Buzzfeed News
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/eat-babies-aoc-town-hall-pro-trump-troll-larouche

The president and the far right slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
over the bizarre town hall speaker who suggested eating babies to solve
the climate crisis. But the pro-Trump LaRouche PAC, which believes
climate change is a hoax, said it planted the troll.

President Donald Trump, his son Don Jr., and far-right conservatives
attacked Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after a speaker at
her town hall meeting Thursday night went on a bizarre rant about how
eating babies is the only solution to the climate crisis. But it turns
out the stunt was staged by what is now a far-right pro-Trump
conspiracy group that compares climate change activism to "genocide."
Trump called Ocasio-Cortez a "wack job" on Twitter after his allies
widely shared the video of the unidentified woman saying that
Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal was not enough to solve the climate
crisis.

Tags: 1988, 2004, Africa, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alt-Right, BBC Radio,
Climate change, Congress, Conspiracy, Daniel Burke, Donald Trump, England,
Facebook, Fake, Genocide, Greta Thunberg, Henry Kissinger, Lyndon LaRouche,
New York City, Russia, Tucker Carlson, Twitter, US Senate

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Alberta premier hits campaign trail for Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer
October 4, 2019, Canadian Press, Global News
https://globalnews.ca/news/5991203/alberta-premier-hits-campaign-trial-for-conservative-leader-andrew-scheer/

One of the shiniest stars in Canada's conservative constellation hits
the campaign trail this weekend in support of party leader Andrew Scheer.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, once touted as the leader-in-waiting for
the federal Conservative party, will work the circuit in Ottawa and the
Toronto area in a bid to boost Scheer's profile.

"Andrew Scheer has been a close personal friend of mine for 20 years,"
Kenney said Friday at an event in the riding of Nepean.

Tags: 2011, 2015, Alberta, Andrew Scheer, Canada, Conservative Party of
Canada, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Greater Toronto Area, Jason Kenney, Nepean,
Ontario, Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Scott Moe, Stephen Harper, Toronto, Willowdale

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

Amid the threat of province-wide school closures, where is Premier Doug Ford?
October 4, 2019, Travis Dhanraj, Global News
http://globalnews.ca/news/5989758/where-is-doug-ford/

In the midst of a heated labour dispute with 55,000 educational
workers, the threat of schools across the province shutting down
Monday, and the backdrop of a federal election campaign, Premier Doug
Ford remains tight lipped and out of the media spotlight.

The last time the premier spoke to press was on Sept. 17 in North Bay.

Since then, Ford has ducked media when attending cabinet meetings,
opting to enter the executive council chamber though back hallways at
Queen's Park.

Tags: Alberta, Andrea Horwath, Andrew Scheer, Bill Davis, Christina Mitas,
CUPE, Dalton McGuinty, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Federal election, Green Party,
Ivana Yelich, Jason Kenney, John Fraser, Justin Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne,
Labour Day, Mike Harris, Mike Schreiner, North Bay, Ontario, Ontario Liberal,
Ontario New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative, Queen's Park,
Scarborough, Stephen Harper, Stephen Lecce, Sudbury, Toronto

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Andrew Scheer and Maxime Bernier are two peas in a pod
October 4, 2019, Pamela Palmater, Canada Election 2019, Now Magazine
https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-election-2019-andrew-scheer-maxime-bernier/

Bernier's positions serve as an important red flag in this election for
those considering voting for Scheer, who also denies genocide occurred.
On this issue and many others, the two are very much alike.

In fact, there is more in common between the PPC and CPC than just
their logos and colours.

Scheer, too, shies away from talk of a climate emergency. He spent the
day dedicated to the Global Climate Strike promoting his plans for
wider roads and tunnel projects that would increase traffic.

Scheer has stated that bigots, extremists and racists are not welcome
in his party, but he has stood by a number of candidates who have made
racist and homophobic comments.

Tags: 2017, Andrew Scheer, Canada, Conservative Party of Canada, Donald
Trump, DougWiki, Environmental, Global Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg,
Homophobia, Indigenous, Justin Trudeau, Maxime Bernier, Murder, Ottawa,
People's Party of Canada, Quebec, Residential schools, Ryerson University,
Stephen Harper, Trudeau government, Twitter, United We Roll, Yellow Vests
Canada

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

Andrew Scheer is registered for selective service - the U.S. agency that runs
the military draft
October 4, 2019, John Paul Tasker, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-draft-us-selective-service-1.5309002

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is registered with the U.S. Selective
Service System, the federal agency that administers that country's
military draft, a party spokesperson confirmed Friday.

Scheer confirmed Thursday that he is a dual Canada-U.S. national - his
father was born in the U.S. - but said he is in the process of
renouncing his American citizenship.

When asked today why he never made his dual citizenship public, Scheer
said nobody had ever asked him about it.

Tags: Andrew Scheer, Canada, DougWiki, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Justin
Trudeau, Passport, Quebec, Simon Jefferies, Tax, Washington

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Andrew Scheer says he did register for the U.S. draft, faces more questions
on taxes
October 4, 2019, Amanda Connolly, Global News
https://globalnews.ca/news/5990192/andrew-scheer-us-draft/

At the same time, he continues to face questions about his tax filings
to that country.

Scheer admitted on Thursday that he is a dual Canada-U.S. citizen and
received his American citizenship as a child through his father, and
has been under pressure to clarify to what extent he has fulfilled the
draft registration and tax filing requirements placed on dual citizens
by the American government.

Under U.S. federal law, all male U.S. citizens must register for the
draft with the Selective Service System within 30 days of reaching the
age of 18.

Tags: 1997, 2005, 2017, Abortion, Andrew Scheer, Canada, DougWiki, France,
House of Commons, Internal Revenue Service, Micha?lle Jean, National Rifle
Association, New Democratic Party, Passport, Simon Jeffries, Stephane Dion,
Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair, Vietnam

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

Andrew Scheer's mid-campaign identity crisis
October 4, 2019, Aaron Wherry, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-american-citizenship-2019-election-1.5308174

Andrew Scheer was not well known to Canadians when this election
campaign began. For him, that wasn't necessarily an insurmountable
problem.

But now he has spent nearly four weeks of the campaign struggling to
explain to Canadians who he is, and muddling through a series of
identity crises in public.

When he ran for the Conservative leadership, Scheer happily accepted
the "Stephen Harper with a smile" label. With that as his political
identity, the Conservatives sought to further define their leader as an
average guy who grew up in a middle-class household.

Tags: 2005, 2017, Abortion, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CBC, Climate change,
Conservative Party of Canada, DougWiki, France, Justin Trudeau, Micha?lle
Jean, Ontario, Quebec, Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair

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As Kenney hits the hustings in Ontario, Ford will not campaign for Scheer
October 4, 2019, Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/10/04/as-kenney-hits-the-hustings-in-ontario-ford-will-not-campaign-for-scheer.html

As Alberta Premier Jason Kenney campaigns for Conservative Leader
Andrew Scheer in Ontario this weekend, Premier Doug Ford is remaining
on the sidelines and out of the limelight.

Scheer was in Ford's riding of Etobicoke North on Friday, but the two
Conservatives did not cross paths.

Indeed, the federal leader again avoided mentioning the Progressive
Conservative premier by name during his swing through Toronto.

Tags: Alberta, Andrew Scheer, Campaign Research, Canada, Canadian Union of
Public Employees, CP24, Dalton McGuinty, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Etobicoke
North, Federal election, Greater Toronto Area, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau,
Kathleen Wynne, North Bay, Ontario, Ottawa, Progressive Conservative, Queen's
Park, Toronto, Twitter

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Conservative Candidate Photographed at Location Where Fake Votes Were
Allegedly Cast for Jason Kenney
October 4, 2019, PressProgress
https://pressprogress.ca/conservative-candidate-photographed-at-location-where-fake-votes-were-allegedly-cast-for-jason-kenney/

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

According to new reporting by CBC News' Drew Anderson, Conservative
candidate Tim Uppal was spotted at an in-person voting location that
was allegedly used to cast fake votes for Jason Kenney during the 2017
UCP leadership vote.

He says he just "dropped by" to say hi - nothing more than that.

Tags: 2017, Alberta, Brian Jean, CBC News, Conservative Party of Canada,
DougWiki, Drew Anderson, Edmonton, Facebook, Jason Kenney, Mathew Clancy,
RCMP, Tim Uppal, United Conservative Party

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Conservatives drop Burnaby candidate after transphobic comments
October 4, 2019, Regan Hasegawa, CTV News
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/conservatives-drop-burnaby-candidate-after-transphobic-comments-1.4624842

Update at 6 p.m. Friday: The Conservative Party of Canada announced
late Friday afternoon that Heather Leung would no longer be
representing the party in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour. In
announcing the change, the party wrote:

"Recent media reports have brought to light offensive comments made by
Ms. Leung saying 'homosexuals recruit' children, and describing the
sexual orientation of the LGBTQ community as 'perverted.' There is no
tolerance in the Conservative Party for those types of offensive
comments."

The original story follows.

Tags: 2011, Abortion, Andrew Scheer, Conservative Party of Canada, DougWiki,
Heather Leung, LGBTQ, Ontario New Democratic Party, Rick Mercer, Svend
Robinson, Toronto, Twitter, Vancouver Sun

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For $100, Scientologist sorcerer will share secret of living to 150 (and we
have the secret!)
October 4, 2019, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2019/10/04/for-100-scientologist-sorcerer-will-share-secret-of-living-to-150-and-we-have-the-secret/

You might remember that we were not very impressed with Reza Aslan's
short-lived Believer series that aired in 2017 on CNN, in particular
its dishonest episode about Scientology. Admitting that he had "a soft
spot" for Scientology, Aslan pretended that the teeny tiny "indie"
movement of Scientologists was so potent, it might become one of the
world's great religions some day.

He was bullshitting. If Aslan had been more forthcoming, he might have
admitted that one of the groups he visited, in Reno, Nevada, had just
36 people show up at one of its recent annual conventions.

But it was a hoot when Aslan visited the colorful leader of that Reno
Freezone group, Rey Robles, who acted spooky, said he was "OT 9," and
let Reza know that he had "sorcerer powers."

Tags: 1953, 1957, 2017, Auditing, Canada, Christian, CNN, E-meter, Europe,
Facebook, Freezone, HowdyCon, Janis Gillham, L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles,
Nevada, OT 9, Reno, Rey Robles, Reza Aslan, Seattle, Twitter

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Former Jehovah's Witnesses elder testifies in his molestation trial, gets 80
years in prison
October 4, 2019, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2019/10/04/former-jehovahs-witnesses-elder-testifies-in-his-molestation-trial-gets-80-years-in-prison/

At his Facebook page, ex-JW activist John Redwood reported from the
scene at an Arkansas criminal trial, relating the dramatic events of
what happened Thursday.

Redwood was there to see former Jehovah's Witnesses elder Roderick
Watkins tried for numerous allegations of child sexual abuse that took
place over several years (and Watkins is also a suspect of additional
abuse in Indiana, Redwood says).

In an unusual move, Watkins took the stand to testify in his own trial,
something defense attorneys usually counsel against, and it appeared to
backfire against the former church elder.

Tags: Arkansas, Facebook, Indiana, Jehovah's Witnesses, John Redwood, Quicky,
Roderick Watkins

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Irregular votes, panicked moves, kiosks: inside Kenney's UCP campaign
October 4, 2019, Drew Anderson, CBC News
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/inside-jason-kenney

?It was fall of 2017. Jason Kenney, former prime minister Stephen
Harper's chief lieutenant, and Brian Jean, who had led Alberta's
recently dissolved Wildrose Party, were vying to lead the newly created
United Conservative Party. On the second day of the three-day
leadership vote, a panicked call came from Kenney's campaign in Calgary
ordering his team in Edmonton to shut down a voting kiosk they had set
up in an empty storefront in a strip mall.

The location on Ellerslie Road quickly emptied. By the next day,
volunteers huddled in a private home in southeast Edmonton, where one
insider alleges they cast votes from their mobile devices using PINs
collected from registered voters.

While Kenney's team worked in that Edmonton home, the online dashboard
used by Jean's campaign to track the number of votes coming in had gone
dark. The UCP was no longer feeding the campaign updated stats on how
many members had voted and which PIN had been used.

Tags: Alberta, Anne Jordan, Brian Jean, Calgary, Cam Davies, Canada, CBC,
David Dorward, Democracy Watch, DougWiki, Duff Conacher, Edmonton, Elections
Alberta, Elections Canada, Federal election, Jason Kenney, Jeff Callaway, Kal
Toor, Kent Teskey, Matt Wolf, New Democratic Party, Pakistan, Peter Sandhu,
Prab Gill, Rachel Notley, RCMP, Robyn Henwood, Stephen Harper, Tariq
Chaudhry, Tim Uppal, United Conservative Party, Wildrose Party

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Jason Kenney does for the federal Tories what Doug Ford can't
October 4, 2019, Michael Fraiman, Macleans
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/jason-kenney-does-for-the-federal-tories-what-doug-ford-cant/

Toronto's suburbs are always critical battleground ridings, and every
election, party leaders vie to throw out the best tax breaks at the
region's middle-class residents. Premiers play a role in that. Back in
2015, Kathleen Wynne, embattled though she was, campaigned hard for her
federal counterpart, Justin Trudeau, who swept much of the region,
painting a straight red line from Burlington to Whitby. This year, Doug
Ford has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail, likely due to
his low popularity, while a looming school workers' strike around
Toronto, Peel and York only makes matters worse. So who does
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer call when he needs a hand? Enter
Jason Kenney, all smiles, swooping in from his native Alberta like a
beloved star ready for his cameo. Alberta is already locked in for the
Tories, so Kenney isn't much use over there. Ontario is the real
toss-up that could help decide the election. And in the absence of the
province's real premier, this one, whose approval ratings at home are
literally more than twice as high as Ford's (55 per cent compared to 26
per cent), will do just fine. Kenney's tour, however, which will take
him from Ottawa to Toronto this weekend, does beg the question: doesn't
he have work to do in Alberta?

Tags: 2015, Alberta, Andrew Scheer, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Jason Kenney, Justin
Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne, Ontario, Ottawa, Toronto, Whitby

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NDP candidate Svend Robinson calls on Andrew Scheer to fire Conservative
candidate for comments in videos
October 4, 2019, Charlie Smith, Georgia Straight
https://www.straight.com/news/1310321/ndp-candidate-svend-robinson-calls-andrew-scheer-fire-conservative-candidate-comments

Heather Leung is quickly becoming one of the most famous Conservatives
in Metro Vancouver.

It's because the Burnaby North?Seymour candidate has surfaced in a
Burnaby Now video, in which she accused homosexuals of trying to
"recruit" children into their camp.

Her comments came after the Burnaby school district passed an
antihomophobia policy in 2013.

"I'm going to witness darkness history in the school system in
Burnaby," Leung said in the video. "I'm going to remind the other
districts' parents to keep a close eye on their school board because
they can disguise themselves as angels of lights to promote [an]
antibullying environment in school. But instead, they are promoting
homosexual, transsexual, all kind of homosexual acts to children, which
they cannot [consent] in early age."

Tags: 2013, Andrew Scheer, Conversion therapy, DougWiki, Heather Leung,
Homophobia, Ontario New Democratic Party, Svend Robinson, Vancouver

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'Politics by association': Nanos on how Ontario school strike could impact
Scheer
October 4, 2019, Jackie Dunham, CTV News
https://election.ctvnews.ca/politics-by-association-nanos-on-how-ontario-school-strike-could-impact-scheer-1.4624463

TORONTO -- The threat of a strike by thousands of Ontario education
workers could mean bad news for federal Conservative Leader Andrew
Scheer's popularity in the province, according to pollster Nik Nanos.

Citing nightly tracking data from Nanos Research, whenever Ontario's
Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford is associated with Scheer,
the federal Conservative leader's popularity suffers.

"It just distracts from his [Scheer's] image and his message," Nanos
said during an interview with CTV's Trend Line podcast on Friday. "For
some voters in Ontario who might not be happy with Premier Doug Ford,
the Scheer Conservatives have to watch out about people connecting
those two politicians."

Tags: Andrew Scheer, Apple, Canada, Census, CUPE, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Globe
and Mail, Google, Justin Trudeau, Nanos Research, Ontario, Ontario New
Democratic Party, Politics, Progressive Conservative, Quebec, Spotify

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Regraded Being
October 4, 2019, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-215/

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Tags: Facebook, Quicky, Regraded Being, Twitter

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Sentencing hearing for NXIVM leader Keith Raniere now scheduled for Jan 17
October 4, 2019, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
https://tonyortega.org/2019/10/04/sentencing-hearing-for-nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-now-scheduled-for-jan-17/

We're going to start lobbying Dianne Lipson to be in the courtroom for
us as Nxivm leader Keith Raniere is sentenced in Brooklyn on January 17.

Judge Nicholas Garaufis issued that order today, and we'll see if this
time that date stays firm or moves again.

Based on the number of charges Raniere was convicted of, and their
severity, he could be looking at decades behind bars. Or will he get
the sort of sweet treatment that Judge Garaufis promised for Keith's
co-defendant, Clare Bronfman, who may spend less than two years in
prison? She'll be sentenced on January 8. (Kathy Russell goes on
January 29.)

Tags: Brooklyn, Clare Bronfman, Dianne Lipson, Judge Nicholas Garaufis, Kathy
Russell, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, Quicky

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Sudbury protesters greet premier
October 4, 2019, Keith Dempsey, Sudbury Star
https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/sudbury-protesters-greet-premier

It's almost a Sudbury tradition - a Conservative premier comes to town
and protesters are there to greet him.

Such was the case Thursday evening, as Premier Doug Ford held a
$600-a-plate fundraising dinner at Verdicchio's Restaurant on Kelly
Lake Road.

Protestors holding signs and noisemakers lined both sides of Kelly Lake
Road despite steady rain, as parents and families of autistic children
were joined by members of unions and community groups protesting the
Ford government's cuts to education and its treatment of public-sector
workers.

Tags: 2020, Autism, Child and Community Resources, CUPE, Doug Ford, DougWiki,
Federal election, Ford government, Kenora, Ontario, Ontario Autism Program,
Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Todd Smith, Twitter

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The kitchen's on fire, and Scheer won't grab the fire extinguisher
October 4, 2019, Tabatha Southey, Macleans
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-kitchens-on-fire-and-scheer-wont-grab-the-fire-extinguisher/

The Conservative Party of Canada has painted itself into a corner on
the issue of climate change. Were the issue not quite so pressing, and
the injury not so entirely self-inflicted, one could almost feel sorry
for the party. Here they are, hoping to form the government in a
country where the majority of people recognize climate change as the
massive threat it is, and the Conservatives can only shout, "Look over
there! China!" and try to change the subject.

For months and months now, the Conservatives have actively demonized
the least intrusive, lowest-regulation, fairest, most efficient, one
could almost say most "conservative" means of fighting climate change.
By rights, a price on carbon ought to be a Conservative policy, and had
they just quietly taken a carbon tax on board, with a couple of
branding tweaks, few would have noticed and very few would have minded.

As it is, the Conservatives have thrown their ideological child-pay for
what you use-to the wolves. They are left making nebulous promises to
go after big, bad businesses while offering layers and layers of
government incentives and "behave yourselves" subsidies, all of which
will necessitate kilometres and kilometres of red tape and will be paid
for with tax money. The left could sue.

Tags: Andrew Scheer, Canada, Carbon tax, China, Clean Energy Canada, Climate
change, Conservative Party of Canada, DougWiki, Environmental, Maxime Bernier

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The Tory climate plan unplugged
October 4, 2019, Stephen Maher, Macleans
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-tory-climate-plan-unplugged/

In TVA's French language debate Wednesday night, moderator Pierre
Bruneau asked Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer if he would cut a
federal subsidy for electric vehicles as Doug Ford cut a provincial
program when he took power in Ontario.

"We have assured Canadians that we will continue this program until the
end of the schedule," Scheer said. "But we must recognize another fact.
The most popular vehicle in Quebec is the F-150. Quebecers are going to
continue to buy gas. And I prefer, I have made my choice. I prefer our
own gas to gas from the United States. It doesn't make sense for money
from Quebec to leave Canada for the economy of Donald Trump when we
have reserves."

First off, gasoline, like money, is fungible. Gas from the United
States, Venezuela or Saudi Arabia is the same as gas from Alberta, and
the idea that we should prefer burning good old Canadian gasoline makes
as much sense as arguing that it's unpatriotic to drink California wine.

Tags: 2017, Alberta, Andrew Scheer, Brian Mulroney, California, Canada, Cap
and trade, Donald Trump, Doug Ford, DougWiki, Environmental, Federal
election, Ford government, Mississauga, Norway, Ontario, Passport,
Politician, Prince Edward County, Quebec, Republican, Richard Nixon, Ronald
Reagan, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela

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With aikido, not boxing, we can stop a blue wave
October 4, 2019, Matthew Klippenstein, Opinion, National Observer
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/10/04/opinion/aikido-not-boxing-we-can-stop-blue-wave

The narrative Jason Kenney offers Albertans about all-powerful
foreigners turning Canadians against the oilsands is weak and factually
false.

It survives only because it's more compelling than the subtext
Albertans probably hear in our climate campaigning: "We're good, you're
bad. You need to be stopped for the good of other people's families,
even if it hurts your own."

Will this resonate with Albertans, whose province is suffering the
ravages of resource-royalty addiction, who all know laid-off family or
friends and who might worry about their own livelihoods and futures?

Tags: 1996, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, DougWiki, Europe, First
Nations, Jason Kenney, Norway, Ontario, Stephen Harper

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