An evening that will change your life... Barbara Rubio? Seriously? I dont know these other women but "hearing what it's like to be up both sides of the Bridge" must be some sort of code for "don't end up like me" The Warriors... All 3 of them. Under the guidance of a full time Sea Org mission. Wow. Still using Brutus I suspect this is about as far from what Brutus wants as possible.... I guess these really ARE the only 3 people they can round up. I can grant you personal immortality... Ermmm, I thought that was a given? Begs the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
Hubbard’s Fair Game – The REAL Story
If you have not read the article on Tony Ortega's blog about Fair Game yesterday, I recommend you do so. The author, Chris Owen, has been working for years compiling the facts and evidence about many aspects of the history of L. Ron Hubbard and scientology. Tony Ortega published another of his piece about scientology's relations with governments a month or so ago that is also very well worth reading. You will find other articles from him on Tony's site too. Chris is performing an important function. Putting together the real and unvarnished history of Hubbard's creation -- sorting out … [Read more...]
Where is the IAS?
So, the IAS constantly claims that donations made to it "support our 4th dynamic initiatives" -- very much including the Foundation for a Drug Free World. The IAS takes credit for the "accomplishments" of the DFW if there is ever anything to be crowed about. Recently the IAS proudly announced the "distribution" of half a million booklets at the Super Bowl. They routinely claim they are literally saving the world and eradicating the scourges of drugs, crime, immorality and illiteracy. This is asking for $50,000. Assuming the IAS has accumulated $1.5 billion by now (it was more than a … [Read more...]
In Memoriam: Amos Jessup
by Janis Gillham Grady (Sorry for the delay, as most of you know, I was out of touch on a cruise for the last week)... Sadly, we all get older and there is a time when each of us will decide it is time to go. With that said, it is time to say goodbye to someone many of us have known and loved – Amos Jessup who passed away today – March 14, 2019. Amos had been sick recently, which I had announced about a month ago to many of his friends. It was thought that he was recovering as he was getting his motor skills back along with his speech, however, after … [Read more...]
The ex-SO Hall of Shame
There are those who have left the Sea Org who were once privy to events in the world of David Miscavige. Many of them were in The Hole at one time or another. Rather than speaking out about the abuses they witnessed or experience, they have chosen to remain silent. A number of them have taken advantage of their previous status to make money with or through scientologists. Some of them took healthy payouts. Probably more than the $50,000 that was handed to Debbie Cook -- though scientology then sued her for her supposed breach of that agreement and had their asses handed to them in a … [Read more...]
IAS Freedom Medal Winners
Every year since 1985 David Miscavige has handed out "IAS Freedom Medals" to 3 (there were a couple of early years with 4) lucky winners. These people supposedly represent the elite of the elite of the scientology world -- those who are doing the most to forward the aims of scientology. Of course, as with everything else in scientology, what you see is not exactly reality. I recently came across this photo of "COB" with a collection of IAS Freedom Medal winners. This was for the great event that was held at Flag in 2013 to coincide with the opening of the Super Power building and … [Read more...]
Regraded Being
More on “Confidential” Files in Scientology
No Thursday Funnies this week due to Tom Cruise the cruise. But someone sent this to me as a follow up to the earlier post I had done about the use of priest/penitent files: Scientology Violates Priest-Penitent Confidences -- When It Suits Them. What is so interesting about this issue is the lengths it goes to in order to ensure scientology can assert a privilege to withhold information being turned over in a legal or law enforcement action. This issue comes on the heels of the Christofferson trial and the subsequent jury award of $39 million. The Wollershiem case was coming … [Read more...]
IAS Games — Happy Birthday Ron
I have often noted that L. Ron Hubbard knew nothing about the formation of the IAS. He did not as it was a scheme to avoid bringing money into the US and therefore outside the purview of the IRS. The IAS morphed into something completely different over the first few years of its existence, especially after the Commodore shuffled off his mortal coil to continue his OT research in parts unknown. While it is in direct contradiction to much of his policy, I suspect he would have enjoyed how much money it raked in and gotten behind it. But he didn't and we will never know for sure. But how … [Read more...]
Running in Circles
Is running in circles around a pole so much better and more therapeutic than running in a straight line? Or around a 400 meter track? The "Running Program" is supposedly based on some Hubbard "Whole Track Research" -- though it was first used as a punishment on David Mayo... It was subsequently used by Miscavige as a punishment on many people at the international base. So much so that after stories about it appeared in the media, the infamous "running track" at Golden Era was bulldozed out of existence. This piece of "amazing tech" is no longer available to the people at the top of the … [Read more...]