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Archives for October 2023

Scientology is “Not At All Intimidated”

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  Big, bad scientology is not at all intimidated by me and Leah. They are absolutely NOT scared... How do we know? They put it on social media. That's amazing. This is an organization that claims to have millions of members in "more than 200 nations," with "more than 11,000" organizations worldwide, and the numbers are growing by the second. It also admits to having "billions" in assets and has dozens if not hundreds of lawyers and PI's on its payroll. And yet they feel the need to announce they are "not intimidated" by two individuals who have no organization, wealth or army … [Read more...]

Visa Problems for Scientology: Less Human Trafficking as a Result?

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This recent article  appears to spell trouble for scientology's Sea Org recruitment efforts. For decades, scientology has exploited the immigration laws to bring foreigners into the country under the guise of them being "religious workers." In fact, the vast majority of those so brought in ended up doing menial jobs (housekeepers, gardeners, filers etc etc) that are NOT what this sort of visa is for. It has been a tremendously valuable "hook" to get people from Eastern Europe and Central and South America -- offering them a visa to get into the United States. It is a pretty attractive … [Read more...]

Leah & Mike Talk to Rosemary

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After the earlier interviews Claire and I did with Mike Brown, his mother, Rosemary reached out and asked to talk to Leah and me. Hearing her experiences first-hand adds to the outrage of these abuses. Here is a copy of Rosemary's letter to David Miscavige Miscavige & Tom Cruise … [Read more...]

Where is Kurt Weiland, former CO OSA International?

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  Journalist Peter Reichelt has been searching for former CO OSA International, Kurt Weiland, for some time. Peter provided us with a first look at his latest reporting on the subject, which he kindly translated into for us. His persistence finally paid off:    Kurt Weiland, missing since 2007, found alive after 16 years -- a story by the German journalist Peter Reichelt, in collaboration with ANA (Austrian News Agency) Part 1: Tony Ortega published the cover story on July 11, 2023: Former Scientology secret-service chief Kurt Weiland, who disappeared from public in … [Read more...]