L. Ron Hubbard, founder of scientology and sole source of valid information on earth, declared the media to be "Merchants of Chaos" and proclaimed in his "Press Policies" directive: "The reporter who comes to you, all smiles and withholds, 'wanting a story,' has an AMA instigated release in his pocket. He is there to trick you into supporting his preconceived story. ... The only ways to handle him are to eject him or to give him a story he thinks is a story." And in another reference (PTS Sections, Personnel and Execs), he declared: "There are no good reporters. There are no good government or … [Read more...]
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath — All Episodes Now Free on Tubi
You can now watch two-time Emmy Award winning Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath for free on Tubi. You do not need to be a subscriber. All episodes are available. It can be found in the "Docuseries" category. If you missed this when it first came out, or when it was on Netflix, give it a watch on Tubi. I am very proud of what we accomplished on this show. We gave a voice to so many people who had nowhere to tell their stories and it brought about changes in scientology (dismantling The Hole and the RPF, an end to coerced abortions in the Sea and other things) as well as a … [Read more...]
The Big Lie of Scientology “Arbitration”
I have previously written a number of blog posts about the lie that is scientology's so-called "arbitration" -- a procedure more akin to the Spanish Inquisition than to modern day justice. They operate on the same principles as those inquisitors -- we will torture you until you finally break and give in to what we dictate is the righteous path to be followed. You are not permitted to disagree with us. You are not permitted to even speak or offer evidence in your defense. And we will continue to torture you for as long as we see fit, you are completely at our whim. You can read some … [Read more...]
Why Scientologists Lie: It’s the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number of Dynamics
This is something I have brought up many times on The Aftermath show, podcasts, YouTube videos and interviews because it is so important to gaining an understanding of the "scientology mind." It is one of Hubbard's most devious devices for keeping the flock in lockstep and always ensuring what is good for scientology is the measuring stick every scientologist uses in making choices in life. This is the fundamental principle from Hubbard: An optimum solution to any problem would be that solution which brought the greatest benefits to the greatest number of dynamics. He … [Read more...]
Link to Every Episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and The Aftermath
Many people, myself included, have wondered how to access episodes of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. A reader provided a link to an archive which contains all the episodes: https://archive.org/details/leahreminiscientologyandtheaftermath/Leah+Remini+-+Scientology+and+the+Aftermath/S01E01+-+Disconnection+(1080p).mkv I am posting this here so everyone can find these. … [Read more...]
Some Background on Scientology’s Efforts to Destroy Enemies
Over the last few weeks, Chris Owen (author of many insightful writings about Hubbard and scientology, including his excellent book, Ron The War Hero) has done a series of posts with Tony Ortega on Substack describing the history of the harassment campaigns carried out by scientology. As is always the case with Chris, he is a meticulous researcher and summarizes the information in a concise and accurate way. This is important information that should be as widely available as possible, so I am combining his 3 pieces into one longer article and reprinting it below. It's fascinating … [Read more...]
Elderly Abuse in Scientology: What You Can Do
Leah and I are always working when it comes to advocating for victims of Scientology, whether we are vocal it about it or not. As you know Leah has focused on Shelly because she knew Shelly so well and took a stand while she was still in as well as when she got out of scientology -- including filing a missing person's report with the LAPD that they brushed under the carpet. Journalist Yashar Ali did an incredible piece of reporting on this story recently. Important: Where's Shelly? NEW Reporting And following up on this work, he has come up with more invaluable … [Read more...]
Important: Where’s Shelly? NEW Reporting
I am posting this to help get the widest possible distribution of this very important piece by my friend Yashar Ali. He has done an astonishing job of telling the story of Shelly Miscavige, especially the cover-up by scientology assisted by the LAPD. He has uncovered new and shocking information about the circumstances of how the LAPD "verified" Shelly was OK. And a tragic photo of Shelly, taken from her last issued driver's license that tells so much. It is a masterpiece of giving the big picture, while including and explaining details of the scientology world that make the big picture … [Read more...]
Thank You Friends
Dear Friends, Mike and I want to thank you so much for the flood of messages of love, support and encouragement that we have received since the announcement a couple days ago. Many of you have also shared your cancer survivor stories and those have been so uplifting. I’m sure you will understand that it is not possible to thank everyone personally. Thousands have reached out. Every single one of you is appreciated and we feel your love. It is inspiring. Many of our friends generously offered to help us financially. We declined, while working on a solution to fund the nec … [Read more...]
A New Challenge
Dear Friends, This is Christie, Mike’s wife, writing to share our latest news. First I want to express my deep gratitude for the support and love you’ve shown my husband throughout the years. Mike has actively shared his experience, wisdom and insights with you on his blog on an almost daily basis for many, many years. Today I have both heartbreaking and hopeful news. While Mike would not ordinarily share personal matters like this, he feels the need to let you all know what is going on and why his blog posts, appearances and YouTube presence has been erratic of late. Mike has be … [Read more...]