Another week of fun in the bubble. Eight Orgs-One Cause Get your money any way we can. Charging $75 for a "convention" featuring a singer, dancer, actor nobody has heard of is a good start. About the same as the Ellie Goulding tickets we bought recently. I know which show I would prefer. And just a note, why don't they get Toronto done? They have owned that building since the 70's. It's an "ideal building" and they have had it for 40 years... It's always about the money Food, glorious food Seems to be about the only thing happening in … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Hype Deflated
The Super Bowl - a wondrous opportunity to soak some more money out of the sheeple. Not only will they be hit up to pay for ads to appear "the greatest dissemination effort in history" - it will be epic, milestone and watershed - they are also hitting everyone up to donate for drug booklets. Those things cost about 20 cents (being VERY generous). If they gave one to EVERY person who attended (68,500 seats) they could accomplish that with $13,700. That isn't even a tiny fraction of the weekly income of the IAS. Not even 10% of the daily income of the IAS. But they are not going to PAY for it … [Read more...]
Irony Alert
This is not a shoop, a spoof or a joke (though SNL or John Oliver would be hard pressed to come up with satire to beat it). If you read this poster and took it to heart -- it would prevent most of the "donations" made by people to scientology. That is OBVIOUSLY not the intention. It's a fundraiser for Santa Barbara "ideal" org. But then again, if you read and follow L. Ron Hubbard policy on finance it would prevent most donations made to scientology. In scientology words do not mean what they say. They mean whatever you are told they mean. So "don't go further into debt" means "don't … [Read more...]
More IAS Fundraising BS
This guy is assuming his rightful place alongside other notables in the Wacky Hall of Shame. Right up there with David Wilson and Mike Smith. He is taking a quote from the "Pledge to Mankind" that was signed at the "founding" of the IAS and attributing it to Hubbard. What an idiot. That fancy sounding document was written by Lyman Spurlock. Apparently Colin Davie suffers the same delusion so many others do. L. Ron Hubbard had no idea the IAS ever existed. It was created without his knowledge and as far as I know, to his dying day he was unaware of it. Remember, the IAS was not a … [Read more...]
2016 — The Year Of BS
Haven't had a chance to get this out yet. It perhaps encapsulates the reality within the scientology bubble better than anything. It is not only full of typos and spelling mistakes (Narcannon?), it is full of "scientology-think" - a strain of illogic that is sometimes hard to believe. And as an added bonus, it has a generous helping of shermanspeak ("the moment we synchronize with eternity" - perhaps it's some sort of get-together on infinity's porch?). You can read it for yourself, but don't spend a lot of time trying to make sense of the nonsensical. It will make you insane. Some … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
The Moneywinds is ROCKING Recent shot of the "Starlight Cabaret". Says everything you need to know about how they are busting the seams at the top of the Bridge. It's Epic They have 13 OTC members flat out on the "ideal" org in San Diego. Should be done be 2050. Last time for this year Uncle Sam wants you to go up the Bridge. Seriously? Tampa "is making" staff a viable career It's been an "ideal org" for 12 years and they haven't yet made being staff a viable career. If Tampa can't do it, nobody can. After all, … [Read more...]
Rundown of Problems
A Special Correspondent (clearlypissedoff) sent this to me. They did a lot of work to compile this information and it deserves to see the light of day as it is an invaluable resource for those looking for a summary of problems and sources of data. It seems like a perfect posting to get the New Year started with something both memorable and useful. clearlypissed off sent me this and asked me to put it at the top of this posting: "Thank you very much Mike, for editing this document and posting it. I would like to make the comment that this was assembled with the viewpoint of having … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Best gift ever... Pay for them to attend one of our fundraising dinners where they will be hounded and harassed until they have turned over anything they have... OT IX and X on the brink of release How do we know? Because the "OTC Production Secretary" announced it. Funny, Dear Leader usually likes to take credit... Celebrate the Sucesses [sic] There are only about 10 words on this -- and they still cannot spell them right. Ensuring mankind has a future Nothing conceited about this. Cambridge "ideal" org can't reach beyond the sidewalk... Mega … [Read more...]
The Latest Big Lie (to Get Your Money Of Course)
This one is a monster. Give your money to the US IAS Member Trust and you are "supporting the most effective humanitarian campaigns in the world that are truly saving lives every day." Every part of this is a lie. The "US IAS Members Trust" is not "the IAS" according to scientology when they are trying to defend themselves in lawsuits. It is a "trust" that serves no function other than as a repository of funds. But, I must admit, that is a nitpick. Especially when compared to the rest. The most effective humanitarian campaigns in the world. Seriously? Not even sure what they put in … [Read more...]
David Miscavige Big Time Brown-nosing
I mentioned this in passing before but have not had time to go through and provide commentary on the Impact magazine featuring the annual IAS event. But I could not leave this tidbit til after XMas. If Saturday Night Live or John Oliver set out to satirize the fawning worship of money in scientology again, they would be hard pressed to come up with anything that tops this. The IAS event in the UK, and the annual Gala dinner the following night, are the biggest moments in the fundraising year in scientology. They are the single most important day on the scientology calendar now, far … [Read more...]