Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath 2

[DaisyD]

They really let $cientology hang themselves with those letters don't they? It's like when the rf members showed up to prove they weren't a cult. I wasn't sure before, but after they came, I knew it's a cult.

[Inky]

Check out Tony Ortega's site The Underground Bunker - Sci faked a letter from a prof at a university. Now they're into copyright infringement of the universities brand. 

[SamuraiKatz]

I've come to the end of season 2 on Hulu. Some of the extra episodes are available along witn the first 2 seasons.

[DaisyD]

Meanwhile, in Arizona...

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-best-reads/2019/02/06/mans-defense-double-murder-case-scientology-made-me-do/2703324002/

[Inky]

It will be interesting to see how that plays out.

[SportsgalAnnie]

Does anyone else kinda want to go snooping around Clearwater and see what's going on ? 

There has been some next level crazy on the third season and I have a feeling things are only going to get weirder.

[quiversR4hunting]

16 hours ago, SportsgalAnnie said:

Does anyone else kinda want to go snooping around Clearwater and see what's going on ? 

There has been some next level crazy on the third season and I have a feeling things are only going to get weirder.

Yes and @Tim-Tom Biblethumper can be our tour guide!

Considering I am in the 3rd ice/snow/below freezing storm in 2 weeks, Clearwater sounds like a nice change of pace! 

[SportsgalAnnie]

lets go! I do have some investigative journalist skills.

[Tim-Tom Biblethumper]

On 2/12/2019 at 3:18 PM, quiversR4hunting said:

Considering I am in the 3rd ice/snow/below freezing storm in 2 weeks, Clearwater sounds like a nice change of pace! 

Trade?  I've only seen snow (on the ground) once in my life.      
I had to turn the heat on again tonight...it's 49!

[SilverBeach]

1 minute ago, Tim-Tom Biblethumper said:

Trade?  I've only seen snow (on the ground) once in my life.      
I had to turn the heat on again tonight...it's 49!

I'll definitely trade!

[quiversR4hunting]

10 hours ago, Tim-Tom Biblethumper said:

Trade?  I've only seen snow (on the ground) once in my life.      
I had to turn the heat on again tonight...it's 49!

This was the 24 hour difference. Tuesday morning to Wednesday this week.  Same spot where our myrtle bed meets the driveway. 

[SportsgalAnnie]

 

I'll give yall the monsoons we've been getting.

[Ozlsn]

1 hour ago, SportsgalAnnie said:

 

I'll give yall the monsoons we've been getting.

Flooding? Swap you some water for a couple of 45oC days?

[Blahblah]

22 minutes ago, Ozlsn said:

Flooding? Swap you some water for a couple of 45oC days?

Send some of that water down the Murray please!

[SportsgalAnnie]

I'll gladly send yall water!

[nomoxian]

Love this thread drift!

[EmiGirl]

I will totally join the Clearwater trip!

[Ozlsn]

So the March edition of The Australian Woman's Weekly (yes it's monthly, long story) has a story on Valeska Paris who was separated from her mother at age 6 when her mother left Scientology. I'm finding it interesting that the AWW has this story for two reasons: 1. they are a quietly active magazine with a surprising amount of influence, and tying this story in with the stabbing in Sydney is both expected and making a point and 2. They finish with a statement about Scientology's (lack of paying) tax status, all after detailing some fairly horrific allegations. Interesting. 

[front hugs > duggs]

People has an article on Elisabeth Moss discussing some aspects of her belief in Scientology.

https://people.com/tv/elisabeth-moss-on-relationship-with-scientology-handmaids-tale/

She claims to be an advocate for freedom of speech, but I feel like Scientology takes away that freedom (unless you are a big celebrity right?). Despite R.L.Hubbard being anti-LGBTQ, she acknowledges that isn't her stance and she displays that in the roles she plays. Nothing new or ground breaking, but interesting none the less.

 

The original Daily Beast article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/elisabeth-moss-opens-up-about-scientology-and-resisting-trump-the-only-place-i-can-speak-from-is-my-own

[quiversR4hunting]

So I saw this article about a gator in a house in Clearwater. Article says the gator broke some low windows and crawled in. Why did my mind immediately think that CO$ could have planted it in the house? https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/11-foot-gator-breaks-into-clearwater-home/2041746483?fbclid=IwAR3rubXzY6M81GsFaSSMuiPWlqXphuhcH1uOr-Y0qm_KsveG9l_YmHrc93o 

Then again maybe Nevada Barr (author) in the book Deep South put that thought in my head.

[Howl]

11 minutes ago, quiversR4hunting said:

Then again maybe Nevada Barr (author) in the book Deep South put that thought in my head.

Love me some Nevada Barr!  In the early days, she'd work as a seasonal gun-toting law-enforcement ranger at a park, and use that setting for a murder mystery, which she did for Mesa Verde.   I had worked at Mesa Verde the previous summer and a friend of a friend appeared in that book as a composite character.  

My understanding was that after two or three books, the park service really didn't want her working there and then writing a book about them! Or maybe it was that her early books were so successful she no longer needed to work as a ranger.  

That said, a few of her recent books with psychopathic killers didn't do it for me, but she's an excellent writer and can seriously spin a good murder mystery. 

[AliceInFundyland]

Carl Hiaasen writes some great crazy Florida stories too.

[Dreadcrumbs]

20 hours ago, quiversR4hunting said:

So I saw this article about a gator in a house in Clearwater. Article says the gator broke some low windows and crawled in. Why did my mind immediately think that CO$ could have planted it in the house? https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/11-foot-gator-breaks-into-clearwater-home/2041746483?fbclid=IwAR3rubXzY6M81GsFaSSMuiPWlqXphuhcH1uOr-Y0qm_KsveG9l_YmHrc93o 

Then again maybe Nevada Barr (author) in the book Deep South put that thought in my head.

Scientologists? Nah, that's just normal Florida weird. ?

[quiversR4hunting]

Did anyone see that CO$ has been sued, again? I really hope this one sticks it to them and this person saw Shelly being carted away. https://www.tampabay.com/scientology/lawsuit-accuses-scientology-david-miscavage-of-child-abuse-human-trafficking-libel-20190619/

 

[Inky]

We can only hope that this suit wins and starts multiple balls rolling downhill right towards CO$.