Scientology Jargon in Action Gawker: "Scientology's quest to perfect humanity never rests, not even on the weekend. Which is why this member of the cult's elite "Sea Org" spent his Saturday yelling at an infidel about his inevitable and pathetic death..."
What better fodder to create a remix titled Insane In The Brain. The rambling OT provides all the lyrics needed to fulfill this. After all the views at YouTube (51,997 at last count), can be viewed here, with the help of WWP and Digg, you have to ask yourself, did this guy pull this in? (more scientology jargon).
[**edit**] Addition: Insanity, No Laughing Matter Unless you're the one with it. Thanks to TheOneAndOnlyXenu,we have a quick mash up featuring the infamous Tom Cruise and Dan Murnan's lunacy along with the batshit insane Scientologist, OTVIII George Baillie, featured Axiom142's"Conversation with a Scientologist".
Actually it's only 3:17, but we'll just round up. We have a new entrant in the internet's Scientology Hall of Fame. Will he give Mary DeMoss and the Bullbaiter Bunch a run for their money? They're getting the star ready for George Baillie.
Be sure to Digg It so that he receives all the internet fame that is so richly deserved. Here's the back-story on this insane up-and-comer from WWP and ExScn:
"...I was wandering around East Grinstead, in the vicinity of Sainsbury’s (supermarket), when I saw a Sea Org staff minibus, parked on the side of the road and three Sea Org members standing near it. After some discussion, they crossed the road and two of them stood outside the front door of a house, presumably in order to see the occupant/s and get them back on lines / buy more materials etc.
Sensing a good photo opportunity, I whipped out my trusty Canon and took a snap. This apparently aroused their interest, because one of their party followed me down the road and took a photo of me. Nothing wrong with that, I was in a public place after all. In any case, I thought I would take the opportunity to speak to him about what the leader of his ‘church’ is really up to. Ask I walked towards him, he walked off. I followed and asked him if he could confront me. His response was rather non sequitur to say the least. He accused me of being a squirrel!
I was rather bemused by this and decided to respond by telliing him about David Miscavige (allegedly) beating his staff and the fact that Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder had left and were now speaking out. At first, he actually listened to what I said. But this soon changed as he was apparently unable to face any criticism of his leader or organization. Several times he said that I was repeating a circuit, while himself repeating the same accusations over and over (squirrel, suck on the track, insane, etc). He even suggested that I beat my wife! Yes, really. I mean how corny can you get?
I tried to communicate in a rational way, but it was obviously that he would not listen. He was so intense that he was actually spitting while he was hurling his invective at me.
Over at itworldcanada.com they discuss a new video Scientology released, "...but this short film appears to be a series of public service announcements the Church of Scientology is making to show that normal, intelligent, everyday people are part of their faith — including technology professionals."
Well let's jump into the Wayback Machine, Sherman, and set the date for the early 1970's. Because thanks to WWP, we can see how Hubbard envisioned his IT OT's would look. And was he on the mark. In fact I saw someone dressed like this the other day. He was in a straight-jacket, being escorted by two gentlemen in white suits, but that's besides the point.
Click for the full-size page from Advance Issue 44, and you'll find the text in the right column, is the same bile they churn out at the present.
And how could L.Ron Hubbard be know so much from the future? Why, it's because he was not from this planet. Don't believe me? You can hear him say it in his own voice in the video below:
TodayTonight Revives Travolta 'Worlds Colliding' Story This is a reprint from a blog entry back in June. Using it as a segue into todaytonight's latest video segment on Scientology: Travolta will be an enemy if he leaves.
TipO'TheHat to WWP for the heads-up on the video. To skip archived news and jump down to the video, click here.
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John Travolta has entered a variation of the paradox known as George Costanza's Worlds Collide Theory.
Gawker.com: According to a Bahamian police report taken in February after his son Jett's death last year, Travolta acknowledged in his own words that "Jett suffered from a seizure disorder and was autistic." That's a big no-no in Scientology.
The report was obtained by the National Enquirer. Travolta's use of the term "autistic" seems to be a break from church doctrine, which teaches that pyschiatric diagnoses are fake ailments invented by Nazi psychiatrists so they can give people drugs to keep them from realizing their true potential of controlling the physical world with their minds.
Prior to Jett's death, his parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston attributed his problems to a rare disorder called Kawasaki disease and to environmental toxins from carpet-cleaners. They claimed that a Scientological detoxification regime had helped to ease his symptoms.
Whooops. Worlds colliding.
Which is it? The world of Scientology where this problem could be handled with some auditing and vitamins? or the real world, where autism is considered a psychiatric disorder described in DSM-IV, psychiatry's diagnostic bible.
Travolta may have taken time off from promoting the newly released Pelham123, but being a Scientology spokesperson, will instead have to face the publics interest regarding the taking of Jett, PARODOX123 conundrum.
Update: Aug 21st Oz National TV: TodayTonight Bryan Seymour and Today Tonight Australia report on Travolta's reported misgivings about his religion that may well have cost him his son Jett his life. Bryan Seymour speaks with long time high ranking ex-scientologist David Graham.
Scientology: Blackmailing Celebrities to control them Older TodayTonight segment, about the unauthorized bio of Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton. Bruce Hines is interviewed about his auditing of Nicole Kidman, who may well be being blackmailed into silence to control her from speaking out. (This is the type of treatment Travolta can expect)
Ever wanted to direct someone to segment in the middle of a video without having to write begins at 3:04? Well now you can by using splicd.com. Grab the link to your YouTube video, input the start and end time, and when the link is played, it will automatically jump and start to play at the selected queue. Pretty handy if you want to pick out that :30 sound-bite from a 1/2 hour show.
Example: Craig Ferguson Press play, and it will jump to the 2:52 to 3:01 segment. Doesn't always stop at end of segment, though. Hey, what do ya' want for free? lol.
I was surprised to see this name in this mornings google news search. Bob Minton. Talk about news- necromancy. I really don't know if this is a recent news item from allafrica.com, or just a server refresh that google happen to catch.
Nigeria: Fashanu in Public Court 19 August 09: "...Robert Minton, whom Fashanu had accused of serving as a front for the Federal Government, had accused him of being sponsored by Scientology organisation, a cult group Minton had brought into critical light.
Minton said: "Fashanu has been used by the Scientology organisation that considers me to be their greatest enemy in the world. There is no chance Fashanu investigated it on his own. His investigator is a full-time worker for Scientology. This is a vendetta on Scientology's part against me and they are using Fashanu and Nigeria as a tool to beat me on the head. That is the bottomline."
Whether these inconsistencies were the creation of the media or self-inflicted is a question only Fashanu himself can answer..."
What About Bob No, not the movie, but a little history lesson in the battle with the litigious Church of Scientology. I don't know the full story on all the circumstances of the rise and fall of this well-off protester, but it does make for some intriguing reading.
From wikipedia: Minton spent over $10 million fighting Scientology. He also participated in demonstrations in front of the Boston Headquarters of the Church of Scientology near his Beacon Hill home.
• This included about $2 million he spent on the Lisa McPherson wrongful death case. • Minton offered a reward of $360,000 to anyone who would leave Scientology with enough information to cause the organization to lose its federal tax exemption. The amount of money was based on the amount of money critics say Scientology charges for courses. • On November 1997, he spent $260,000 to buy a house for a cat sanctuary for former Scientologists Vaughn and Stacy Young. • Minton also has given money to a number of other church critics, including three people who Scientology accuses of infringement of its copyrights.
After reports by Scientology alleging fraud in his Nigerian businesses, Minton successfully sued two German Scientology entities and a spokeswoman for a permanent injunction preventing them from repeating the libel.
It is not exactly clear why Minton suddenly stopped his criticism of Scientology and attempted to stop the Lisa McPherson wrongful death case he had funded. Critics of Scientology believe that Minton was blackmailed by the Church of Scientology.
In contrast, Mark Bunker, a former worker of the LMT, wrote "Blackmail didn’t turn Bob to Scientology’s side. The relentless on-going global assault of Scientology wore Bob down, along with attacks from former friends who felt Bob wasn’t doing enough in funding the Lisa case."
As seen on WWP and Pitch.com released the following: "Scientology: Something CAN Be Done About It" featuring a doozy of a photo-illustration guaranteed to offend, say, three-fourths of the world's religious believers.
Apparently, Scientologists weren't satisfied with just battling their own critics, Anonymous, who protest outside their churches monthly by a non-violent means, but have gone looking for action by taking a swat at the virtual hornets-nest that makes up the world's different religions.
Nothing like presenting the great leaders of religious history, from Buddha to Christ, all lined up evolution-chart style, looking to buy answers from the Amway-style salesman on top of the mountain.
From Marc Headley, who has since left the Church of Scientology, and is also No.3 in the photo, a little history on who each person was and what they're doing now: [glossary to help the casual reader decipher Scientologese used below]
• 1) Scientology Minister, holding the Scientology Handbook (depending on version 1, 2) - a) Uwe Stuckenbrock: died on PAC RPF of multiple sclerosis b) Kenny Seybold: lawn mowing I/C c) Nicola Corias : was in RTC and blew or was RPF’ed • 2) Mohammed: Casavius Tabayoyan - persuaded to have his name changed to Michael Przybylski and moved to Denmark to avoid being contacted by Declared SP parents. • 3) Jesus: Marc Headley – Blown, currently suing Scientology for labor violations. • 4) Confucius: Gary “Luigi” Lew – L. Ron Hubbard’s personal assistant in charge of Audio Visual duties – still at International Base (Gold). • 5) Buddha: Hiro Kimoto – Blew from Int Base many years ago • 6) Lao-Tzu: Terrance Une – Security Guard at Int Base • 7) Zoroaster: Robert Barry – offloaded from Int Base • 8) Moses: Carol Alexander – died at Gold Base of heart attack • 9) Abraham: Bill Price – Been on PAC RPF for over 12 years • 10) Zeus: John “Gonzo” Gonzalvez – Cameraman on film shoot team at Gold – still there.
theweeklyvice.com - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Danny Brawner, a 46-year-old New Mexico man has been indicted on sex charges after he was caught "humping" his car in a grocery store parking lot.
According to Albuquerque police, witnesses saw Brawner "humping" his car's trunk while swinging his arms in the air and shouting in the parking lot of a Smith's Food And Drug store in Albuquerque.
Investigators say witnesses out in the parking lot were alarmed to find Brawner engaged in a simulated sex act with his car while his pants were down around his ankles with his genitals exposed. An off-duty police officer and two children in the parking lot also witnessed the alleged sex act.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Brawner passed out next to his car. When officers awoke him, he appeared to be intoxicated, according to a police arrest report.
Brawner's criminal history includes a sex offense, armed robbery and various drug and alcohol related offenses, according to state records. He was booked into jail on two counts of aggravated indecent exposure and one count of indecent exposure.
Queen - I'm In Love With My Car
"I'm in Love with My Car" from 'A Night at the Opera'(by Queen) is amongst Roger Taylor's most famous songs in the Queen catalogue. The song was initially taken as a joke by Brian May, who thought that Taylor was not serious when he heard a demo recording.
Taylor played the guitars in the original demo, but they were later re-recorded by May on his Red Special. The lead vocals and the majority of the harmonies were sung by Roger Taylor, with assistance from Freddie Mercury and Brian May in the harmonies of the second chorus. The revving sounds at the conclusion of the song were recorded by Taylor's then current car, an Alfa Romeo. The lyrics were inspired by one of the band's roadies, Johnathan Harris, whose Triumph TR4 was evidently the "love of his life". The song is dedicated to him, the album says: "Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end".
When it came down to releasing the album's first single, Taylor was so fond of his song that he urged Mercury (author of the first single, "Bohemian Rhapsody") to allow it to be the B-side and reportedly locked himself in a cupboard until Mercury agreed. This decision would later become the cause of much internal friction in the band, in that while it was only the B-side, it generated an equal amount of publishing royalties for Taylor as the main single did for Mercury.
The song was often played live during the '77-'81 period, again for the Queen + Paul Rodgers tour in 2005 and the Rock the Cosmos Tour in 2008. Taylor sang it from the drums while Mercury played piano and provided backing vocals. Roger would recover the song for his concerts with The Cross and solo tours, where instead of drums he played rhythm guitar.
At crn.com, they host an article stating Most Twitter Tweets 'Pointless Babble'. Ryan Kelly, a study researcher, is quoted as saying: "Mostly many people still perceive Twitter as just mindless babble of people telling you what they are doing minute-by-minute; as if you care they are eating a sandwich at the moment."
But as found on WWP, a simple tweet in the right direction at the right time can save a family from falling into the clutches of a money-hungry cult-front.
• I should add that the "detainee" had already been trying to get out, and was barred from contacting her family. Super fucked up.
• Had it not been for one person forwarding a news link to another, and the family reading the tampabay.com series, she'd still be there.
• Remember that next time someone tells you investigative journalism doesn't matter anymore & who cares if reporters have to work for "free." PS: they're bringing security backup, and a nurse.
And later updated with this good news: • Update on NarCONon/Scientology victim I tweeted about yesterday: She'd been in there for months, weighed about 80 lbs, severely dehydrated.
• Family brought security & nurse last nt, forcibly retrieved, drove her home. NarCONon forbade her frm contacting fam, she'd begged release.
• Drug-addicted victim signed NarCONon contract while very high, so maybe they can get the $20K they spent back, because that's fraud.
• NarCONon/Co$ ppl demanding she return, pay $15K more, sweat "colored drug ooze" in Hubbard sauna. Family knows now & won't return her.
• Family who sent her to NarCONon didn't know was controlled by Co$. Thought was Narcotics Anonymous. Thanks, Internet, for saving her. /end
• Oh &thanks! to all who tweeted anti-NarCONon resources @ me, I passed to family. Hearty fck y to Scientology trolls now threatening me here.
Former Narconon Director Gives Lecture On The Scam: narCONon Patty Pieniadz was the executive director of Narconon Conneticut and the Director of Rehabilitation for the Church of Scientology. The following video shows her giving a talk about Narconon and Scientology in general to the Boston Skeptics on 05/26/08.
According to celebrity-gossip.net Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes looked a bit grumpy as they spent time together with their daughter Suri on the set of Holmes’ new movie. The “Minority Report” stud and his “Dawson’s Creek” darling couldn’t seem to get on the same page as they left the “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” lot, with Tom stopping to chat with fans while Katie and Suri waited impatiently.
Seems Katie Holmes married the wrong version of Tom. Enter Evan Ferrante, actor. But more notably known over at WWP for his Tom Cruise impersonation videos. Most recent, TOM CRUISE is My Roommate series. Well there's only two so far, but I could see it growing into a web series.
TOM CRUISE is My Roommate Episode 1 Note: This version uses a mocked-up intro, background music, and closing, where as original is edit-free.
theinsider.com:" Tom Cruise is trying to do some damage control with his rep as one of Hollywood’s weirdest simply because he hasn’t really been in the news all that much...".
Well, with this recent video release of Tom's past to refresh everyones memory, he's going to find that mission: impossible.
Magneto Press: One Day, One Destiny Tom Cruise / Scientology Documentary 80 min. french [english subtitiles]
How Tom Cruise was suckered into the Cult of Scientology, manipulated by David Miscavige and railroaded through their Celebrity System to be transformed into their zombified world ambassador, while at the same time destroying his own film career.
Includes interviews with Janet Charlton, Ronna Barret, Andrew Morton and ex-Scientologists Mark Headley, Maureen Smith, Patti Pieniadz and Bruce Hines. Also includes marital histories with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes.
Who's Watching The Store? On the surface, this may look like another trespass/assault case in Riverside County, California. It's not just any case. This one involves Anonymous protesters and the litigious Church of Scientology.
It's been shuffled around between four different District Attorneys since 10/26/08. In the middle of all this foot-dragging, someone, not clear as to who, destroyed key evidence submitted to the Hemet Police. [full document list: part 1, 2, 3]
The Back Story Over at WWP, a thread archives the beginning of all this desert protesting drama [photos and videos from that day]: "Sunday October 26, 2008 here in Southern California. I have concluded a telephone call with Anons [anonymous protesters]. This is my initial understanding of what happened. These Anons were picketing Gold Base [Scientology's International Headquarters] at Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet (and Palm Springs, CA).
Among the picketers was Anon Orange. His vehicle was parked down Highway 79 a little (opposite the mock Scottish castle Golden Era Studio, I think) where a Scion [Scientologist] security vehicle parked and for about 20 minutes several Scions were behind Anon Orange's vehicle. Anon Orange went over to investigate. The Scions ran into the bushes. Anon Orange followed. The Scions jumped him. Anon Barb followed too. The Scions jumped her and she fought back. Apparently there is video footage [see below]. The Riverside Sheriffs arrived and Anon Orange has been arrested on a charge of trespass."
The Gold Base 'Dog Pile' Video From the posted video's description: This is a video AGP edited for AnonOrange's arraignment in Riverside County. In it you see an early Gold Base protest. This is the heart of scientology's global empire and, as you see, they defend it! This is the FIRST internet posting of this beating with the footage Orange took just seconds before being beaten for four minutes. I think you will be shocked at what little it took to get that beating. Other footage has been seen before but the pope went to the source material for higher quality. What the video doesn't show is cultists messing with the car and orange being forced off the road onto their property by a cult vehicle.
Oh, What A Tangled Web We Weave The story above is just the tip of the iceberg when comes to Riverside County and Scientology. In fact there's so much fodder over at WWP's Gold Base Situation Room - a mixture of fact, speculation and innuendo along the lines of county corruption, police payoffs, mysterious deaths, secret organizations, false arrests, voter fraud and nepotism. There's enough for a budding screen-writer to concoct the next cineramic production of Fargo. Just located in the desert instead of the frozen tundra. Oh, and sans the wood-chipper. It would practically write itself.
Scientology Carpet-Bombs Web with Google Ads chexydecimal.blogspot.com: Noted Tom Cruise beneficiary The Church of Scientology has initiated a massive new round of online advertising; their latest attempt to garner fresh converts to the money-grubbing “religion.”
It's at least a change of pace from the Church's attempts to bury critics like xenu.net and Operation Clambake under a barrage of copyright infringement takedown notices and lawsuits. It appears that Google Adsense is serving up thousands of Scientology's messages all over the web.
The Church is letting the money from its overflowing coffers do the talking. Wired magazine reported in June that Scientology even managed to get Google Ads on the Wired.com web site, despite Wired’s explicit request to not carry Church of Scientology advertising on its site.
Adsense users all over the net have been unable to get a cogent response from Google regarding their apparent refusal to honor filters to prevent Scientology ads. A similar ad blitz occurred in early 2008.
Those who aren't blocking ads with Adblock Plus, the popular browser plug-in, will notice Scientology ads are even found right here on ODIT, where Scientology is routinely thrashed.
Such blanket advertising has been detrimental to the Church in the past, causing web users to grow irritated with Scientology's perceived sense of entitlement, proving that money doesn't always buy the opinions the Church would prefer.
If several million dollars worth of online ads doesn't work this time, they could always have Tom Cruise jump up and down on Oprah's couch again.
How to Block Scientology Ads from your Website stuffbypaulbrown.com ...Up until today, none of my websites had featured any content that was in any way relevant to the Church of Scientology. And so there was no reason for Scientology ads to appear here. Also, like a lot of other website owners, I don’t want to use my webspace to promote this organisation.
If people want to believe in a religion founded by a science fiction writer – with the specific intention of making money – and based on sci-fi staples involving past lives, UFOs and alien overlords, then I have no particular problem with that. Each to their own.
If people want to believe in a space ruler called Xenu and ancient extraterrestrial societies called the Helatrobus and the Marcabians, and that when people die their souls go to the planet Venus to be re-planted into a new body and then dumped back on Earth in the ocean off the coast of California, then that is their prerogative. But I would rather they did not attempt to recruit members via my websites.
If you’re an AdSense user who is being plagued by Scientology ads, here’s how to block them using the competitive ad filter and the AdSense Preview Tool: [continued here]
Another Fake Rather than have one of those Scientology flash movies playing, I thought I'd insert my own to inform the world, "What Is Scientology?"
Feel free to use any of the anti-scientology ads. To link to the St.Pete Times article, you can use the short link: http://url2it.com/baqe or copy the full address from this link: tampabay.com
I haven't got around to playing Whack-A-Mole with Scientology's numerous URL's yet, but if you're curious how it can be accomplished, the article and link above will get you going in the right direction.
Smiths Fire Head of Their School radaronline: Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have fired the head of their controversial private school The New Village Leadership Academy.
Jacqueline Olivier - the woman the famous husband and wife enlisted to set up their Calabasas campus - was axed from her $200,000 a year position via a telephone call from the Matrix actress.
"Jada phoned Jaqueline and told her that they had 'decided to go in another direction' with the school,” an insider told RadarOnline.com. “As head of the campus her position was becoming untenable as she did not agree with Study Tech and felt uncomfortable with it.” Olivier “thrashed-out” a severance package with the couple and “it’s understood that she signed a confidentiality agreement with regard to her time at the school.”
The school head and the superstar couple were said to have clashed about the school's mysterious Study Tech curriculum which was devised by Scientologist founder Ron L. Hubbard. While the school’s official website simply reads “Coming Soon!” under Head of School, RadarOnline.com has learned that Piano Foster is the new woman tapped for the role.
"They have appointed somebody else who is more 'in-line' with their thinking as to how the school should be run," the source added. Foster remained tight-lipped when asked about her famous employers or any other controversies surrounding the school.
Scientology Founder Exposed as Fake tgdaily.com: London, UK - Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard made up his qualifications along with his religion, as shown by secret documents released to the Times.
Hubbard bought a sham college and then awarded himself a PhD from it, according to files released by the National Archives after a request by the paper under the Freedom of Information Act.
Back in 1968, Scientologists threatened to sue the British government for libel, after it banned followers from entering the country. To defend itself, the government started gathering evidence that Hubbard was a fake.
In a signed statement amongst the documents, one of Hubbard's collaborators wrote: “The position is L Ron Hubbard [and others] acquired premises somewhere in Los Angeles which they had registered as a university called Sequoia and immediately awarded each other doctorates.”
Whitehall officials followed up on this with the British Consulate in Los Angeles. They were told: "[Sequoia] is a ‘will of the wisp’ organisation which has no premises and does not really exist. It has not and never had any authority whatsoever to issue diplomas or degrees and the dean is sought by the authorities ‘for questioning’.”
The Scientologists, who number Tom Cruise amongst their numbers, have some pretty groovy beliefs. Apparently, we're all aliens who have lived before on other planets, and paying Hubbard's crew loads and loads of money will bring liberation.
Hotter Than A Volcano And what would discussion on school be without Van Halen's Hot For Teacher video?
The Church of Scientology has always had an air of strangeness -- its own jargon, its e-meters, its secretive ways, and rumors that its theology involves the intervention of aliens. Well, why stop now?
Hot off the press from WWP: Scientology, and their paramilitary outfit, the SeaOrg, must have got bored with their 90's modeling of US Navy uniforms, and decided they wanted something new and exciting. So who's outfit do they mimic this time for their galaxy defending billion-year contractees?
Why the service industry, of course.
1) the Stewardess. Straight off Xenu's DC-8 spaceplane, we've got a smart looking get-up that screams, "Coffee, Tea or Me". Yes, these jet-setters will be converting SP's by fluffing pillows and serving up your favorite 'volcanic beverage'.
2) the Butler. Hold on to your hat and coat, because these glorified doormen are going to be fleecing all your pockets to be sure you give that maximum donation. Remember, KSW, keep scamming worshipers.
3) the Shagadelic. I honestly have no idea where they came up with this hat'n cape combo. Possibly the designer had just finished an all nighter, topping it off with a viewing of "The Spy Who Shagged Me". Oh, beeee-have. Also, see Seinfeld reference [below] as to how these caped-crusader wannabes will be treated by the public.
4) the Busboy. He may be a little tough to spot in the photo. He's way, way in back. If you look real hard you might be able to spot Scientology's token black-man, ready to clear your table as soon as you leave. Hint: leave a little on your plate, he's probably been surviving on 'rice & beans' the last few months.
If you'd like to see the original full page articles with photos, they're here and here.
And, we couldn't of got away with I'm To Sexy For My... in the title without including the video: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (2007 Mix)
Saw these two movie trailers over at YouTube trailersnowhere near each other, but thought it would be interesting to list and view them together, since they both have to do with the same subject. FOOD. Oh, and your dollar. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs According to Sony, this will be the most delicious (animated) event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved childrens book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Food, Inc. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.
Strength In Numbers On tampabay.com They are stepping forward — from Dallas and Denver, Portland, Las Vegas, Montana — talking about what happened, to them and their friends, during their years in the Church of Scientology.
Grassy Knoll of the Internet Church spokesman Tommy Davis said the new defectors' accounts of physical abuse by Miscavige are "false and categorically denied." "It is clear that these new 'accounts' were stirred up by your recent articles," Davis said in a written statement, "and are nothing more than the ranting of anti-Scientologists on the grassy knoll of the Internet corroborating each other."
Psychopathology And Gawker.com comments: There're a bunch of defectors coming out of the woodwork to talk to one of Scientology's most mainstream critics, the St. Petersburg Times. Much of the criticism from defectors is still being lobbed squarely at Miscavige. Many of them are being reported by the SPT as feeling more secure in coming out now that high ranking defectors - the ones previously interviewed by the paper - are telling their story.
Bounty Offered But Gawker adds this: Maybe if there was video or audio of this kind of thing, somewhere - a definitive audio/visual presentation of Miscavage's insanity - like so many of the other internal videos Scientology's tried to keep under wraps....would be viewed with significantly less skepticism. And if it's any incentive, I'm sure my boss is willing to pony up for one. It's the one piece of the puzzle that's missing, and I don't doubt we're the only ones who want to see it.
dissenters transform the art of protest FinancialTimes.com: Outfits with a tradition of creative protest, groups that have gone beyond conventional marches and lobbying to take inventive action. They follow in the footsteps of the Abolitionists who boycotted slave-produced sugar in the 1790s, the Chartists with their three-mile 1839 petition. Now, in the 21st century, unconventional protest groups are thriving.
Tussling with the law and snatching headlines are uniting constants for most creative protest groups. And there is another fundamental point: creative protest is thought-provoking. You can achieve more by a bit of disruption. That can be physically disrupting the operation of an organization. But it can also be disrupting the way we think, doing something that makes people ask: ‘Actually, which side am I on?’ [more on individual protesting group styles, including Anonymous]
Enter, Anonymous VS Scientology YouTube user, Thunderf00t, attempts to explain the internet phenomenon known as Anonymous. Actually, it's kind of hard to 'nail down' something that can't be nailed down.
We Run This. One of Anonymous's video manifestos pointed at the leaders of Scientology. This one happens to use the retro stylings of Max Headroom.
"Hello leaders of Scientology, we are Anonymous. We hope you are having as much fun with this as we are. As you know, we are still here, and with every passing day your failure to account for the fraud and abuse exposed by our campaign becomes more evident to the media, to our government and to your own followers..."
