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Technology Cocktail
“The power of modern auditing shouldn’t be underestimated. It was pretty hot in 1950, but realize there were 28 years of research and development. This has been
enormously stepped up. For 28 years, apparently, the power of auditing has been underestimated. With better trained auditors than ever, and with their TRs and metering really in, the C/S who is keeping tech in on his lines can expect a lot more of this sort of thing, so he must be alert to it, without at the same time going delusory or failing to handle cases that really are bogged for quite some other reason. Given standard tech used by standard auditors and C/Sed by standard C/Ses, there is no reason why we cannot Clear the planet.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1981
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“I don’t know what number the GPM is back at the year 200 trillion. On some PCs it will probably be number 52; and on some PCs it’ll be number 31, don’t you see? So to get a consistent numbering, when we say the first GPM, we mean the one which is nearest or the latest formed one. It’s the goal of that one that you have to have, but some pcs have skidded their wheels. They’ve listened to speeches by the Democrats or they’ve they’ve looked over Australian legal procedure or something like that, and they’ve skidded their wheels. And they’ve gone back to the second GPM and are living this life in the second GPM. You understand that? They’ve met an oppterm, let us say, in the second GPM of sufficient magnitude to cause them to be the terminal of the second GPM. You understand? That’s horrifying, isn’t it? Well, I’ll tell you why it’s horrifying. Because if you found the goal that they are living at this moment, it wouldn’t run. That makes some PCs more difficult to find goals on than others. You follow that? Now, what is more complicated is that the first GPM may or may not be fully formed. You may have only the first eight items of the first GPM formed, or you may have only the first 16 items of the first GPM formed because of course the PC normally is forming these things progressively as you move on up the track. Well, as we were saying last night, it is really too bad that we didn’t have somebody at various points of the track, and he took a gun and he said, ‘Everyone will now postulate his 65th GPM goal’ —bang! You see, and we all did it at once. Only it didn’t work that way. Some fellows postulated theirs thousands of years ago, some billions of years ago, and some trillions of years ago. So this of course makes it an uneven number.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 21, 1963
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“Vixie is OK. She was taken to the vet this morning. Her leg isn’t broken. It was a torn ligament. Mary Sue gave her a touch assist last night. Vixie went totally anaten. The pain shock was in her shoulder and went up to her head which she for awhile refused to permit to be touched. The touch assist was done on both sides of the body (other leg too) and near and far areas. You wear thick gloves in giving a dog or cat a touch assist as they snap and scratch and disassociate. The swelling went down and she came up to growl tone. On return from the vet she got a bone and sat in the foyer where she could bark at people.” —The Commodore, March 21, 1970
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“The hidden datum about thetans is that at static there is only one thetan. There is only one of us. All thetans are one beingness, divided against itself. Because there is only one of us at the top of Filbert’s Expanded Tone Scale, any aberative incident which happens to one of us in the presence of another one of us has to be erased also from that point of view, because that other person’s viewpoint is YOURS too! We experience everything that happens around us from the point of view of everything there. But even there’s more. If for example a person is involved in an automobile accident, to achieve total erasure (not merely partial and a release) it would be necessary to assume every viewpoint possible. This would be what looks like madness from a human perspective: the driver of car A, the passenger in car A, the driver of car B, the French poodle in the front seat of car B, the pedestrian who was gazing into a shop window and heard the crash behind her, car A, car B, the pavement, the sky, the buildings, the lamp post, the stop sign (especially the ‘stop’ sign, ha ha!), the sparrow flying past, the tree growing nearby — Get the picture?”
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2001: The film Battlefield Earth, based on a book by L. Ron Hubbard, won seven “Razzie” awards, given to the worst films of the year. “Worst Picture: Battlefield Earth (Warner Bros.) Elie Samaha, Jonathan D. Krane and John Travolta, Producers. Worst Actor: John Travolta/Battlefield Earth and Lucky Numbers (Paramount). Worst Screen Couple: John Travolta and Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him/Battlefield Earth. Worst Supporting Actress: Kelly Preston/Battlefield Earth. Worst Supporting Actor: Barry Pepper/Battlefield Earth. Worst Director: Roger Christian/Battlefield Earth. Worst Screenplay: Battlefield Earth Screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro, Based on the Novel by L. Ron Hubbard.” From CBC news: “The jurors of the 21st annual Golden Raspberry Foundation had little difficulty selecting the absolutely rottenest movie of the year: Battlefield Earth. The movie starring John Travolta won seven ‘Razzies’ for worst movie, worst actor, worst supporting actor, worst supporting actress, worst director, worst screen couple, and worst screenplay. Battlefield Earth was a runaway winner over such dismal contenders as Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and The Next Best Thing. ‘It was actually a cakewalk for jurors. Battlefield was truly wretched,’ said John Wilson,
founder of Golden Raspberry Foundation. The Razzies are handed out every year on the eve of the Academy Awards. The trophy consists of a plastic raspberry atop a film can, valued at $4.29 (US).”
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“So when some little kid says ‘goo goo ga ga’ during an auditing session the auditor tells the parents that junior was speaking in a whole track alien dialect?”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023. Appeal now fully briefed, waiting for 2nd Appellate District court to set a hearing date. Masterson has also submitted a habeas corpus petition.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Pleaded guilty on Nov 10 to a 17-year prison sentence (eligible for parole in two to three more years). Awaiting transfer to state prison.
— Aaron Matthes charged for SA of child under 12 years old: OT Scientologist facing multiple mandatory life sentences. Next pretrial court hearing set for March 9.
Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal, which is now fully briefed. Awaiting the setting of an oral arguments hearing.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ 15 days of arbitration completed, Val waiting for further word from the IJC.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Appeal fully briefed. Motion to replace Jane Does’ AI-tainted brief denied by court. Oral arguments hearing on March 3.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.
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Other links: The prosecution of Danny Masterson. Leah Remini’s Fair Game Podcast. Leah Remini’s A&E Series. Scientology’s Celebrities, from A to Z. Bryan Seymour’s suppressed series, Scientology Black Ops: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] San Francisco rules the Scientology universe — for this week, at least
[TWO years ago] Scientology denies that new law prevents Jane Doe being forced into arbitration
[THREE years ago] New Shelly Miscavige sighting actually took place earlier than you may have heard
[FOUR years ago] Quentin Hubbard’s suicide: A Scientology-based explanation so insane it might be true
[FIVE years ago] ABCMouse honcho gives Scientology another $10 million — for construction of ‘LRH Hall’
[SIX years ago] Scientology and the coronavirus: Keeping the orgs open as ‘essential services’
[SEVEN years ago] That feeling when Scientology tries to creep you out as a recruiting strategy
[EIGHT years ago] Kirstie Alley goes OT 8, celebrates her ‘confront’ level on Scientology’s cruise ship ‘Freewinds’
[NINE years ago] Reza Aslan is already being dishonest about indie Scientology ahead of CNN episode
[TEN years ago] No longer working for Monique Rathbun to sue Scientology, Ray Jeffrey opens up
[ELEVEN years ago] ‘Going Clear’ subject Tom DeVocht reveals new info about Tom Cruise and Scientology’s leader
[TWELVE years ago] French land sale falls apart once town learns Scientologists are involved
[THIRTEEN years ago] The Mother and Child Reunion: Another Dianetics Nightmare
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,574 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,078 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,584 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,134 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 3,124 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,510 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,005 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,309 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,960 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,178 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,732 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,073 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,644 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,560 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,727 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,309 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,568 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,320 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,885 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,200 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,375 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,057 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,394 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,247 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,363 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,725 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 4,136 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,524 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,408 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,972 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,484 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,744 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,848 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 21, 2026 at 07:00
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