Hard News by Russell Brown

Ah Paula, how we will miss you 🙄

I've been working on my aim as well.

I've picked up one of these leaflets out west somewhere - sorry can't remember where/when. Will keep 'em peeled in case I spot them again...
Remember being disappointed seeing leaflets from Scientologists.

Over at Webworm, David Farrier has an Open Thread: is it more embarrassing to believe in Scientology, or QAnon?
https://webworm.substack.com/p/open-thread-is-it-more-embarrassing/comments#comment-309983

Any thoughts on why Cluthas revolving door of MPs are so feral, or is it the work of Hooten?

I suspect something odious died upstream in the local water supply catchment…
also witness Michael Laws’ latest machinations – cui bono?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/121838296/selfish-otago-regional-council-chair-slammed-for-forcing-threeweek-stasis

I’m more interested in who else Boag has been grooming for doing ‘dirty-work’ – why else was she feeding private information to a callow stripling like Walker?

I wondered what was up on when she was pontificating in her cosy little ‘bully pulpit’ on The Panel (RNZ) last evening – she was tapping away angrily on her keyboard all through the show – now we know why!

I trust RNZ will no longer invite her on to The Panel – They should only have commentators of good character and principle. – I for one would welcome such a move – she always made my skin crawl with her constant dismissing of sense and self serving dog-whistles.

NEWSFLASH – Walker has withdrawn from the next election race – shame he won’t be able to try and disappear overseas for a while like the last ’useful idiot' in his electorate.

There are some disturbing heavy handed tactics from Scientology';s central headquarters against their flawed Narconon programme:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scientology-anti-drug-program-fabricated-court-orders-suggest-attempt-silence-critics-1027738

This is why the Narconon programme is controversial (NB: five year old story): https://www.vice.com/sv/article/4w89z9/scientology-the-truth-about-drugs-narconon

It is also being wheeled out in British schools:
https://globalnews.ca/news/3174287/a-scientology-based-anti-drug-program-is-being-used-in-schools-across-the-uk/

"Drug Free World" and national groups curricula and evidential content has been questioned: https://culteducation.com/group/1284-scientology/34637-claims-by-scientology-linked-anti-drugs-group-baseless-and-misleading-authorities-say.html

What is also worrying about Scientology is its crusade against prescription antidepressant and antipsychotic medication. To which this quite happy and contented SSRI user says shove off: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/scientologys-war-on-medicine/

Lovely building, shame about the tenant. I remember being duped into an office above Queen Street when I was a lad.

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/akl-heritage-festival-church-of-scientology-tour/auckland/grafton