In anticipation of the next big global demonstration by Anonymous on March 15, when Operation Party Hard kicks in, Scientology has begun its attempt to strike back. From the heart of its empire in Clearwater, Florida,Scientology has launched an attempt to serve an injunction on every member
of the group to stop this Saturday's demo. The funny thing about this is not simply that Anonymous has no members, it's also the way Scientology claims to promote free speech in its propaganda.

Several people have asked why I haven't written a diary recently; in light of all the things going on, I've just been somewhat overwhelmed, bombarded with new and astonishing developments on a weekly basis. Things are beginning to move at an amazing rate, like the cartoon snowball that starts out tiny, and winds up picking up horses, people and towns as it hurtles downhill growing bigger and bigger.

I've been wondering when this would happen. I've known for years that Scientology was an oppressive, totalitarian, greedy cult, and I've been wondering why it didn't seem to light teh internet's youthful fire.

I picketed once outside the San Diego Comic Convention, where Galaxy Press had a booth. Galaxy Press publishes one author's fiction. That author was L. Ron Hubbard.
"Galaxy Press Is Scientology!" my sign said. "Ask them about Xenu!'

Of course, this is silly. You have to be an Operating Thetan III to even reach that stage in your programming. And you will have spent the price of a small yacht to get there.

But nearly everyone who passed us on their way in seemed extremely well informed about the information Scientology would prefer you not see.

There's been a huge amount of media attention given to the new
unauthorized biography of Tom Mapother Cruise as the author embarks on a publicity tour.

Oddly enough, the same day the book was released, a mysterious video clip of Tom Cruise at a Scientology function appeared on the web. It was immediately removed, but not before other viewers had a chance to grab it.

You can still see it here:
http://gawker.com/...

This video was only intended for internal use only, possibly as a suppository. This is Tom Cruise on Tom Cruise, Scientologist. The message to the audience, the elite of the International Association of Scientologists, is this, "I'm working my butt off. You need to do more. We all need to do more. Hip hip hooray!" Here are my thoughts on this video. This is the stuff Scientology doesn't want the outside world to hear. Tough tooties for them! It's all over the web now!

Yesterday I wrote a blog about a young man with a serious brain injury who is slowly recovering at Palomar Medical Center.
Blue Cross California wanted to terminate his treatment and shunt him off to a nursing home, or send him home.

That diary sank without a trace, buried in a flood of opinion pieces about candidates, and that is sad. I was hoping that enough people would read it to make a noise that would cause Blue Cross to reverse its decision.

Well, so much for the power of the internet. Apparently Hillary and Obama are just so much more of a vital topic that everyone and their brother had to chip in their two cents.

Hardly anyone read it, and that is too bad, because this case pretty much outlines what we have to look forward to if certain pols get elected. Medicine by bureaucrats flying a desk, determining what course to take. I am disgusted, both by the lack of attention Scott Eveland's story got, and the treatment he's getting from Blue Cross California.

Original diary here:
http://www.dailykos.com/...

Here it goes again, another insurance company playing doctor. This is the story of San Diegan Scott Eveland; student, son, star football player. Scott suffered a severe brain injury during a football game on September 14 of last year.
He's been receiving care at Palomar Medical Center. Recovery has been slow from what doctors described as a "catastrophic brain injury." He was in a coma for a month. However, he has been slowly regaining his ability to speak and move.

Recently, Blue Cross of California decided to discontinue paying for his care at Palomar. Why? He is slowly recovering and making progress. It's a pity he's not up and running around as quickly as Blue Cross wishes.

You really need to select your homies with care, even if you're Hollywood royalty like Will Smith. In Compton, there are bad guys on the streets, looking to draw a young innocent into their world of gangs and drugs. In Hollywood, they dress better and hang out in hot spots rather than street corners.

There's little difference in motive. There are people who want what you've got, and if given a chance, they'll take it. Right down to your life, your sanity, your career, and your last nickel.

Don't try this at home!
Someone sent me to this well-written account of a home waterboarding experiment. Is waterboarding torture?
Let Scylla tell you what he thinks!

Or possibly the Michael Jackson song, 'Black and White.' A look at the distraction of the American people by issues of faith, starring Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Juxtaposed with the news from Germany and Belgium that the cult of Scientology is about to be run out of town in one country, and indicted for fraud in another, it appears that we're still too distracted by the magic words, "Freedom of Religion" to bother differentiating between an elaborate con game and a faith.

Lordy, lordy, I try to keep my blogs here related to Scientology, But sometimes, something strikes my blog nerve and I just have to write about it. In this case, I connect two stories, the Boy Scouts of America in the City of Brotherly Love (ironic, that) and a related California case of a scoutmaster molesting the kiddies.

To get Cheney's impeachment back on the table. If Nancy Pelosi receives 10,000 hand written letters, according to this story, she will move to put it back where it belongs. Urban legend?
I do not know. It's a small amount of effort on our part. Where did I put that stationary with little chickadees on it?

Bill O'Reilly is still blathering the same question he's been beating for months now. "Do you want to win the war on terrorism?" There's more chance you'll see the Easter Bunny laying eggs in your yard. Why does anyone listen to this fear-mongering jerk?

A recent series of articles reveals that Scientology phonied up some nice endorsements for its "The Way to Happiness" booklet from San Francisco and Dallas mayors in a weird burst of self-promotion that has people wondering, "What the heck are they smoking?"

Riverside County reported a 4.5 magnitude earthquake the other day. Following the news this week that Belgium is considering charges against the Scientology organization for fraud, intimidation, and other activities that make it so popular worldwide, I suspect it was not really a seismic event.

No, it was simply wee David Miscavige, stomping his tiny feet at Scientology's armed compound north of Hemet, California, venting his impotent fury at the possibility he might finally be held accountable for the fraud, criminality and abuses the diminutive cult leader has indulged in with impunity since L. Ron Hubbard died.

Are we fed up with Republicrites thumping the bible while humping minors, guys in bathroom stalls, drugged out male prostitutes? An old French saying, "The hen who cackles loudest laid the egg."

Whole lotta cackling going on over in Republistan these days...

Two things came up recently that I feel are significant.
One, a champion boxer/cocaine addict, one Johnny Tapia, had to leave Scientology front group Second Chance due to "health issues."

The second was a letter of complaint from Scientology lawyers to Google, seeking the removal of devastating "confidential information" about their Purification Rundown.

That information is now on the web, whether Google pulls it in accordance to Scientology's request or not. We have it. It's fair use. Now you have it too.

Awaiting extradition to California from the Prescott, Arizona jail, Keith Henson is being denied visitation rights, contact with his lawyer, and medication he needs to control heart and blood pressure problems.

Scientology is the ugly worm at the core of this situation.

Last Friday, Scientology critic, engineer and writer Keith Henson was arrested in Prescott Arizona, after fleeing California following a one year sentence for picketing Scientology's secret armed compound north of Hemet, California.

The sentence wasn't just, it wasn't fair, and the court wasn't honest.
Now, it appears he will be extradited back to corrupt Riverside County, where a jail sentence might well be a death sentence for him, if threats made to him by Scientologists are genuine.