The Church of Scientology: Why It Must Be Stopped (Part 1)

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Sunday May 11, 2008 · 5:54 PM PDT

2008/05/11 · 17:54

The Rehabilitation Project Force, or RPF for short. It is a little-known branch of Scientology's elite corps of followers. However, it is where the elite go when they have fallen from the Church's good graces. It is also one of the more controversial policies the Church has, and is (like nearly all of their policies) cloaked in the right to practice religion.

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them..."

--Karl Popper

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Thursday November 16, 2006 · 9:12 PM PST

2006/11/16 · 21:12

"The world has changed - fear is prevailing in our society - seeds of doubt in our justice system - overpopulation pounding our cities with decaying values - selfishness spilling over the pot of greed - surfacing to unproportional degrees - Yet - I have seen through my own experience - the communion of people - the caring - the love - the dedication - tireless volunteers working to serve humanity - where everyone is equal - color has no value - and religion is in God's hands - " - Ray Castellani

L.A.'s dirty little secret: Central City East, commonly known as Skid Row. Some describe it as a human landfill. Others call it hell on Earth. All agree that it is an enormous problem.

Los Angeles' Skid Row is regarded as having the largest homeless population in the United States. Estimates range from 7,000 to 8,000 people who either "reside" or pass through the area. Prostitution, drug use and rampant crime are this area's hallmarks--but to paint that kind of picture would be unfair.

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Monday June 26, 2006 · 3:20 PM PDT

2006/06/26 · 15:20

That's right. We have official confirmation now, not that we didn't suspect it before. From PageOneQ via Rawstory:

On April 11th PageOneQ reported that the Pentagon had admitted to conducting surveillance of groups protesting the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy for gays and lesbians in the armed forces.

The new FOIA request yielded information about an undercover investigation by the Pentagon on acitivities into student groups protesting the war at State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany), William Paterson University in New Jersey, Southern Connecticut State University and the University of California at Berkeley, reports SLDN.

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Questions for Senator Feingold

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 5:20 PM PDT

2006/06/12 · 17:20

Okay Kossacks, it is time once again to post questions you may have for Senator Feingold. Due to uncertainties regarding FEC regulations in the past, the crew over at RussforPresident.com weren't able to have the Q&A with the Senator. Recent developments, however, have created a more hopeful outlook for the Q&A to become a reality.

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Russ Talks Tough on the Senate Floor

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Tuesday May 02, 2006 · 10:56 PM PDT

2006/05/02 · 22:56

I would like to follow up with a post I made a few days ago over at California for Feingold '08 regarding Russ' amendment of the emergency spending bill for hurricane relief and resupplying troops. The amendment involves setting a deadline of December 31st, 2006 for troop redeployment from Iraq.

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Leading the Charge: Russ Says Bring Them Home

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Thursday April 27, 2006 · 5:38 PM PDT

2006/04/27 · 17:38

This from the San Jose Mercury News:

Sen. Russ Feingold said Thursday he will introduce an amendment to a spending bill requiring that U.S. troops leave Iraq by the end of the year.

As a follow up to his demand last year that we pull our troops out of Iraq by December of 2006, Russ is once again putting his money where his mouth is.

"Our country desperately needs a new vision for strengthening our national security, and it starts by redeploying U.S. forces from Iraq," Feingold, a potential presidential candidate, said in a statement.

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Feingold Takes a Brief Lunch with Bloggers

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Tuesday April 25, 2006 · 2:32 PM PDT

2006/04/25 · 14:32

Brad Friedman from Brad Blog and four other Los Angeles bloggers had the rare opportunity to have lunch with Senator Feingold this past weekend.

I'll swallow my jealousy for just a moment while I tell you what transpired at that lunch.

Agents Pose as Journalists

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Friday March 17, 2006 · 9:30 PM PST

2006/03/17 · 21:30

This from the Mississippi Sun Herald:

There was a whirlwind of activity in the days prior to President Bush's arrival at a home on the beach in Gautier last week, with government officials and Secret Service scouting a location and checking the neighborhood where Bush would stop.

The reason for all the fuss was kept a secret even from the family that received Bush. They didn't know it was prelude to a presidential visit until the day Bush arrived.

But one part of the preparation for the President's arrival involved two government agents posing as journalists.

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Molly Ivins' Enraged Plea to Wake the Fuck Up

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Sunday January 22, 2006 · 9:58 PM PST

2006/01/22 · 21:58

I stumbled upon this gem of an article written by the incomparable Molly Ivins. This is her empassioned, enraged and just plain disgusted plea to those political hacks who say a Senator can't be elected to the highest office of the land. And beneath her anger, I can almost taste the pity she has for numbers-crunching pundits.

Article in its entirety can be found here.

Thanks to peacenik for catching this article and writing what follows it.

Excerpt:

"Enough. Enough triangulation, calculation and equivocation. Enough clever straddling, enough not offending anyone. This is not a Dick Morris election. Sen. Clinton is apparently incapable of taking a clear stand on the war in Iraq, and that alone is enough to disqualify her. Her failure to speak out on Terri Schiavo, not to mention that gross pandering on flag-burning, are just contemptible little dodges.

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Feingold Stands Up for Senior Citizens

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Saturday January 21, 2006 · 5:51 PM PST

2006/01/21 · 17:51

Since January 1st, 2006 the new Medicare plan has been nothing but disastrous and harmful to many senior citizens in this country. This, according to USA Today:

"Under the prescription drug plan, the low-income seniors were automatically enrolled in private health plans. The new coverage kicked in Jan. 1. Since then, many patients have left drugstores empty-handed because their names weren't in government databases. Pharmacies didn't know which drugs were covered. Druggists were unable to get through to the health plans' jammed phone lines. Some plans didn't comply with rules that they approve emergency supplies on the spot. Patients were overcharged for co-pays and deductibles they didn't owe.

Twenty states, seeing a disaster in the making, rushed to pay for prescriptions and rescued the frailest of our citizens from the federal government's new 'benefit.'"

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Real Cutting and Running

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Sunday January 01, 2006 · 11:08 PM PST

2006/01/01 · 23:08

Via Rawstory (and WaPo): "Bush Won't Seek Iraq Reconstruction Funds"

"The Bush administration does not intend to seek any new funds for Iraq reconstruction in the budget request going before Congress in February, officials tell the WASHINGTON POST in Monday's editions, RAW STORY has learned..."

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Have a Question for Sen. Feingold? Post it Here!

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Saturday October 29, 2005 · 12:12 PM PDT

2005/10/29 · 12:12

RussforPresident.com may be setting up a Q&A with the Good Senator from Wisconsin. Read More

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Russ Talks Tough on the Senate Floor

Leading the Charge: Russ Says Bring Them Home

Feingold Takes a Brief Lunch with Bloggers

Agents Pose as Journalists

Molly Ivins' Enraged Plea to Wake the Fuck Up

Feingold Stands Up for Senior Citizens

Real Cutting and Running

Have a Question for Sen. Feingold? Post it Here!