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Cults work hard to turn their adherents against family, friends, and anything from the outside that might snap them back to reality. In Scientology, this is called “disconnection,” which the Wikipedia entry describes as “a form of shunning. Among...
by kos
on Mon Aug 21, 2023 at 06:20 AM PDT
with 971 Recommends
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When the vote for leadership of the House debacle took place and finally came to a conclusion with the selection of Kevin McCarthy, it was hard to know exactly what he had agreed to do in exchange for the votes. It was clear that ill-advised committee...
by Walter Einenkel
on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 02:26 PM PST
with 153 Recommends
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Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series encouraging the creation of face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet to socialize, support candidates, get out the vote,
by Christopher Reeves
on Sat Jan 21, 2023 at 03:00 PM PST
with 84 Recommends
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“When they go high, we don’t care.” That’s the extreme scream of fanatical zealots in the Republican party; zealots who don’t bring guns to a knife fight- they bring assault rifles. I used to think that they would stop on their own, come back to their...
by Hodges
on Tue Aug 23, 2022 at 12:49 AM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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A family in Delaware has witnessed a loved one descend into madness. According to the Dallas Observer, multiple members of the Leek family confirmed that a relative had left her husband and children in the Mid-Atlantic to follow a fringe QAnon cult...
by TheCriticalMind
on Tue Dec 21, 2021 at 08:53 AM PST
with 22 Recommends
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Chrissie Bixler, along with several others, alleges that the Church of Scientology waged a war of terror against them in order to make sure they didn’t report a rape or sexual assault at the hands of actor and renowned Scientologist Danny Masterson....
by Rebekah Sager
on Mon Nov 29, 2021 at 11:38 AM PST
with 145 Recommends
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Once again, a mass shooter, this time killing 9 co-workers in San Jose, California. Once again, an ex-girlfriend reported he was violent toward her . And on the day of the murders, he was scheduled ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
on Sat May 29, 2021 at 05:00 PM PDT
with 23 Recommends
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As many Americans are aware, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump for his role in inciting the insurrection of Jan. 6. The conservative Air National Guard veteran, currently serving...
by Dartagnan
on Tue Feb 16, 2021 at 09:35 AM PST
with 605 Recommends
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So to add more insult to more injury, my husband and I have been binging on Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. No spoiler alert necessary here except to say that it is more significant than that crap about the “Tigger King” Joe Exotic. But I...
by Carmeninvermont
on Wed Nov 11, 2020 at 11:38 AM PST
with 8 Recommends
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Governance Sep 21 Guardian UK plans an all-male team to host next year’s Cop26 UN climate summit... ...flouting international norms and angering activists and observers, who say the lack of gender balance imperils progress on key issues… ...politicians...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Sep 26, 2020 at 04:55 PM PDT
with 25 Recommends
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Strategically, Biden has a difficult choice. As Republicans (and Russians, btw -- link below) play up Biden's supposed cognitive decline, people will look more to his VP choice. The Republicans would probably rather attack that choice politically, but...
by omu
on Tue Aug 04, 2020 at 08:50 AM PDT
with 0 Recommends
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News outlets have been reporting on a cruise ship with almost 300 passengers that has been quarantined in the port at St. Lucia, in the Caribbean. What is known is that a female staff member on the ship has been confirmed to have a case of the measles....
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed May 01, 2019 at 03:47 PM PDT
with 41 Recommends
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I bet you thought HIllary’s middle name is Rodham, right? Wrong!
Now that her true identity has been revealed by Christian apocalyptic author Tom Horn, we know her name to really be Hillary Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and...
by Krotor
on Wed Dec 05, 2018 at 10:55 AM PST
with 10 Recommends
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Suspense has been building as to who will be announced on Wednesday as the lucky one responsible for running the EPA, or as Trump called it in a debate when suggesting he’d get rid of it, the Department of Environmental. While there have been plenty of...
by ClimateDenierRoundup
on Mon Nov 21, 2016 at 07:02 AM PST
with 6 Recommends
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“Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” today brings you our 514th original profile, and we’re going to talk about the current U.S. House Representative in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, David Jolly, a freshman lawmaker who was once… wait for it…...
by republicinsanity
on Thu Jul 28, 2016 at 10:44 AM PDT
with 2 Recommends
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Some craziness out of Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate primary on two different levels. First, the Tea Party’s preferred candidate got a huge boost in his crowded primary:
A former Republican presidential candidate from Florida has made an endorsement...
by poopdogcomedy
on Thu Apr 14, 2016 at 09:34 PM PDT
with 6 Recommends
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Leading Off :
● FL-Sen : Rule no. 1 for political candidates: Never try to edit your own Wikipedia page. Rule no. 2: Definitely don't try to scrub out references to your links with Scientology. ...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Thu Apr 07, 2016 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 35 Recommends
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Womp womp:
A campaign spokesperson for Rep. David Jolly, a Republican Senate candidate in Florida, admitted to BuzzFeed News on Tuesday that the campaign has edited Jolly’s Wikipedia page to remove unflattering information.
Sarah Bascom,...
by poopdogcomedy
on Wed Apr 06, 2016 at 11:02 AM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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Earlier this month, lunatic fringe Christian pastor and Skeletor stunt double Kevin Swanson hosted an event called the “Freedom 2015: National Religious Liberties Conference,” where he told
by Randle Aubrey
on Thu Nov 19, 2015 at 08:11 AM PST
with 12 Recommends
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Democratic ex-Sen. Russ Feingold
Leading Off :
• WI-Sen : The good news for Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is that Marquette no longer has him down 16 points in his battle for re-election against ...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Fri Aug 21, 2015 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 22 Recommends
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