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The first time, I was sad at all the deception and waste. This version made me laugh harder.

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Yes

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I guess $cientology hasn't read Dale Carnegie's Win Friends and Influence People. I have no idea why Fair Use doesn't apply, probably something about the number of pictures used in the story. Media outlets like CNN and the NY Times have sued AI companies for using their work to generate views (profits) without attribution or compensation. It is a true shame that we can't look at Trish Duggan's and daughter's dress any more. A chorus of 'Let It Go' is today's earworm.

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Clams! Clams! You posted clams! Bwah-hahahaha! Good one!

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Love the fact that Substack is A-OK with white supremacists monetizing their content on the platform but ready to cave to the CoS at a moment's notice. I want to support the Bunker but next time I think I am going to Venmo my $70 directly to our proprietor.

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This is an excellent idea!

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As usual Scientology sticks their foot in it by removing your exposure of the International Association of Scientology’s blatant public display of greed and fraud helmed by the great Captain Miscavige. The cherch ranks above every bogus televangelist that was eventually criminally indicted.

Sad and sick.

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FWIW for those who want to see the pictures in all their glory, they still appear in the email version sent out to subscribers so...bwa ha ha ha. Any subscriber just has to save that email to see the post scientology thinks it censored.

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lol

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Jan 4·edited Jan 4

Give -em Xenu's.

Like a Million Buck Whale gets. ONE XENU

And a two million Buck Whale gets TWO XENUs

And a 500 thousand buck whale gets 1/2 XENU

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I wonder who exactly in substack the human being was who did this.

Scientology's trophies are worse than bowling trophies. I like those bowling trophies.

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Since these donations are tax deductible (see: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/charitable-contributions/what-percent-of-church-giving-can-be-taken-off-federal-taxes/L1BjLBc7t), Scn will continue to laugh all the way to the bank until forever! BUT...if the IRS allows itself not to be intimidated by Scn any longer, Scn WILL go away forever. The linchpin IS the IRS. Is there a handling we can come up with to rectify this? Hmmmmm?

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After all the helpful exposure on Scientology that the internet has provided for so many years, it's pathetic that anyone is still involved in it. As the old saying goes 'A fool and his money soon go separate ways'. These people donating millions of dollars are fools on steroids.

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I wonder why there is no mention of the Baybak family (Michael Baybak died after 40 years in, a stroke and wheelchair in final year.)

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Outstanding. I’m so glad I saw the original post, but these trophies are 🧑‍🍳 😘

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I was intrigued by a commenter (here?) who noticed that every single Miscavige photo was the exact replica of the others. So Miscavige couldn't be bothered to get on stage with these piddly supporters? Or had left by then? Why the photoshop? Weird.

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There were very very slight differences in the spacing of his feet and fingers. I zoomed in a lot. Maybe he has just perfected his pose and is able to stand very still.

More likely, he posed once and they used a few shots from mere seconds apart to insert his image into the final pictures!

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He seems to be weird to me. “A sad, strange little man. He has my pity.” Although my true pity is reserved for the victims

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Jan 4·edited Jan 4

The bowling prizes are very interesting.

Looking again at the philanthropic classification (?) categorized in detail with peculiar naturalness, building a new building from time to time is the minimum!! ...because it seems that the manpower, the time spent and the resources, to facilitate the path for the increase of that spirituality first class.. with missions... are provided by the most austere self-sacrificers, or correct me if I am wrong.

In other non-Scientological donations, perhaps the total sum would be said (I don't know), without praising less, the one who has given the least.

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We could maybe bombard the IRS and the House Ways and Means Committee with communications. I think that is the one I contacted because it was mentioned on one of the podcasts. I am waiting for the Grand Jury hearings to be done. Lots of things happening in the world of Scientology

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whales use those donations to avoid paying taxes?

do you know anything about it @tonyortega?

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