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Tom DeVocht: Watching David Miscavige watch Lisa McPherson and her faulty ‘needle’ Thirty years ago today, on Wednesday, November 15, 1995, Lisa McPherson and her friend Brenda Hubert drove from Clearwater, Florida to Orlando and checked into a hotel.

Continuing our look back at Lisa McPherson's tragic story 30 years ago, today we have stunning testimony from Tom DeVocht, who witnessed #Scientology leader David Miscavige personally intervening in Lisa's 'case' just weeks before her death. ALSO: Alex goes to Parliament

Postcards From the Past Number Nine

#ancientbluesky #history #archaeology

The original tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus is in the Vatican, in Rome, whilst a copy sits in its place in the Tomb of the Scipios, which is in, you guessed it, Rome.

But you can blame several Popes for this strange anomaly.

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Judging by the way they keep shoving JD in front of any & all available cameras, I’m expecting to hear that there an impending eyeliner shortage any day now…

Kate Shemirani @KateShemirani • 2d There are no viruses. Viruses were invented. Viruses and Exosomes are one and the same. They are part of your cleanup squad. You get antibodies, not because you are immune to something but because you are toxic. Viruses were invented to sell vaccines.

Struck off nurse who killed her daughter has an opinion about viruses

#QuackShemirani

It’s not Christian Nationalism. It’s Nationalistic Christianity. And since that’s quite a mouthful, it can, thankfully, be shortened to Nat C.

Finally, free from space cooties: The new Scientology OT 7s are here! A new issue of Source magazine is out, the Scientology publication for the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.

#Scientology has put out the new list of OT 7 completions, the level that consists of you finding the last of the disembodied spirits clinging to you that are left over from a 75-million-year old genocide! ALSO: The appeal in the Masterson civil suit has a date for oral arguments

I loathe Marmite. To the extent that when Marmite-loving hubby partakes, a 2 metre, 3 hour exclusion zone immediately comes into force.

Just showed him the new caramel version & his response was “Feck off!” 😳

Well, that’s probably because you’ve kept him locked in his room.

Firing? I don’t think he’s got any cylinders left to fire on!

The Economy is on Fire #marytrump #marytrumpmedia #economy #tariffs

I think this is very telling. The one thing that is almost guaranteed to elicit a strong response from sufferers of dementia is music. They remember songs they loved long after they've forgotten family members. Trump *never* liked or listened to this song - even when his brain was unaffected.

The extract I read from this novel hints at a story that is fascinating & heartwarming but, on further thought, also (potentially) heartbreaking.

East Grinstead Mayor skips IAS event, but set to switch on Scientology HQ Christmas lights - Scientology Business News - lawsuits, financial records and shell companies The Mayor of East Grinstead, John Belsey, has confirmed he will be turning on the Christmas lights at a lavish ceremony at the Church of Scientology's UK headquarters later this month despite backlash...

East Grinstead Mayor and national Conservative Party Vice President John Belsey is set to turn on Scientology's Christmas lights later this month, after receiving a £50,000 charity cheque. www.scientologybusiness.com/government/e...

Looks useful, but they may not cover an important topic: if you need a #map for your book, where do you go? Many authors, faced with that question, have no idea where to start.

If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books.

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Countdown to Room 174: Remembering, in real time, Scientology’s grimmest scandal Right around this day thirty years ago, Dallas resident Fannie McPherson, who was then 70 years old, had her last telephone conversation with her 36-year-old daughter Lisa.

Through Dec 5, the 30th anniversary of Lisa McPherson’s tragic death, we’re going to be remembering in real time the many unusual and distressing details of her story, which remains today #Scientology's most awful scandal and a reminder of how this organization still operates.

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On this day in 1941, a 25 year old Polish man perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 1 month and 11 days. Before being imprisoned he was a welder. His name was Zygmunt Partyka

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On this day in 1908, a German Jewish woman was born. Living in Czechoslovakia, on the 15 May 1942 she deported to Theresienstadt and on the 17 May 1942 to the Lublin Ghetto. She perished in the Shoah. His name was Anna Porgesová

On this day in 1924, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 6 Mar 1943 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his parents and on the 1 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz. He perished in Dachau on the 8 Feb 1945. His name was Bedřich Neumann

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On this day in 1892, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and two sons (10 & 6) and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. He perished in Majdanek on the 16 Sep 1942. His name was Julius Haber

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Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.

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On this day in 1941, a 26 year old Polish man perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 10 months and 1 day. Before being imprisoned he was a tinsmith. His name was Józef Moskalik

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On this day in 1919, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 24 Apr 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her brother and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they perished. Her name was Edita Reichsfeldová

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On this day in 1895, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 22 May 1942 he deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and son (8) and on the 25 May 1942 to the Lublin Ghetto. They all perished in the Shoah. His name was Josef Wallach

On this day in 1923, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 30 Jan 1942 she was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto with her parents and sister (13) and on the 12 Jun 1942 to the Trawniki concentration camp where they all perished. Her name was Květa Zelenková

How Scientology's friend Pam Bondi made a problem for John Travolta go away Please follow the bouncing ball, campers…

For months we've been pointing out how #Scientology has interesting connections to the White House this term. But how does that actually benefit Scientologists? Well, we have an interesting example of that today, and it involves one of the most famous Scientologists of them all.

Great Escapists Escape Room and Royston Museum present 'Operation Overlord', a brand new escape room coming to Royston in February 2026.

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What Did the Romans Think the Moon Was Made From? A few years ago, the artist Blake Fall-Conroy made an installation at the Met Modern, which consisted of a machine full of pennies and a crank handle.

#ancientbluesky #history #archaeology #romans

As Oscar Wilde once said, “With freedom, books, flowers, and the Moon, who could not be happy?” Well, now you can add “and a free article about the Romans” to the list of things that make you happy.

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Might be worth treating it for woodworm before you go any further. Treatment not only kills any remaining worms, it also strengthens the remaining wood.

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