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Daniella Levy is a mother of three, rabbi's wife, writer, translator, self-defense instructor, bridal counselor, black belt in karate, and certified medical clown—and she still can't decide what to be when she grows up. She is the author of Letters to Josep: An Introduction to Judaism, and her articles, short fiction, and poetry have been published in both English and Hebrew in popular and literary magazines such as Writer's Digest, Pnima Magazine, Reckoning, Newfound, the Rathalla Review, and the Jewish Literary Journal, as well as online platforms such as Kveller, Aish.com, JWire, Ynet News, and Hevria.
Born in New York, Daniella immigrated to Israel with her family as a child. She currently lives in Tekoa, Israel, with her husband and their three sons. She wrote her first book at age ten and completed her first full-length novel at fourteen. Her Talmud studies notes from high school consisted of a series of silly dramatizations of Jewish sages yelling at each other. She's pretty sure her teacher would have been horrified.
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By Light of Hidden Candles
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Genres: Historical Fiction, Jewish, Romance
Tags: Inquisition, Jewish History
In a mud hut in the Jewish Quarter of 16th-century Fez, a dying woman hands her granddaughter a heavy gold ring—and an even heavier secret.
Five hundred years later, Alma Ben-Ami journeys to Madrid to fulfill her ancestor's dying wish. She has recruited an unlikely research partner: Manuel Aguilar, a young Catholic Spaniard whose beloved priest always warned him about getting too friendly with Jews. As their quest takes them from Greenwich Village to the windswept mountain fortresses of southern Spain, their friendship deepens and threatens to cross boundaries sacred to them both; and what they finally discover in the Spanish archives will force them to confront the truth about who they are and what their faiths mean to them.
At times humorous, at times deeply moving, this beautifully written and meticulously researched book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Inquisition-era Spain, Sephardic Jews, or falling in love.
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Around Our Town
Humboldt Standard – November 2, 1954
By Scoop Beal
With the announcement that world's wrestling champion Lou Thesz would come to Eureka next Monday for a match at Municipal Auditorium, there came about much talk of wrestling champions through the ages – there are still a few oldtimers around that remember Frank Gotch as the greatest of them all – and there are the oldtimers who claim that "Strangler" Ed Lewis, champion during the "Golden Age" of sports, was the greatest matman that ever lived – the ruling body of wrestling in the U.S.A. is known as the National Wrestling Alliance – this organization recorded the champions of wrestling from 1905 to the present day, as follows: Continue reading →
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The Salt Lake Herald – March 7, 1909
Chicago, March 6. – In the wrestling program at the Chicago Athletic club to-night Joe Rogers threw Jack McCormick twice in thirty minutes. Kid Cutler won twice against the Mysterious Conductor. Jim Garvin of New York threw Pardello once and Pardello won the second time. Charles Postle won over John Abrahams.
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Fursuiting at San Francisco Pride 2012
Posted by Patch Packrat on Tue 26 Jun 2012 - 19:42 — Edited as of Wed 27 Jun 2012 - 17:56
The 42nd anniversary of San Francisco Pride happened this weekend. People from all over the world filled the city to celebrate. It was too large and fabulous for words, so I can only personally comment about fursuiting at some street parties. There was no organized furry event or mission, just a good opportunity to wear a costume.
The last organized furry participation was a float in the 2005 Pride parade, arranged via BAF and its mailing list. (I heard that there was some negligible drama about connecting furries + LGBT, but it stayed internal, with positive reactions elsewhere.) Due to logistics and cost, it hasn't reoccurred.
However, one of the organizers posted on Facebook: "The SF Pride committee bugs me every year to bring the Furries back, and that's just what I am going to do for 2013! That's right, for the 2013 pride parade there will be a Furry float!" (Yay!)
This year, I heard that many furries attended separately. The scale of everything made meeting tough. As far as I know, I and Trip Collie were the only ones who met to go in fursuits. I'm lucky to live mid-way in walking distance between two main events, which gave us easy access.
Both events we went to were super fun and exciting, but not without danger. Wearing a fursuit makes a person somewhat deaf, blind, and vulnerable, and a target for attention, good and bad. Mix any kind of crowd with alcohol, and there will be a small section of aggressive assholes trying to ruin things. I'll highlight those negative parts as cautionary comments, keeping in mind that every bad thing was outmatched by an explosion of fabulousness.
I suited up for the Pink Saturday party in SF's Castro district, on my own plus a spotter. It's described as San Francisco's largest underground street party. One of the sound stages had Jovino Bunny DJing good tunes from new wave bands like Devo.
The streets were blocked with barriers and security to keep out weapons or public alcohol (the party was made dry in 2011). That didn't put obstacles between people and their booze. A 7-11 just outside the barrier was lined up with drinkers, and so were the private bars inside it. One of my spotter's jobs was to protect me from putting my paws in barf or glass on the street, with my limited vision in suit.
Entering the crowd in suit was like being dropped in a tank of sparkly rainbow piranhas. From one end of the blocks-wide party to the other, we couldn't move ten feet without being swarmed on all sides by drunk people competing to get photos with me. I believe it was 2:1 girls vs. guys (coinciding with the Dyke March, infected with enthusiasm for furries. It was amusing to see some boyfriend jealousy when girls wanted hugs). Finally, we made it to dance in front of Jovino, who came running out of his DJ stand to give me a hug. What a great guy! Several super cute partners made the dancing unforgettable. (This happened.)
Not having a place to rest became stressful. After 2 hours we found a dark side street outside the party, with a railing to rest on while I took off my head. A small group was having a BBQ on a porch nearby. They used a megaphone to joke at people looking for a stealthy pee in the shadows: "WE CAN SEE YOU." When they saw my Husky suit, they called "RELEASE THE HOUNDS". They were cool, and invited us into their house to use the bathroom (the next best thing to a hydrant for me).
The reactions to a fursuiter were overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Even when drunk, most people were at least nice. I sensed no "anti-furry" attitudes besides a few looks and grumblings. As far as I can tell, negativity happened simply because the suit was attention-getting, and it came from a small set of over-aggressive drinkers. Among them: I had to tell several girls not to pull my head and try to see under it. I had to yell at a guy to make him quit potentially damaging my ears. I got taken down by a trashed but friendly guy, and the sidewalk caused a big scratch on my nose to repair. A couple of guys came in for a photo, and one wanted a hug, then his stupid boyfriend turned around after the photo and grabbed me roughly for doing it. Walking home through San Francisco's Mission District in a fursuit at 1AM was one of the more harrowing things I've done recently. Two homophobic dudes almost got into a fight with my spotter, and I had to get everyone to walk away (it might have been a good idea to minimize our own moderate drinking). When I got home, I gave my suit good maintenance to get rid of the marks from body painted boobies. Folex carpet cleaner worked wonders for that.
The next day was the day of the Pride Parade and after-party in San Francisco's Civic Center, with musical acts, performances, speeches, booths, and food. Trip Collie and I suited, and one spotter came along.
It was even larger than Pink Saturday, but earlier in the day, so the drinking didn't go wild until later. First, we enjoyed interacting with hundreds of photo takers and posing, posing, POSING! Beer was open, so an important spotter job was to hold cups and cameras while people posed with us. The heat was not too bad, but it was still important to get out of direct sun. We had to flee for shade while being bombed with requests. We were lucky to find a cool alcove with a half dozen cops, who made it a good place to relax and take off our heads. As soon as heads came off, it was like flicking a switch that made us ordinary people. The instant heads went on, we were magnets for photo takers.
After a while, the crowds got too intense. Three or four drunken barbarians treated Trip like a hurdle to jump over, and one bashed his nose. We put our backs to a wall, and were treated to pro photos for a San Francisco tourist guide. Shred appeared for a surprise hug and melted back into the crowd. A panic made a few dozen people run away from the zap sounds of police tasers. We decided it was time to find the nearest exit. I miscalculated and led the three of us into San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, known for drugs and flophouses, where there was a stabbing during Pride (but not related to it). The Pride-goers mixed with gang-looking groups, and I was bashed on the back of the head and punched in the nose (my well-built suit took no damage). As we escaped, we were followed for several blocks by creepy people in a car begging for photos, until we were clear of the crowds.
Like a horror movie with a fake ending, where the monster comes back for one more ooga-booga moment, one last drunken hug zombie appeared. He jumped on me with a bloody road-rashed arm. Thankfully I stayed unstained and uninfected until the hug attack ended. Afterwards, over sangria and oysters, Trip reminded us that he made it through the gauntlet unscathed while wearing a shiny, expensive camera in a chest harness.
The fun and smiles were worth it, despite giving me a sleepless night of PTSD-like flashbacks of being attacked. It made me imagine adding some sort of defense to my suit, like stun gloves (as far as I can tell, those aren't commercially available or smart to carry in many places). I think I'll get over the temporary Furry Paranoia.
If I go suiting in crowds of drunk people again, it will be smart to take at least one bodyguard spotter per suiter, plus a "traffic controller" for everyone. Trip and I could have used three spotters among us. Suiting in a large group would be much safer too. I look forward to helping make a furry float for Pride 2013 that is more fabulous and fluffy than anything the world has yet seen.
EDIT: here's some of our photos.
... And here's some photos from a pro photographer.
If you have read this far, please take a look at this benefit for a beating victim who tried to stop a gay bashing during San Francisco Pride weekend.
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Freaky Lynx (visitor) — Wed 27 Jun 2012 - 07:51
Always disappointed I don't see a similar thing in the NYC Pride Parade ^.^;;;
Chairo — Wed 27 Jun 2012 - 12:22
To make a couple minor corrections:
I was part of the organizing crew for both the 2000 and 2001 Furry Pride Contingents. We worked it out on a flip chart in my living room.
I am the red fox "Thomas" from ASB fame in the first image above.
The picture was taken in 2001, if memory serves.
Also, there was no drama to speak of. The only issue we ran into was what to put on the leaflets and that there was a generator too close to some flammable material.
We had an awesome time! I hope we can do this again sometime. I will have to see if the banners are still in storage. :)
Chairo
FurCon Media Qoon, Community Organizer, and Raccoon about town.
Patch Packrat — Sat 30 Jun 2012 - 16:05
Thanks for a good comment, I hope it's OK that I borrowed the 2001 picture... I don't know who took it. Perhaps I will meet you when the 2013 float happens :)
Equivamp — Wed 27 Jun 2012 - 16:22
I hear there was drama about connecting furries + LGBT
I'll admit it does make me a bit uncomfortable.
I can definitely see that. Considering the very extreme atmosphere of many aspects of the Pride parade, putting furry into the mix does sort of play into the whole CSI / Sex2k aspects that many furs try to disassociate themselves with. You have on top of that connecting fursuits to a sexual orientation, many people see what should be a kid friendly costume being connected to a very not-kid friendly atmosphere. For those of us who fursuit at charity events and the like... it can be a bit worrisome that fursuiting being connected with something that might worry parents could come back to hurt those other fursuiting opportunities.
I... don't know the answer to any of this or where I really fall in the equation. Uncomfortable is putting it lightly ^.^;;;
Tom Howling (visitor) — Fri 29 Jun 2012 - 04:39
Great write-up! Thanks for posting it.
I believe I was involved in all three previous furry contingents. I have to disagree with an earlier comment: There was considerable drama each time. But in the end it all worked out.
Brigus (visitor) — Sat 29 Jun 2019 - 01:53
The first time we did the parade was 2002. I should know, I organized it. There was, indeed, a lot of drama and opposition to our being in the parade, and especially to our using the word "furry". I have all the emails beginning in 2001 on both BAF and the furrypride mailing list that we used to organize, if anyone is ever interested in seeing all the fun and all the controversy. I also have all the registration and other official material from 2002. That picture above is from 2003, our second year, when Bos'n and I co-organized the contingent. He is standing on the street in front of the truck and I am on the truck in the black puppy fursuit. I'm not sure how these years and stories have gotten so mixed up, but hey I'm here to set it straight (so to speak).
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We don't legalize the illegal. Does that even make any sense? No, it doesn't.
The only fair system is to remove the incentives that keep the illegals here. That will shrink the herd. Then, the mandated reporters at schools, medical facilities, government offices, etc. will report suspected illegals. We will draw from the databases of illegal aliens already in place and start removal actions against them.
These illegal aliens chose to commit a crime by entering the US illegally. I find no way to make this simple enough for some people to understand.
As we know, they pile one crime on top of another once here. They do not have the right to work in the US, drive, etc. They just rack them up.
ILLEGALS BE GONE! (Cost of illegal immigration to the US taxpayer $13 billion a year, cost of amnesty to the US taxpayer $6.3 trillion) Load 'em up and ship 'em out!
That cost will be going up if Harry Reid and 54 fellow Democrats have their way: House Democrats Join Push to Provide Illegal Immigrants Gov. Lawyers don't come cheap. It is too bad that the Democrats are not as concerned over legal citizens as they are about the illegal ones.
We need to clean out Congress. These clowns are not working for us.
Tell me, do you care if there is a job in Indiana and someone moves in from Oregon to "take" it?
No? So why is it such a big deal if, instead of Oregon, the person was from Mexico instead? What's the difference?
For one the person from Oregon actually has a right to work in the United States. For another the illegal has no right to work in the United States.
Not unlike The person who pays for their food has a right to eat it, v.s the person who stole the food.
You must be joking right? Oregon and Indiana are both part of the United States. The American dollar is the same from Indiana to Oregon, with Americans expecting a certain wage and standard of living. Workers from third world countries undercut American wages by working for less and stuffing multiple families into single family dwellings. Additionally, that person from Indiana to Oregon has a social security number (they don't need to steal one from an American) nor do they need language assistance for themselves or their children in public school.
I agree, but the Muslims are worse. Let's see why? The other groups are so based on a 'looks' and location description, and Arabs, I have no problem, no issue with looks, or location. What i dislike are religious fanatics.
To be frank, I think the Christian fundamentalists are as much undesirable, so it is not about looks, it is about religion, all if them!
I disagree with the OP.
First, there is no such thing as "xenophobia", which implies an irrational fear of foreign immigrants. The term is an invention of the communist Left.
Any pushback to immigrants is based largely on rational reasons, and thus by definition it isn't a phobia.
There is an immoral and twisted ethic in this nation that holds that it is good that current minorities will one day gain most of the power in this country and even in Europe. The foundations for this ethic are muddy, and can be loosely stated to be "White people bad, brown people good".
However, there is no legitimate foundation for this ethic, especially considering that most of these non-White immigrants enjoy countries that are run by their ethnic groups.
Mexicans are a group that bolster a minority demographic in this nation that instigates for political instability and, ultimately, full power. The so called "phobia" in regard to this population is not a phobia, but accounting.
Easter European immigrants blend into the majority, and thus they pose no political threat.
These two groups are not the same and should not be viewed similarly. This nation is not an international free-for-all.
This being said, everyone should come here legally.
Good post. It always gets me when you are called a xenophobic for opposing illegal immigration and yet embrace legal immigration. So where's this so-called fear of strangers?
Mkae no mistake... It isn't "right wing zealots" that want to allow people (anyone) to get away with criminal activities... it's Progressive Leftists that want that.
Think of what you are saying. What Party was the last Party to grant 'official' amnesty? While Obama is currently 'granting' amnesty through Presidential decree; the Democrats, when in control of both WH and Congress, did not grant amnesty.
As far as I see; both Parties have been having a party at taxpayer expense. One wants cheap votes and the other one wants cheap labor - but both Parties are sharing the same bed. Many times I think the Parties are cross-dressers! The only 'taboo' to our friendly politicians is supporting the people that actually voted them into office!
One correction here both parties like the cheap labor. It's not just a Republican thing.


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"Obama has shattered all records for appointing diverse judges in terms of ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation," said Tobias. "Forty-two percent of his appointees are women. He also appointed more Asian-Americans in his tenure than all other presidents combined and 10 times as many LGBT judges as any other president."
His judges are already changing the legal terrain.
Last February, an Obama appointee on a federal appeals court in Georgia swayed a vote to reject challenges to the Affordable Care Act that would have allowed religious organizations to opt out of health care coverage. In February 2015, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee who became the second African-American federal judge in Mississippi, gave a powerful speech to three young white men before sentencing them for beating and killing a black man while yelling, "White power!" A federal appeals court in Virginia ruled in April 2016 that a transgender high school student who was born female could sue his school board for discrimination after the school barred him from using the boys' bathroom.
And in December 2013, an Obama appointee on a Utah district court became the first federal judge to strike down a state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Obama administration officials are proud of their legacy.
"President Obama's judges have broken barriers across the nation, reshaping the federal judiciary to look more like America by vastly expanding the gender, racial, sexual orientation and experiential diversity of the men and women who enforce our laws and deliver justice," said White House spokesman Eric Schultz.
Obama's total number of judicial appointments is on par with past presidents. He got 329 judges in eight years, compared to Bush's 327 judges and Bill Clinton's 373 judges. But the key difference for Obama is that he's leaving office with far more vacancies than his predecessors.
In addition to having more court seats to fill and his party controlling the Senate, Trump has another advantage to confirming judges. Democrats unilaterally changed Senate rules in 2013 to make it easier to confirm judges after the GOP routinely blocked Obama's nominees. Republicans can now use that rule to their advantage.
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The controversial diamond trader fled the country along with his uncle Mehul Choksi in January 2018 after cheating Punjab National Bank of Rs 13,578 crore.
Officials said Modi is in deep trouble since the evidence against him can stand any international judicial scrutiny.
For someone who has remained doggedly elusive and managed to dodge an international manhunt for 15 months, Nirav Modi will remain confined to the United Kingdom until India's extradition plea is disposed off.
During the last 15 months, Modi tried everything to evade prosecution including applying for a citizenship of Vanuatu, a small Pacific island nation 1,750 kms east of Australia; sought permanent residence in Singapore; consulted big law firms in the UK for obtaining a secure shelter in a third country and reports suggest that he was even planning a plastic surgery to change his appearance.
However, after his arrest in London, he has literally run out of moves. Since Nirav Modi fled the country last year, Indian agencies were tracking his every movement, including his frequent travels to Europe, UAE, his financial transactions and meetings, officials told TOI.
Some officials claimed that he wasn't as smart as his uncle — Mehul Choksi, who applied for the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 itself. When CBI and ED approached Interpol for a red notice against both, Choksi filed representations with the international police body citing "politically motivated probe" while Modi reportedly thought that he didn't need to since he cannot be caught out of India, sources said.
Officials said Modi is in deep trouble since the evidence against him can stand any international judicial scrutiny. In Choksi's case too, Indian agencies are hopeful that Antigua will act on the extradition request although there hasn't been any response from the Caribbean nation for months now.
The ED's request for declaring Modi a fugitive economic offender under the new law is currently pending before the court but the agency is hopeful that it will be accepted. Around the time when the PNB scam rocked the nation, Modi was travelling to various countries even after his Indian passport was revoked. Officials asserted Modi has no place to hide now, and most of his accomplices who helped him including Mihir Bhansali, Subhash Parab and Mayank Mehta are also being pursued.


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This article was originally written and published by Sarah Gannon of KTTC.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a time to identify some helpful resources in our community.
One is the Southeast Regional Crisis Center (SERCC), located in Rochester.
Since opening in late July, 2021, SERCC has helped 597 individuals.
"The nice thing about the Southeast Regional Crisis Center is it fills a niche that had not been filled before hand," Mayo Clinic Psychiatrist and SERCC Psych provider Dr. Bruce Sutor said.
SERCC has provided the community with an alternative to the emergency room for a mental health crisis.
"Part of it is we want to have a place in the community for folks to go as an alternative to the emergency department when that's appropriate and we want people to be able to 24/7 get the mental health assessments and care that they need," Sutor said. "And it's going really well."
The facility is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for patients to get a mental health assessment and provides a number of difference services.
"There is availability of crisis counseling and there is availability for referral to a psychiatric prescriber, or psychiatrist, like myself and one of my colleagues who spends time there," Sutor said. "And for those who have a little bit more intensive needs than what can be met on an outpatient basis, we have, both for adults and for youth. Crisis beds where people can stay up to as long as 10 days receiving mental health evaluation and care during that period of time."
Sutor said he is glad to see the negative stigma around mental health change in recent years.
"While that stigma continues to a degree, I think that education, initiatives regarding public health and awareness drives that people are becoming more aware and more accepting of seeking out care for mental health issues," Sutor said. "And I think that is, clearly, a very good thing."
Right now, SERCC says it has around four to six adults and four to six children in the facility at a given time receiving services, indicating the facility is a resource the community is certainly making great use of.
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Конзервативна архитектура 20. века описана још као традиционална архитектура антимодернистичка из 20. века стоји у опозицији модерној архитектури и реакција је на њене идеје.

Антимодернизам је настао у Европи и у Америци уз повезивање за узоре и историзујуће форме и није акцептирала апстрактне форме у архитектури. У противљењу се модернизму овде се потеже за традиционалним и локалним уз коришћење традиционалних материјала уз употребу симетрије и неретко монументализма.

У годинама 30. тим до 50. тим у тоталитаристичким режимима у Савезу Совјетских Социјалистичких Република и у нацистичким и фашистичким државама развија се архитектура која је у опозицији са модерном архитектуром. 1937. године је за архитектуру Берлина задужан архитекта Алберт Шпер и за њега је класицизам узор и мерило савремене архитектуре. Инспирисан овим стилом Шпер реализује неке зграде у Нирнбергу, а и немачки павиљон на изложби у Паризу 1937. године. Хаинрих Берншове зграде творнице Опел у Бранденбургу могу се сматрати генерално као декаденција.

У Совијетском Савезу долази до стагнације развоја и до негације толико до тада револуционарних идеја у развоју архитектури и грандиозни пројекат Ле Корбизијеа из 1931. године за палату врховног совијета се не реализује и даљи пут одређују архитекти који су кренули у обрачун са интернационализмом нових снага. Мноштвом архајских мотива и укреса совијетске се зграде настављају на форме архитектуре прошлих стилова тако позориште у Москви (1940) има у основи петокраку звезду и трем са аркадама у неоклазицизму се огледа спој у нову целину са новом држевом.

Форме историцизма са својим програмима јављају се у Италији, Немачкој и Француској тако и у другим земљама и усмерене су прозив "интернационалног стила" који произилази из конкретних задатака у решавању објеката и потреба човека.

Изабрани представници:
 Пол Бонац ("Paul Bonatz")
 Борис Жофан ("Borys Jofan")
 Вернер Марх ("Werner March")
 Лев Рудњев ("Lew Rudniew")
 Алберт Шпер ("Albert Speer")
 Пол Труст ("Paul Ludwig Troost")

Види још
 Социјалистички реализам
 Историзам
 Модерна архитектура
 Архитектура рационализма

Литература
 Udo Kuterman, Savremena arhitektura Novi Sad 1971.
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Q: rmarkdown error with ggplot and png I have tried (in vain) to produce a chart with ggplot in Rmarkdown.
The code is the following:
```{r,echo=FALSE}
#fig.width=12,fig.height=6
panel2$PlotSize<-round(log(panel2$BSFA0200),0)- min(round(log(panel2$BSFA0200),0))+1# set size of dots
panel2$PlotSize[panel2$PlotSize==-Inf]<-NA
panel2$PlotColour<-ifelse(panel2$PlotSize<7,1,panel2$PlotSize)
panel2$PlotSize<-as.factor(panel2$PlotSize)
panel2$PlotColour<-as.factor(panel2$PlotColour)

g1<-ggplot(data=panel2,aes(x=NFR,y=PROF7*100,size=PlotSize,colour=PlotSize))+ geom_point()

g1

```

Out of knits this works fine, however when executed within a Rmd file (either as html or pdf) I always get this error message
processing file: 1Profti_model.Rmd
  |..                                                               |   4%
  ordinary text without R code

  |.....                                                            |   8%
label: setup (with options)
List of 1
 $ include: logi FALSE

  |........                                                         |  12%
  ordinary text without R code

  |..........                                                       |  15%
label: unnamed-chunk-1 (with options)
List of 3
 $ echo   : logi FALSE
 $ warning: logi FALSE
 $ message: logi FALSE

Attaching package: 'dplyr'

The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':

    filter, lag

The following objects are masked from 'package:base':

    intersect, setdiff, setequal, union

Loading required package: zoo

Attaching package: 'zoo'

The following objects are masked from 'package:base':

    as.Date, as.Date.numeric

  |............                                                     |  19%
   inline R code fragments

  |...............                                                  |  23%
label: unnamed-chunk-2 (with options)
List of 1
 $ echo: logi FALSE

  |..................                                               |  27%
  ordinary text without R code

  |....................                                             |  31%
label: unnamed-chunk-3 (with options)
List of 1
 $ echo: logi FALSE

Quitting from lines 98-109 (1Profti_model.Rmd)
Error in png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") : unable to start png() device
Calls: <Anonymous> ... in_dir -> plot2dev -> do.call -> <Anonymous> -> png
In addition: Warning messages:
1: Removed 55 rows containing missing values (geom_point).
2: In png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") :
  unable to open file '1Profti_model_files/figure-html/unnamed-chunk-3-1.png' for writing
3: In png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") : opening device failed

Execution halted

I also tried to work around the problem by saving the chart in a png and load it as picture afterwards. Also no results (see Error with loading png in Rmd file)
Thanks for your help
UPDATE:
Following the suggestions from some of you guys I added a different chunk name and I replicated the code from Davit on my data (see updated code).
Unfortunately the error is still there. Interestingly, knitr cannot write a png but can write a csv in the same folder where the code is (I tested it).
Finally, i tested running this very same code onto my C drive and (surprise!) it works. However, this is for me not very efficient as I don't want to be dependent on a specific machine and I need to share this work with others (so network drive is a must). Moreover, all other package/code work fine in the network drive, only this png() seems to be an issue.
Thanks in advance for you help!
    ---
    title: New Document
    author: Me
    output:
      html_document
    ---
```{r prova,echo=FALSE, results='asis', message = FALSE, error = FALSE, warning= FALSE}
#.libPaths("D:/xxxx/packages")
require(ggplot2)

 panel2 <- data.frame(BSFA0200 = rnorm(100),
                        NFR = rnorm(100),
                        PROF7 = rnorm(100))

panel2$PlotSize<-round(log(panel2$BSFA0200),0)- min(round(log(panel2$BSFA0200),0))+1# set size of dots
panel2$PlotSize[panel2$PlotSize==-Inf]<-NA
panel2$PlotColour<-ifelse(panel2$PlotSize<7,2,panel2$PlotSize)

write.csv(panel2[1:100,c('BSFA0200',"NFR","PROF7")],file="test.csv")

g1 <- ggplot(data = panel2,
             aes(x = NFR,
                 y = PROF7 * 100,
                 size = factor(PlotSize),
                 colour = factor(PlotSize)
                 ))

g1 + geom_point()

```

Error output:
Loading required package: ggplot2

Quitting from lines 9-32 (test.Rmd)
Error in png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") : unable to start png() device
Calls: <Anonymous> ... in_dir -> plot2dev -> do.call -> <Anonymous> -> png
In addition: Warning messages:
1: Removed 35 rows containing missing values (geom_point).
2: In png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") :
  unable to open file 'test_files/figure-html/prova-1.png' for writing
3: In png(..., res = dpi, units = "in") : opening device failed
Execution halted

My knitr version is 1.11 (it should be the latest) and R version is 3.2.2
> R.Version()
$platform
[1] "i386-w64-mingw32"

$arch
[1] "i386"

$os
[1] "mingw32"

$system
[1] "i386, mingw32"

$status
[1] ""

$major
[1] "3"

$minor
[1] "2.2"

$year
[1] "2015"

$month
[1] "08"

$day
[1] "14"

$`svn rev`
[1] "69053"

$language
[1] "R"

$version.string
[1] "R version 3.2.2 (2015-08-14)"

$nickname
[1] "Fire Safety"

A: I got this message as well. The trouble with mine was that the file path was too long. I had my R markdown file in too many sub folders and the name of my R markdown file was too long. Once I reduced the length of the file path, the problem was resolved. I hope that works for you.

A: I had this same issue once. The code below works. You either had bad header or didn't call the packages: it's hard to tell since you did not provide that information. Also, please post example data next time.
Here is the full code that works (at least for me). If it doesn't run on your machine, post your data and full Rmd script and I'll try to help.
---
title: New Document
author: Me
output:
  html_document
---

```{r,echo=FALSE, results='asis', message = FALSE, error = FALSE, warning= FALSE}
require(ggplot2)

panel2 <- data.frame(BSFA0200 = rnorm(100),
                      NFR = rnorm(100),
                      PROF7 = rnorm(100),
                      PlotSize = factor(rep(1:10, 10)),
                      PlotColour = factor(1:100))

g1 <- ggplot(data = panel2,
             aes(x = NFR,
                 y = PROF7 * 100,
                 size = PlotSize,
                 colour = PlotSize))

g1 + geom_point()
```

A: I have also received this error; I solved it by moving the code to generate the offending figure into its own chunk.

A: I had a similar problem recently. And in my case, the issue was that antivirus software blocked Rscript.exe while it was trying to process files while knitting and PNG file was not created. So sometimes it is useful to temporarily disable antivirus and check if this solves the issue.

A: I have struggled with the same error. I understood it was something related to  the path but couldn't solve it. Looking at the comments here, I tried closing the software and reopening it. It worked quickly. If this helps someone!

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McCartney partnered with hip-hop singer Kanye West, and the two were an unexpected duo, and not the best, either. Their single "Only One" was released New Year's Eve last year and has remained one of iTunes top 100 songs in the U.S. since.
West's autotuned voice comes in, sounding similar to the keyboard McCartney is playing behind him. There is no denying that West's voice was "doctored," especially if listening to the video on www.kanyewest.com, which is the music video for the song.
About two minutes into the video, the studio version of the song fades out, and West is singing presumably "live" to the camera for 30 seconds or so. It's comically terrible. Perhaps there is a method to the madness behind West's electronic-rap style of music.
"Only One," confirmed on Kim Kardashian West's Instagram page, was a way of her late mother-in-law Dr. Donna West to communicate to her granddaughter, North, through Kanye. North was sitting on his lap when West sang to her, "Hello my only one…" and the song took off. "Kanye" actually means "only one," which West remembered after he had subconsciously sang to his daughter.
The song was recorded over two days at a studio in Mexico. McCartney was said to help West get his, or his mother's words down on a page. The lyrics are very sweet and sentimental, however West's voice does not work with those two things.
Why this unlikely duo decided to write together is not known, they don't seem too compatible; McCartney was in the most well known British band of all time, played softrock a majority of his musical career, and is now a cool older guy with who amazes everyone with his energetic performances. West is known for thinking of himself as "godly" and having a techno-rap style of music.
Multiple "Beatles" and McCartney fans pitied the unknowing, shameful, tweeting fans of West.
Hats off to them for trying something new, but perhaps it is best to keep such drastically different solo artists, solo.


BANGKOK, Thailand – A British human rights activist who investigated alleged abuses at a Thai fruit processing factory went on trial Tuesday in the first in a series of criminal lawsuits filed against him by the company.
Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. is accusing activist Andy Hall of defamation in the wake of a report he helped author last year for the Finland-based watchdog group Finnwatch that detailed poor labor conditions in seafood and pineapple export companies in Thailand.
The report investigated a factory owned by Natural Fruit that employs hundreds of migrants from neighboring Myanmar, and found the company illegally confiscated passports, paid below minimum wage and overworked staff in sweltering conditions so hot that heat strokes were common. Natural Fruit disputes the accusations.
Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division criticized the trial. Natural Fruit, he said, "has decided to take a punitive approach rather than address the problems in their factory."
"This is all about trying to intimidate people who are prepared to investigate human rights abuses .... and if (Hall) is convicted, it could have a chilling effect on independent research on human rights in Thailand."
Hall, 34, faces up to seven years in prison.
There are four criminal and civil cases pending against Hall, whose passport was confiscated by Thai authorities as a condition of bail set in June. The first, which began Tuesday, relates to defamation charges for an interview on the subject he gave to Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television.
The trial comes after the United States earlier this year demoted Thailand to the lowest level in its annual rankings of governments' anti-human trafficking efforts, principally over its failures to do enough to stop abusive practices in the Thai seafood industry.
The so-called "tier 3" rankings for Thailand means the country could face U.S. sanctions.
Hall has worked in Thailand for years and is an outspoken activist on migrant issues. Millions of impoverished migrants, largely from Myanmar and Cambodia, have left their countries to work in Thailand. Some do not have legal papers, and many work low-skilled jobs for long hours at pay below their Thai counterparts. They typically lack health and social security benefits.
Thailand's elected government was overthrown in a bloodless May 22 military coup, whose leaders have silenced their once-thriving political opponents, threatening them with prosecution if they disturb the public order.
Associated Press journalist Papitchaya Boonngok contributed to this report.


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Bafana Bafana draw with Angola but extend unbeaten run
20 November 2022 – Bafana Bafana were held to a 1-1 draw by Angola during a friendly international played at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday, 20 November 2022, but the result enabled the home side to extend their unbeaten run to four matches in a row.
Coach Hugo Broos would have wanted his charges to end the year with a fourth win in a row, but he will be happy that they fought their way back from a goal down to force a share of the spoils in Mpumalanga.
The South African senior men's national team suffered an early setback when Ambrosini Salvador put the visitors in the lead in the 20th minute.
But Zakhele Lepasa brought the home side level when he scored from the penalty spot to beat visiting goalkeeper Hugo Marques eight minutes later. Referee Joshua Bondo awarded the penalty after Kgaugelo Sekgota was fouled inside the area.
Bafana Bafana's winning run began in September when Broos' charges beat Sierra Leone and Botswana in two friendlies played at FNB Stadium. They continued their winning ways when they came back from a goal down to beat Mozambique 2-1 through a well-taken second half brace from Bongokuhle Hlongwane in a friendly international also played at the Mbombela Stadium on Thursday night, 17 November 2022.


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iHeartRadio Top 100 Podcast Chart Mondays: Discover Your Next Binge-Worthy Podcast
Welcome to this week's iHeartRadio Top 100 Podcast Chart! We're back with a quick look at the top iHeartRadio podcasts that you—our fans—are listening to this week.
"The Ron Burgundy Podcast" is still on the top of the charts! This week, Ron sat down with DJ Dillon Francis to discuss his music, his start in the industry and his plans to open up a DJ school for senior citizens! If you're looking for a laugh, check out the new episode, "EDM with Dillon Francis" now on iHeartRadio.
Sitting just below Ron this week is "Disgraceland." The musically-driven true crime podcast is hosted by producer Jake Brennan and returned last week with its fourth season and two new episodes on the Los Angeles rap group, N.W.A. Listeners already can't get enough! At number three on the charts this week is "Modern Ruhles with Stephanie Ruhle: Compelling Conversations in Culturally Complicated Times." In the newest episode, news anchor Stephanie Ruhle speaks to authors, experts and professionals about the powers and pitfalls of social media.
And then right below Ruhle at number four is "Hush Money." This podcast is all about money: hosts Jason Feifer, the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur and Nicole Lapin, a money expert discuss the most taboo, awkward situations where money impacts our lives, relationships and careers. Check out the new episode, "Is Debt a Dealbreaker? with Hill Harper" now!
From comedy to music to true crime, iHeartRadio's Top 100 Podcast Chart is the new go-to to discover new podcasts or find your next binge-worthy obsessions! Check in next week to see which podcast is holding up on the charts!
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Questlove's Podcast "Questlove Supreme" Is Joining the iHeartPodcast Network!
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iHeartRadio's New Money-Minded Podcast, "Hush Money," Delivers Advice And Conversations About Personal Finances and Relationships!


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Ibra, Pogba star in United win
High-profile signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba have starred for Manchester United in a 2-0 Premier League win over Southampton.
The good times appear to be back at Old Trafford, with a brace from Ibrahimovic - a towering header in the 36th minute and penalty in the 52nd - earning the victory, United's second straight to open their season. United beat Bournemouth 3-1 in their opening game.
"If the team does good, the individuals do good," Ibrahimovic told Sky Sports.
"I try to do what I'm best at, helping my team-mates, creating chances and scoring goals.
"I'm happy for the team. We are becoming better and better. It's a good start."
As pleasing to United manager Jose Mourinho will be the way Pogba slotted into the side in his first appearance since a world-record $US116 million ($A150.89 million) transfer, displaying his range of tricks, vision and box-to-box energy.
Pogba was given a warm reception in his first game in the famous red since a substitute appearance against West Bromwich Albion in March, 2012. He was a lanky, raw 19-year-old then; he returns to United as a powerfully built star of world football.
After two forgettable initial touches about 15 seconds into Friday's game - a lack of control quickly followed by a hack at thin air - Pogba showed just why United went to such lengths to sign him from Juventus.
One jinking run past three Southampton players and to the edge of the visitors' box just before halftime had the Old Trafford faithful purring, as did a shimmy early in the second half that left his marker on his backside.
Pogba played the whole game although not fully match fit and could have scored in injury time when he sprinted the length of the field following a counter-attack and shot just wide.
The expensive midfielder already looking settled; the star striker scoring with ease; Wayne Rooney seemingly revitalised. These are exciting times at United after three lean years since Alex Ferguson's retirement.
"We were good enough to deserve the victory and be in control," Mourinho said.
"We won comfortably and the result could have been bigger. It's a natural evolution, step by step. It's impossible to demand more from the boys. It's a great spirit with everyone working really hard."
The opening goal owed as much to Rooney's excellent cross as Ibrahimovic's bullet header.
The Swedish striker was surrounded by defenders but rose highest to meet Rooney's right-wing delivery and direct a header back into the corner.
Ibrahimovic then converted a penalty after left back Luke Shaw was tripped by substitute Jordy Clasie as he surged into the Southampton area. There didn't seem any hesitation when Ibrahimovic took the ball and placed it on the spot, even though Rooney is United's usual penalty-taker.
This was the first of a string of regular Friday night games in the Premier League, a new addition to the schedule this season.
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Case Study: IBM Takes Webcasting to the Desktop
Someday soon, webcasting will be as common a form of office communications as email or the telephone, says Greg Pulier, CEO of Interactive Video Technologies ( IVT). And he's hoping IVT Studio, his company's new product, will jumpstart the trend and set the pace. He sees IVT Studio as an egalitarian tool that will bring on-demand webcasting to the masses or, as the 1960s hippies used to say, "give the power to the people, man."
"There's a very interesting change going on in the corporate world," says Pulier. "In the past, the creation of video-based presentations (for the purposes of webcasting-type business uses) has been the realm of media departments or crews of production teams. Anyone who wanted a video presentation had to schedule some time to get into the studio; they'd have to take on a big project or outsource it," says Pulier. "Now, our product is changing that. It is putting that power into the hands of everybody. Literally anyone who can use PowerPoint can now create a very professional video-based presentation that is put up in all the right formats, all the right bandwidth parameters. It's put up in a way that is hosted properly. And that person is able to check their statistics—who came, who registered, how they answered the polls and questions. All those things that are normally handled by webcasting experts and production people, we are putting into the hands of everybody. So it is becoming an enterprise application that is changing the culture of how people communicate."
Of course, Pulier is understandably a bit prejudiced toward his product, but Pulier's assertion that there is a trend afoot seems inarguable. Among those also noticing a trend emerging is Ira Weinstein, senior analyst and partner, at Wainhouse Research. Weinstein says that the trend he sees is "not a trend away from studios so much as it as a trend to add the desktop."
"There is a place for polished information," he says. "There's a place for studio content. There's a reason why television studios have fancy lighting and great cameras, great mikes. Presentation is important there. However, there's also a big value to immediacy, and solutions like IVT's help with immediacy because they allow you to capture the content where the content is, whereas the studios force you to go to the capture system."
Weinstein offers as an example a CEO who has an important message he wants to get out to his team. "You could book time in studio, do all the camera work, make-up, titles, editing, and so forth. And that takes days. Or you could sit at your desk with your computer, click this little app, click on the 'Record Now' button, talk for five minutes, click on the 'Push It Out to My Gang' button, and bang—you're out. Ten minutes after you recorded it, it's out there. That's the trend. There is a place for sacrificing polish in favor of immediacy."
And IVT Studio isn't the only product demonstrating this new trend. "There are a lot of products that are similar to IVT Studio that allow you to do content creation from your desk," says Weinstein. "But the question is how many different features and functions do you have, and how easy is it to do, and how easy is it to publish content. The IVT premise is that the marketplace is stepping away from studios and stepping to people, stepping more to desktops. We're becoming more opportunistic with capture. And that is the important thing about IVT. They focus on capturing from the desk. There are others in this market, but this is their forte."
IBM Kicks Webcasting Up a Notch
While Weinstein has been analyzing the potential trend and Pulier has been trying to spearhead it, Joe Kahan—Executive Program Manager, IBM Webcasting & IBMTV Technologies—has been testing its viability: Is there really a trend here and where might it lead his company? Kahan is program manager of emerging technologies in the CIO's office at IBM. About a year ago, he launched a pilot project to study how IVT Studio might impact IBM internal communications.
Webcasting is not something new at IBM, Kahan points out; the company has been doing it for a decade. They even brought down their satellite TV system a few years ago, says Kahan, as webcasting took off and it became clear that streaming video could be delivered with the necessary quality and reliability. And so Kahan was looking for something new, something that would take IBM's webcasting/video streaming communications "up a notch." And so Kahan and IBM agreed to help IVT with a pilot program to test and tweak their new Studio tool.
"After observation over the last 10 years, we noticed that the problem we were having promoting webcasting internally had to do with how much material our production teams could create," says Kahan. "Also, it had a lot to do with whether our infrastructure could support this format versus that format, if the desktop could provide certain players, and so forth. The executives wanted to use webcasting, but we had to pull in production teams in order to make that happen.
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I am a person who likes nature. I enjoy escaping the confines of town and city whenever I get the chance and appreciate being around trees, grass, dirt, and all that good stuff without concrete, car horns, and strip malls. So whenever I go to a new place, I always make sure to get out of the cities and do something in the great rugged outdoors. This is what brought me to the Cliffs of Moher during my trip to Ireland.
Of course, Blake and I did the full walk, and as you can imagine, the weather decided I didn't want to be our friend. One minute it would be sunny, then it would rain, then it would be cold and cloudy. And then there was one element stood out most of all: the wind. But I wouldn't describe the conditions as windy. Oh no. Windy implies a steady breeze and occasional gusts. Windy is the weather in which you fly a kite. These were destructive, unrelenting, hurricane-force winds. I'm not kidding. It got so intense that we were still pelted from the ocean spray all 300m up, and when it got bad, the only thing we could do was dig our feet into the ground and hunch down in order to avoid falling over.
However, we did have some company on our journey. All along the way, groups of animals, such as cows, horses and donkey, lounged around just doing their thing despite the weather. In my head, I pictured them saying. 'Yeah, I see you wind and rain. Do what you want, but I'm a cow and I'm just gonna chew on this grass regardless. And I'm gonna like it." Naturally, Blake and I posed for photos with these stoic animals.
So, was the multiple hour trek that involved getting soaked and blown over by wind worth it? Of course! The cliffs themselves were unlike anything I had ever seen, and the rolling hills were like a dark green ocean. But the sea and the sky, those more than anything completely took my breath away. The sky, clouds, sun and rain all twisted and turned together, creating blues, purples, reds, grays, and whites so vivid and intertwined, it looked as if the landscape were a tie-dyed shirt designed by Jackson Pollock. And it was always changing, just like the wind and the weather, so with every glance, I was greeted to something new and incredible. I literally could have stared for days on end.
To this day, the Cliffs remain one of the most amazing geographical features I have ever seen, and despite whatever the surrounding weather conditions may be, it is completely worth going to. And come to think of it, the bad weather actually enhanced the whole experience, adding to the challenge and bringing out unbelievable colors in the sea and sky. One thing is for certain though, I will return.


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[+ntr] No Freedom magazine in a year, and almost a year since the last Ideal Org opening: https://tonyortega.org/2019/09/30/scientologys-expensive-crew-of-former-journalists-hasnt-put-out-a-magazine-in-a-year/
[+ntr] Inside Scientology's emergency San Fernando Valley confab, planning for US takeover: https://tonyortega.org/2019/07/24/inside-scientologys-emergency-san-fernando-valley-planning-meeting-for-us-takeover/
[+ntr] Finally!
[+nt] Finally!
[+nt] hey how did i get ops
[+nt] SwiftIRC experiencing network instability. Holding the fort at the previous place for use as a fallback channel. /Teukka
[+n] NETSPLIT: bipartite.ny.us.undernet.org (this server) and conclave.il.us.undernet.org are split. This site has most users, but Teukka and Dev-T are on the other side
[+nr] NETSPLIT: bipartite.ny.us.undernet.org (this server) and conclave.il.us.undernet.org are split. This site has most users, but Teukka and Dev-T are on the other side
[+nr] good ol' Al Jones: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/27/infowars-host-alex-jones-caught-looking-at-transgender-porn-despite-anti-trans-rants/
[+nr] Happy Birthday Jimbo!
[+nr] You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive TWICE.
[+nr] HNY!
[+nr] Happy R6mas!
[+nr] TonyO & Chris Shelton on Masterson http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/12/07/how-church-scientology-seemingly-protected-danny-masterson-amid-rape-allegations.html
[+nr] Leah & Rinder answer questions: https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/11/22/season-2-episode-14-the-aftermath-von-leah-remini-ask-me-anything/
[+nr] Leah on what the cult does to critics: https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/11/19/dreiteiliger-bonus-der-ersten-staffel-von-the-aftermath-von-lea-remini-merchants-of-fear/
[+nr] All episodes thusfar: https://wilfriedhandl.org/category/tv-dokumentation/
[+nr] Leah's Season 2, Episode 7 (without commercials) https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/10/11/season-2-episode-7-the-aftermath-von-leah-remini-the-ranches/
[+nr] Leah S2, E6 (without commercials!) https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/09/21/season-2-episode-6-the-aftermath-von-leah-remini/
[+nr] Leah S2, E6 http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-2/episode-6
[+nr] S2, E5 Leah: https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/09/14/season-2-episode-5-the-aftermath-von-leah-remini/
[+nr] Leah wins Emmy Season 2 episode 4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5zqv1o
[+nr] Season 2 episode 4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5zqv1o
[+nr] https://wilfriedhandl.org/2017/08/31/season-2-episode-3-the-aftermath-von-leah-remini/
[+nr] http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-2/episode-3
[+nr] LEAH! LEAH! LEAH! LEAH! LEAH! LEAH! on A&E tonight!
[+nr] David Gerard's Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain comes out 7/24 https://www.amazon.com/Attack-50-Foot-Blockchain-Contracts-ebook/dp/B073CPP581
[+nr] Leah Season 2 is August 15: http://deadline.com/2017/07/premiere-date-leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-1202132218/
[+nr] CANCELLED: Leah's filming in CW http://tonyortega.org/2017/07/13/now-that-neil-degrasse-tyson-is-up-against-leah-remini-for-an-emmy-will-he-rethink-scientology/
[+nr] Leah filming @ Baptist church in CW http://tonyortega.org/2017/07/12/leah-remini-is-filming-an-aftermath-episode-in-clearwaters-oldest-baptist-church-on-july-22/
[+nr] Cult now featuring Marty on Leah smear site http://tonyortega.org/2017/06/26/scientologys-sneaky-strategy-suck-up-to-police-departments-through-drug-free-campaigns/
[+nr] Marty is an asshat, part mcmlxiv http://tonyortega.org/2017/06/17/paul-haggis-marty-rathbun-is-using-private-info-i-gave-him-about-scientology-against-lawrence-wright/
[+nr] Scientology is risking the judge's wrath once again! >> http://tonyortega.org/2017/06/03/scientology-to-federal-court-a-judge-calling-our-members-directly-are-you-nuts/
[+nr] She's back! Leah Remini builds a case for Scientology aggression in tonight's A&E special >> http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/29/shes-back-leah-remini-builds-a-case-for-scientology-aggression-in-tonights-ae-special/
[+nr] Leah Remini Explains Scientology's Scam to Chelsea Handler >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM-FrI5Hqto
[+nr] Danny Masterson hires Michael Jackson defense atty: http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/09/danny-masterson-hires-michael-jackson-criminal-defense-attorney-tom-mesereau-in-rape-probe/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/03/notorious-tennessee-scientology-facility-shut-down-when-patients-found-held-against-their-will/
[+nr] cw city council blocks scieno property purchase http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/live-clearwater-city-council-set-to-vote-on-land-coveted-by-the-church-of/2321083
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2017/04/11/federal-judge-to-scientology-im-taking-over-the-arbitration-and-its-jail-if-you-interfere/
[+nr] D&D collides with Scn in WoTF: http://tonyortega.org/2017/03/30/dungeons-and-dragons-and-scientology-collide-can-we-get-a-saving-throw-on-that-engram/
[+nr] Scn's favorite (ex)sheriff guilty: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-baca-verdict-20170314-story.html
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2017/03/10/louis-farrakhan-leah-remini-and-a-document-that-helps-explain-the-scientology-noi-pact/
[+nr] VERMIN is caught: http://tonyortega.org/2017/03/09/as-louis-therouxs-my-scientology-movie-hits-us-troubling-news-about-co-star-marty-rathbun/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2017/03/03/lapd-probing-scientology-and-danny-masterston-for-multiple-rapes-cover-up/
[+nr] Is Scn buying more CW property? http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/mystery-property-buyer-in-downtown-clearwater-brings-questions-about/2313973
[+nr] Xenu's Paradox: https://longreads.com/2017/02/01/xenus-paradox-the-fiction-of-l-ron-hubbard/
[+nr] Leah Remini on Aussie TV: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4174462/Actress-Leah-Remini-speaks-Church-Scientology.html
[+nr] Daily Oklahoman on NN: http://www.oklahoman.com/article/5535003?oklaAmz=okla_QfRQs0nP_PLUS_Y_PLUS_TAJijAquBI3R79JafS_SLASH_3iiU6SFNfZQVs_EQUALS_&showPassword=true&newPurchase=1
[+nr] Latest is up: Buy the season at Amazon or A&E site or https://eztv.ag/search/leah-remini or here: http://newepisodes.me/watch-leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-online-free/68901/about
[+nr] Latest is up: https://eztv.ag/search/leah-remini or here: http://newepisodes.me/watch-leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-online-free/68901/about
[+nr] Latest is up: https://eztv.ag/search/leah-remini
[+nr] A Very Tone 40 R6mas from #altreligionscientology
[+nr] This is great! http://tonyortega.org/2016/12/17/saturday-is-totally-reading-your-comments-here-and-youre-scaring-them-senseless/
[+nr] http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-3 or download torrent https://eztv.ag/search/leah-remini or youtu.be/kSzPKcQqCrg
[+nr] http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-3 or download torrent https://eztv.ag/search/leah-remini
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/12/13/tonight-on-scientology-and-the-aftermath-when-the-fraud-and-abuse-becomes-overwhelming/
[+nr] RIP John Glenn and Greg Lakeof Emerson Lake & Palmer. Only 23 days left.
[+nr] Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath - Fair Game -> http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-2
:( 21st Anniversary of Lisa McPherson's death at the hands of Scientology. RIP.
[+nr] Fair Game: Leah Remini and the Aftermath -> http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-2
[+nr] 2 Foxes on Fox: Megyn Kelly interviews Leah Remini -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETdjfn57zk
[+nr] :( 21st Anniversary of Lisa McPherson's death at the hands of Scientology. RIP.
[+nr] Watch Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath online at A&E - https://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-1
[+nr] Leah Remini: Scientology Aftermath, watch online at A&E - https://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-1/episode-1
[+nr] Leah Remini A&E trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjXTG9NUaxM
[+nr] Scientologists were trying to get into her Texas house to assassinate her & a scilon wants to help?: http://tonyortega.org/2016/11/21/shelley-duvall-is-ill-but-is-scientologys-vivian-kubrick-the-best-person-to-step-in/
[+nr] Cult is all excited... http://tonyortega.org/2016/11/19/exclusive-see-the-letter-scientology-sent-to-scare-ae-out-of-airing-leah-reminis-series/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/11/15/in-court-today-flop-filmmakers-who-met-in-scientology-face-75-years-for-ponzi-scheme/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/11/06/after-scientologist-is-outed-leaders-he-fooled-still-stick-up-for-his-quack-drug-theories/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/11/03/scientology-strikes-back-at-leah-remini-as-publicity-for-her-upcoming-series-explodes/
[+nr] Update! http://tonyortega.org/2016/10/26/sister-of-la-scientologist-arrested-for-muslim-threats-was-don-trump-jrs-executive-assistant/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/10/26/trump-supporter-arrested-for-threatening-to-kill-muslims-at-l-a-islamic-center-is-a-scientologist/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/10/07/whats-the-worst-that-can-happen-when-you-sue-scientology-heres-one-frightening-example/
[+nr] My Scientology Movie: https://weshare.me/747a575585b21450
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/09/27/horrifying-autism-cure-exposed-by-bbc-turns-out-to-be-scientology-now-inventor-speaks/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/09/23/beware-protesters-scientology-has-been-training-guard-dogs-to-attack-at-a-clearwater-warehouse/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/09/20/marty-singer-cat-white-asked-jim-carrey-to-marry-him-and-he-turned-her-down/
[+nr] http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ron-miscavige-20160906-snap-story.html
[+nr] On the canonization of Mother Teresa revisit Christopher Hitchens' 1994 film Hell's Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65JxnUW7Wk4
[+nr] : http://www.gq.com/story/the-cult-of-trump with allusions to el ron tubbo
[+nr] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUdcLUN3JpE << Chris Shelton. A new theory of why LRH acted as he did -- he may've had TLE (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy).
[+nr] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUdcLUN3JpE << Chris Shelton. A new theory of why LRH acted as he did -- TLE (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy).
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/08/01/scientology-opened-a-new-ideal-org-in-harlem-and-we-werent-made-to-feel-very-welcome/
[+nr] With POOP update: http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/28/as-stacy-murphy-lawsuit-heads-to-crucial-hearing-two-scientology-entities-settle/
[+nr] Cray-cray - http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/26/hungarian-tabloids-wacky-claim-shit-poured-on-scientologys-leader-in-budapest-protest/
[+nr] It's not just a bromace, Trumps financial empire is strapped for cash & most of the new investment comes from Russia: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-putin-yes-it-s-really-a-thing
[+nr] http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-putin-yes-it-s-really-a-thing
[+nr] As usual, Scn tries to use Emily against Willie and Phil. :( http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/19/call-me-says-their-billboard-and-their-daughter-in-scientology-did-just-that/
[+nr] The Church of Intimidation: http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/07/the-church-of-intimidation-scientology-stalks-another-ex-member-on-the-taxpayer-dime/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/07/05/battle-for-a-scientology-soul-kazakh-20-year-old-prisoner-is-back-home-but-will-she-stay/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/06/27/leah-remini-is-shooting-a-tv-series-about-scientology/
[+nr] http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2114-inside-scientologys-secret-drug-rehab-center.html
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/06/09/theres-nothing-quite-like-when-scientology-cancels-your-superhuman-powers-with-a-declare/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/06/07/nafc-names-david-miscavige-a-witness-in-scientology-trial-scheduled-for-october/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/06/04/that-time-muhammad-ali-got-blindsided-by-the-church-of-scientology/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/06/01/now-that-scientology-has-a-tv-and-radio-complex-will-it-air-what-scientology-really-is/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/29/its-a-miracle-scientology-put-more-than-10000-people-in-these-1000-chairs/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/28/will-scientologys-celebrities-heed-the-call-and-show-up-for-todays-big-media-center-opening/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/27/is-scientology-using-tommy-davis-to-get-aussie-billionaire-james-packer-back-in-the-fold/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/25/as-scientology-prepares-for-saturdays-grand-opening-controversial-sign-goes-up/
[+nr] Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTnPCF9OWHM&feature=youtu.be
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/24/as-scientology-sinks-does-tom-cruise-really-have-to-go-down-with-the-ship/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/20/scientology-gets-judge-disqualified-in-forced-abortion-lawsuit-and-wants-recent-order-voided/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/17/judge-doyle-i-have-scientologists-in-the-family-but-i-can-be-impartial-in-forced-abortion-case/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/14/ron-miscavige-shakes-off-scientology-smears-rockets-to-number-one-in-ebooks/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/11/freedom-magazine-is-back-after-a-six-month-absence-and-it-arrived-with-a-surprise/
[+nr] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thriving_Cult_of_Greed_and_Power << 25 years ago today!
[+nr] ABC delivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Yq466FKLg
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/29/ron-miscavige-his-book-ruthless-his-nervous-son-and-scientology-watchings-new-reality/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/28/monique-rathbun-blames-former-attorneys-as-she-plans-to-drop-lawsuit/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/27/live-in-la-hearing-in-laura-decrescenzos-scientology-forced-abortion-lawsuit/
[+nr] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/25/russia-arrests-scientologist-for-stealing-2-million-and-giving-to-church.html
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/21/how-lisa-marie-presley-became-scientology-leader-david-miscaviges-worst-nightmare/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/14/garcias-back-in-court-after-scientology-makes-arbitration-impossible-they-say/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/11/spying-intimidation-and-ruin-two-lives-caught-up-in-scientologys-notorious-fair-game/
[+nr] Scn really doesn't like that billboard: http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/09/scientology-buys-org-and-net-sites-to-battle-anti-disconnection-billboard/
[+nr] Trump / LRong? http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/03/donald-trump-is-the-l-ron-hubbard-of-politics.html
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/03/15/regency-outdoor-caves-to-scientology-cancels-disconnection-billboard
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/03/15/regency-outdoor-caves-to-scientology-cancels-disconnection-billboard/
[+nr] Spring forward for Daylight Stupid Time (not valid in Arizona)
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/03/12/meet-the-guy-scientology-is-relying-on-to-get-the-disconnection-billboard-stopped/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/03/02/appeals-court-strikes-scientologys-1-million-judgment-against-ken-dandar/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/13/scientologys-space-man-as-of-2013-active-scientologists-fewer-than-20000-worldwide
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/13/scientologys-space-man-as-of-2013-active-scientologists-fewer-than-20000-worldwide/
[+nr] tonyortega.org/2016/02/13/scientologys-space-man-as-of-2013-active-scientologists-fewer-than-20000-worldwide/
[+nr] http://images.dailykos.com/images/206495/story_image/TMW2016-02-10color.png?1454948735 This Modern World "Primary Questions"
http://www.trumpdonald.org/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/11/the-disgraced-sheriff-the-holocaust-survivor-and-scientologys-most-unhinged-front-group/#more-28500
[+nr] Baca Guilty! http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ex-l-a-county-sheriff-baca-jail-scandal-20160210-story.htmlof-sea-org-violence/
[+nr] Scientology's Sea Org Thugs: http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/09/scientologys-thug-life-documented-aaron-smith-levin-shares-a-record-of-sea-org-violence/
[+nr] Tony Pokes Marty http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/03/ray-jeffrey-fends-off-scientologys-attempt-to-get-him-in-hot-water-with-the-california-bar/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2016/02/01/monique-rathbun-fires-her-entire-legal-team-reportedly-seeks-settlement/
Marty response: https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/tony-ortega-the-underground-bunker/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/
Glowing reviews for Oregon terrorist's 'book.' http://www.amazon.com/Only-Blood-Suffering-LAVOY-FINICUM/product-reviews/193773594X/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_3?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=3
[+nr] HQ Funk-Urban - Universal - Pleasure - 1979, Funk for Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLRn9SJnsE
[+nr] Hubtoad's 30th anniversary death day, still headed for Target 2: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/24/anthony-weiner-bloomberg-could-win.html?via=desktop&source=twitter
[+nr] Dark Money, Jane Mayer, full hour interview http://www.democracynow.org/
[+nr] Dark Money http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/books/review/dark-money-by-jane-mayer.html
[+nr] MLK: Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence (Full) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qf6x9_MLD0
[+nr] an ad with more truthiness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtyiWPPtB0Y&feature=youtu.be
[+nr] "He sounds like a nutter," Tony Ortega: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-death-threats-david-miscavige-scientology-20160105-story.html
[+nr] Meet Ken Ivory : http://westernpriorities.org/2015/08/10/going-to-extremes/
[+nr] Scientology�s state of the union, 2016: Former spokesman Mike Rinder predicts �more pain� http://tonyortega.org/
[+nr] Orange is the new Cosby
[+nr] Moar dst on NarCONon: http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/28/confirmed-narconons-entire-northern-california-network-splits-with-scientology/
[+nr] Merry R6mas http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/26/on-boxing-day-we-remember-the-last-time-scientology-tried-to-knock-out-the-press/ <-- starring dst
[+nr] Merry R6mas http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/24/release-the-hounds-scientology-suddenly-getting-more-aggressive-with-the-media-report/
[+nr] Happy Hissmas - http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/20/augustine-compton-scam-rehab-and-literacy-crusade-have-vanished-since-raid/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/20/augustine-compton-scam-rehab-and-literacy-crusade-have-vanished-since-raid/
[+nr] http://news.yahoo.com/dnc-barring-sanders-team-accessing-data-breach-143911771.html
[+nr] https://theintercept.com/2015/12/12/threats-and-violent-attacks-against-muslims-in-the-u-s-just-from-this-week/
[+nr] RIP Lisa McPherson: died 20 years ago today.
[+nr] A subject with which every Scientology watcher is familiar: (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies (2015) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2630898/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/01/legoland-theme-park-donates-10000-to-scientology-front-on-behalf-of-jenna-elfman/#more-27049
[+nr] Jonny Jacobsen is raising for Scientology on Trial in Belgium Part Deux: https://www.byline.com/project/37
[+nr] Happy Thanksgiving to Americans and happy day to everyone else! http://tonyortega.org/2015/11/26/were-giving-thanks-here-in-the-underground-bunker-and-hope-youll-help-us-out/
[+nr] Scn banned in Moscow: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/23/russian-court-bans-moscow-branch-church-of-scientology?CMP=fb_us
[+nr] The Mafia: Protecting NY from ISIS http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/19/ny-giovanni-gambino-idUSnPn2dB4FP+8b+PRN20151119#k70D8KRBrDSWxumO.97
[+nr] ot: Mass Surveillance Isn�t the Answer to Fighting Terrorism http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/opinion/mass-surveillance-isnt-the-answer-to-fighting-terrorism.html?_r=0
[+nr] ,.-~*����`*�~-.�-(_hiss_)-,.-~*����`*�~-.�
[+nr] Desperate to hurt Going Clear's Oscar chances, Scientology goes down a dangerous path - http://tonyortega.org/2015/11/07/desperate-to-hurt-going-clears-oscar-chances-scientology-goes-down-a-dangerous-path/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/11/06/scientology-denied-texas-appeal-shot-down-after-yearlong-wait/
[+nr] The latest Quentin Tarantino trailer for The Hatefull 8 - http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/watch-new-trailer-for-quentin-tarantinos-the-hateful-eight/
[+nr] Leah Remini Liveblogging: http://tonyortega.org/2015/10/30/leah-remini-dishes-on-scientology-live-blogging-the-abc-2020-special/
[+nr] How long can he hold on? http://i.imgur.com/C8gvcMb.jpg
[+nr] Off topic: https://theintercept.com/ The Drone Papers
[+nr] Scientology's pet congresscritter now Scientology's pet lobbyist: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/former-rep-dan-burton-now-lobbying-for-church-of-scientology
[+nr] Documentary about Scientology's favorite mayor is La Bomba: http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2015/10/adventures-in-hagiography
[+nr] another article about our efish: http://www.straight.com/music/554361/stephen-harper-ban-physician-assisted-suicide-pushes-vancouver-artist-elisabeth-fischer
[+nr] efish is on her way to Switzerland: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/vancouver-artist-elizabeth-fischer-on-an-ironic-terminal-diagnosis/article26757051/
[+nr] Gibney wins Hitchens Prize and $50K for Going Clear http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/10/alex-gibney-christopher-hitchens-prize
[+nr] More Cat White stuff, including a sekrit Scieno wake: http://tonyortega.org/2015/10/07/a-secret-scientology-wake-a-snow-white-link-and-more-odd-twists-emerge-in-the-cat-white-story/
[+nr] Skeevy lawyer Wally Pope Threatens Darth Xander: http://tonyortega.org/2015/09/27/our-pacific-northwest-adventure-begins-this-afternoon-with-a-stop-in-portland/
[+nr] Scn STILL harassing Lawrence Wright! https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/3mfc10/crazy_experience_at_the_violet_crown_tonight/
[+nr] Leah Remini's a Troublemaker: http://tonyortega.org/2015/09/24/leah-remini-book-out-nov-3-troublemaker-surviving-hollywood-and-scientology/
[+nr] LRH's Rhodesia TRIP: http://tonyortega.org/2015/09/20/l-ron-hubbard-would-be-conqueror-scientologys-fable-about-rhodesia-is-a-riot/
[+nr] �Going Clear� wins Outstanding Documentary Emmy http://tonyortega.org/
[+nr] Steve Fishman, pause, LOL
[+nr] Why Steve Fishman -- of the notorious 'Fishman Papers' -- is today serving 21 years in prison http://bit.ly/1hoCWZb
[+nr] Google tries to bury NN victim Amber Bullins: http://tonyortega.org/2015/08/18/google-helps-scientology-huckster-per-wickstrom-bury-a-rehab-patient-death/
[+nr] Keith Henson on Slashdot: http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/15/08/17/1414211/interviews-ask-engineer-and-l5-society-cofounder-keith-henson-a-question
[+nr] Scientology, Vegas and Sovereign Citizens: https://story.californiasunday.com/sovereign-citizens-vegas-plot
[+nr] http://fuckgod.net46.net/
[+nr] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nude-tom-cruise-scientology-slams-812246
[+nr] Happy 73rd Birthday, Paulette Cooper!
[+nr] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3166025/Tom-Cruise-s-Scientology-CNN-TV-network-s-50million-set-s-built-50-cent-hour-workers-pictured.html
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/08/nytimes-reports-link-between-scientology-and-hack-of-two-who-appeared-in-going-clear/
[+nr] Jon Atack on Toronto conference: http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/04/jon-atack-looking-back-on-a-week-of-scientolog-enturbulation-in-toronto/
[+nr] Ron Sr. signs book deal: http://tonyortega.org/2015/06/30/scientology-leaders-father-signs-a-book-deal-for-if-he-dies-he-dies/
[+nr] Alex Gibney interview: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/28/alex-gibney-going-clear-scientology-and-the-prison-of-belief-interview-documentary-film
[+nr] Tikk and TonyO in court today: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/business/dealbook/investigator-gets-3-months-in-prison-in-hacking-case.html?ref=dealbook&_r=0
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/06/25/mike-rinder-and-reporter-man-convicted-of-hacking-was-working-for-scientology/
[+nr] Anti-vaxxer crap: http://tonyortega.org/2015/06/20/rfk-jrs-anti-vax-activism-hits-lowest-spot-ever-with-scientology-and-the-nation-of-islam/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/06/15/the-scientology-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-len-zinberg-who-apologized-to-paulette-cooper/
[+nr] Spread this story around social media about what google did - http://tonyortega.org/2015/06/13/google-helps-scientology-billionaire-bob-duggan-hide-a-dark-family-secret/
[+nr] NN gets a smack: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/frederick-council-rejects-historic-designation-for-trout-run-a-blow-for-a-scientology-backed-drug-rehab/2015/06/02/e3f12b74-0931-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html
[+nr] Get Well Soon Ron Newman!
[+nr] TonyO Memorial Day Treat-More Revelations from Elwrong's military record: http://tonyortega.org/2015/05/25/on-memorial-day-some-new-revelations-from-l-ron-hubbards-military-record/
[+nr] NN .au busted and review of TonyO's book: http://tonyortega.org/2015/05/11/as-seen-in-the-daily-beast-the-unbreakable-miss-lovely-is-on-sale-and-ready-to-startle-you/
[+nr] Bob Duggan, the richest Scientologist in the world - http://tonyortega.org/2015/05/06/bob-duggan-the-richest-scientologist-in-the-world-is-going-to-love-our-nifty-new-drawings/
[+nr] no topic due to legal threats ;)
[+nr] no topic due to legal threats
[+nr] Valley Org is a shithole: http://www.mikerindersblog.org/valley-really-not-ideal-org/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/04/20/hear-the-full-police-interview-of-scientology-spy-daniel-powell-about-stalking-ron-miscavige-sr/#more-21995
[+nr] Alex Gibney on Scn Tax Exemption: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0412-gibney-scientology-20150412-story.html#page=1 Revocation petition: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status
[+nr] Alex Gibney on Scn Tax Exemption: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0412-gibney-scientology-20150412-story.html#page=1
[+nr] DM's Spais: http://tonyortega.org/2015/04/09/read-the-police-report-on-the-spies-who-kept-tabs-on-the-father-of-scientologys-leader/
[+nr] DM spied on his father! per LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-scientology-private-eyes-20150409-story.html#page=1
[+nr] Children of Meepthorp, arise: http://tonyortega.org/2015/04/05/saturday-night-lives-genius-spoof-of-scientology-last-night-lyrics-and-images/
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/03/30/audio-leak-hear-a-scientologist-being-declared-suppressive-and-facing-the-loss-of-her-family/#more-21318
[+nr] NPR on Gibney show: http://www.npr.org/2015/03/26/395579453/church-of-scientology-calls-new-hbo-documentary-bigoted
[+nr] The Cult Is Gonna Sue!!!!! http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?38715-Scientology-ready-to-sue-HBO-for-Copyright-Infringement!&p=1016579#post1016579
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/03/13/garcia-fraud-case-ended-as-judge-grants-scientology-arbitration-motion/
[+nr] Participants in Going Clear are getting harassed: http://tonyortega.org/2015/03/09/monday-2/
[+nr] Video from "Times Talks" on Going Clear: http://tonyortega.org/2015/03/03/hows-this-for-a-gift-on-l-ron-hubbards-birthday-going-clear-opens-in-theaters-march-13/#more-20757
[+nr] http://tonyortega.org/2015/03/02/new-today-memoir-with-shocking-claims-by-notorious-scientology-spy-merrell-vannier/#more-20672
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyiWkWcR86I
[+nr] RIP Leonard Nimoy Live Long And Prosper \V/
[+nr] Scn in the Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/opinion/joe-nocera-scientologys-chilling-effect.html and TonyO is less than impressed (at the Bunker)
[+nr] Scn in the Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/opinion/joe-nocera-scientologys-chilling-effect.html?ref=opinion&_r=1 and TonyO is less than impressed (at the Bunker)
[+nr] Holy crap! It's been 20 years! Dennis Erlich raided by Scientology 2/13/1995. And we're still here...