One thing for sure, when I am on the Clearwater City council I will make sure people can get to the right authorities for help.
#ScientologyTheAftermath
Scientology is so dangerous that I have a permanent injunction against them in Clearwater. David Miscavige, Ben Shaw and everyone working in concert with them throughout the organization must stay ten feet away from me under court order. And everybody knows it!
Thanks for all you have done to support the campaign, Leah! This is for Gabe Cazares, Ray Emmons and Bob Minton. Looking forward to working for the people of Clearwater as we face this pandemic. We have some very tough times ahead but we'll make it through.
Let's remove that tax exemption. On the city council I will be working with state and federal agencies to hold Scientology accountable and revoke the exemption they don't deserve.
Voting Yes for Clearwater on Nov. 8th will break the nearly 50 year stranglehold Scientology has had on our downtown. We have a developer and partners who won’t buckle to Scientology. Join me in saying no to Scientology by voting Yes for Clearwater!
Does your religion have a hard-sell sales force that earns commissions on every course, book and therapy session? Can you earn 10% of every cent spent by a friend you convinced to join your religion? Then you follow that humbug L. Ron Hubbard. Tax Scientology now.
Nine years ago this week, the news came out that I left Scientology.
It hasn't always been easy to adjust after 35 years of brainwashing in a cult, but I'm getting there.
I just wanted to thank you all for your support.
I'm going to keep fighting to expose the truth.
This week marks ten years since I publicly left Scientology.
I use the word "publicly" intentionally, as it is a high crime in Scientology to leave publicly. People who commit such high crimes are declared suppressive persons (enemies) and risk losing everything they've ever
@LeahRemini
Thank you
@LeahRemini
for the brave actions you have taken and will continue to take. When you speak out about Scientology it can feel like you have the Terminator after you. Now we have our own Terminator! You and
@mikerinder
have done a remarkable job.
Jury is deadlocked, mistrial declared.
The splits:
Count 1: 2 for guilty, 10 not guilty
Count 2: 4 for guilty, 8 not guilty
Count 3: 5 for guilty, 7 not guilty
#DannyMastersonTrial
I just received a takedown notice on a youtube video. Warner Music Group allegedly accused me of using copyrighted music but there is no music in this video at all. There is however a condemnation of David Miscavige. YouTube took no action.
David Miscavige tells his followers that Scientology is well respected across the globe yet they need to use fronts to try to get anything done. Deceptions like this are just a tiny part of why no one trusts this organization.
NEW
A developer told Clearwater city officials his plan to transform neglected waterfront property near downtown has no involvement with Scientology.
An email says he was recruited to lead the project instead of parishioners.
@TB_Times
The
#ScientologyStreamingService
has a new episode about chocolate pastries. They don't seem to be covering the rape trial of a 16-year-old Sea Org girl forced to marry her rapist.
Back in the LMT days Stacy Brooks started a project to get former Scientologists to report crimes to the right agencies. We were shut down before we could have much effect. Still the right way.
#ScientologyTheAftermath
You're looking good. Everyone but Miscavige is rooting for you and Christie. Not a surprise that Eli Lilly would do more good for the world than L. Ron Hubbard.
Sam is upset I haven't come to enough of his meetings but also says politicians show up to ask for money and votes...which I haven't done. I've never asked for a penny from him. Ironically, Sam's tirade wound up raising a lot of money for my reelection.
Us Weekly takes our campaign national. A more detailed story hits appears in print but there is already a great article on their website, featuring a video report that previews a tiny bit of our newest ad which you will see in full shortly. Enjoy!
Ominous clouds appear over Flag as Aaron Smith-Levin announces his run for Clearwater City Council. Gloomy atmosphere worsens around Slappy Miscavige.
@GrowingupinSCN
I have no idea who you are. The only one I talk about is David Miscavige. Wait? Are you Slappy? Stay right there. I'll send the process server.
#WheresShelly
Will everyone please join me in calling this Twitter? I’m already so tired of reading “posted on X formerly know as Twitter.” I refuse to buckle and call this X.
This type of payola is pretty common but it is shameful when the money taken is from such a dangerous organization. Scientology doesn't want to be a partner. Miscavige wants Clearwater to surrender, accept becoming the first Scientology City and force a pained smile.
I know Jon Jennings is sincere in wanting to fix downtown but this is not “progress.” This is another example of Scientology stabbing the city in the back. We need affordable housing not a damn L. Ron Hubbard museum. David Miscavige can’t be trusted.
Will powerhouse law firms who tackled Nxivm, ExxonMobil and other high profile abusive organizations be able to penetrate Scientology's "religious cloak?" I sure hope so.
Scientology indoctrinated and trafficked children and made it financially, physically and psychologically impossible for them to leave as adults, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday against leader David Miscavige.
@TB_Times
.. Then the upcoming vote in Clearwater for a development plan that David Miscavige must HATE — it will result in two large condo towers right in front of the Ft Harrison, and a huge increase in the number of prying eyes in downtown Clearwater
@MikeRinder
I must have handed out more than 50 business cards today at the Coachman Park food truck festival and I just got a call from a woman who went home and watched the 2-part
@LeahRemini
Clearwater episode and she's all onboard!
Opening position for Clearwater's negotiations with David Miscavige should be for Miscavige to show he wants a thriving downtown by a) recruiting a theater chain and b) stopping Disconnection. One brings a major draw to the district. Other shows they can change.
Pat Harney from the
#ScientologyEnterprise
read from the Book of Hubbard to begin our Clearwater City Council meeting. I chose a more appropriate Hubbard policy to close the meeting.
Brilliant in drawing more attention to the insane notion that an SP can get a fair hearing in the insanely unfair "arbitration" circus of Scientology and its monstrous leader David Miscavige who may be living in Clearwater but left his heart at the implant station last lifetime.
BREAKING: Valerie Haney, forced to submit to
#Scientology
's "religious arbitration" tells the church she nominates actress Elisabeth Moss to be her arbitrator. Your move, Scientology.
If Marriott tore apart the families of their employees, forced their maids to get abortions, made everyone sign billion year contracts, put their executives in "The Hole" we would go after them...and could because they don't pretend to be a religion. Something's wrong with that.
As
@Scientology
leader David Miscavige whines about how Clearwater treats him, here's a good reminder of why citizens may not find him to be a suitable parter:
And here is the story we were giving CoS an opportunity to comment on. The city’s $84 million redo of the downtown waterfront and Coachman Park opens Wednesday. But dozens of surrounding parcels being held vacant by companies tied to the church.
We may need to turn to the sheriff's department for help. I'm pushing from within the city to make sure that the health of the members of Scientology and the health of the citizens of Clearwater remain the top priority.
Nothing goes better with denouncing David Miscavige at a Clearwater City Council meeting than some tasty Yo Mama’s Pasta Sauce.
#YesforClearwater
@Yes4Clearwater
Clearwater's $84 million Coachman Park and downtown waterfront reopens tomorrow as the largest public investment in the city's history.
@SharonKWn
breaks down what's there - from the Bier Pier, splash pad, hangout spots and the lighted waterfront
I'm thrilled to have the endorsements of
@GrowingupinSCN
and
@MikeRinder
in my race for Seat 2 on the Clearwater City Council. And of course,
@LeahRemini
who got our campaign onto the cover of this week's US Weekly.
A suggestion for
@GovRonDeSantis
…turn your poll numbers around by making peace with beloved Disney and turn your attention to taking on reviled Scientology.
Scientologists heckled me at a campaign event tonight which I have been expecting...but I was surprised to see another candidate for seat 2 on the City Council join in.
My thanks to everyone who joined me for dinner last night to talk about my run for Clearwater City Council. I had a great time meeting you and hearing your thoughts about Clearwater's future. Follow along at and please click the button to donate!
Here's the video from Thursday night's Clearwater City Council Meeting showing the section where I was appointed to the Downtown Development Board against the wishes of a stream of Scientologists who stepped forward to denounce me.
You want a good laugh? Scientology (who has made our downtown radioactive for close to 50 years) hosted a Good Neighbor Day event at the epicenter of the scene of the crime.
Interesting how Miscavige can swap his parishioners' properties to get what Miscavige lusts after. He orchestrated this to hold the downtown hostage all the while whining that "Clearwater treats me so unfairly!"
Clearwater officials are not happy with terms of a downtown land swap with Scientology.
But the fate of dozens of properties sitting vacant depend on the swap happening as Miscavige is using them "as a source of leverage," the former city manager said.
Every year this Clearwater home hosts a major Super bowl party attended by hundreds of Scientologists. This year the neighborhood has one little changed. Meet the neighbors.
Thank you for the great article, Tracey and to Douglas R. Clifford for the amazing photos that bring you right into the park. I never thought I would choke up over a picture of kids and bubbles but I am overwhelmed with joy that people are already loving the new Coachman Park.
The new Coachman Park, an $84 million transformation of the downtown waterfront, is officially open.
Thousands showed up for the opening day to take in the splash pad and playground, the green, and winding paths with views of the Clearwater Harbor.
2/2 As Miscavige squats on over $100 million of downtown properties he has left empty for years while claiming he wants a thriving downtown it's worth asking him, "What's stopping you?" Prove you mean it with more than just three token storefronts. And where's Shelly?
So pleased to have been at the Habitat for Humanity luncheon today. This is an organization that has always had my admiration. I thank Mike Sutton and everyone who works for and with Habitat for Humanity for their great contributions to people's lives.
New ep of
#FairGamePodcast
now available.
@LeahRemini
and I talk to
@WillyRice
about Christianity v.
#Scientology
. He is a strong, clear voice who cuts through the cult bs. If you’re a Christian this is important info for you to know
I would occasionally run into Kirstie Alley at Paramount Studios when she was doing Cheers. Two memorable moments were when I caught her in a very loud and profane phone rant with her then husband Parker. I remember her shouting that she makes all the money in the family.
The threats against Clearwater council member Mark Bunker did not reference his decades-long work exposing alleged abuses by Scientology.
In one voicemail last year, the man threatened to kill Bunker and cut off his head.
@TB_Times
@TroMcManus
Which makes more sense? A guy with little experience developing properties dips his toes into the water with a $1 billion project that just happens to be in an area Scientologists snapped up for record prices…or that memo is real and he is being used as a front by Scientology?
What's that? Scientology creating stress in your life? Good news! Joanie Sigal is going to sing that stress away for you. *(Stress Test not included).
It's yet another of the amazing amount of press releases Scientology sends out every day.
The Tampa Bay Times reported on a secret meeting between Clearwater officials and Scientology's leader David Miscavige. I spoke at the City Council meeting on this topic.
#Bunker2020
The TBT has a story about campaign fundraising. I'm not getting a penny from the Chamber of Commerce or business interests who want people to shut up about Scientology. We need help raising funds to get our message out.
I have been following
@MarkBunker4U
's work for decades. He is a great anti-cult activist, who is finally going to start fighting back against the dangerous cult that helped destroy my childhood. Support him if you live in the US, especially in or near Clearwater!
I bumped into two supporters downtown this afternoon, Cathy and Theresa, and joined them for a meal at La Fondita De Leo. Had a great time!
#Bunker2020
#TheClearChoice
“ELECT MARK BUNKER” yard signs are now available. If you want one or if you want to help get Mark elected to the Clearwater City Council, contact him at his website