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Retired ex-science type. Pottering around with no real idea of what she’s doing here.

Building an auditorium named after founder L. Ron Hubbard is a major step to #Scientology completing its own Vatican City. And leader David Miscavige put on a lavish display Saturday that left no doubt what it represented: Clearwater, Florida’s utter surrender.

Scientology claims 7,000 witnessed Saturday's groundbreaking for L. Ron Hubbard Hall

Scientology’s slide show of its Saturday night ground breaking for its future L.

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Happy Wednesday☀️ If you're looking for something to do this summer, step back in time at Butser Ancient Farm. Wander through our ancient buildings, meet our animals and enjoy a day of history, nature and fresh air🌲 We're open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. Book online or simply turn up on the day🌾

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Kemi Badenoch talking in 2025 refusing to consider rehabilitating Shamima Begum, "Actions must have consequences or there is no deterrent." Kemi Badenoch talking in 2026 about Joshua Bonehill-Paine, "If we're going to stop extremism we need help from those who were part of the problem."

For those who are interested, some snippets from my recent foray into AI: "Scholarly sources were omitted from the previous response due to an AI constraint requiring clear, conversational summaries without academic inline citations or bibliography links." But there was a big problem here ... 1/4

Saturday in Clearwater, #Scientology's David Miscavige held a ground-breaking for the church’s future auditorium, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, and put the exclamation point on the city’s capitulation to him. We have some initial images, and Mark Bunker gives us his thoughts.

Scientology's David Miscavige holds ground-breaking in Clearwater with mockup of Hall

Saturday night in Clearwater, Scientology leader David Miscavige held a ground-breaking ceremony for the church’s future auditorium, L.

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An overpaid HM Revenue & Customs worker is found with a tent peg driven through the head (Judges 4:17-21). Suspicion falls on Midsomer Vinae’s dowager, worried that a growing number of people who can read and think clearly might threaten to make cows think things that normal cows don’t think.

On this day in 1901, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 21 Oct 1941 she was deported to the Łódź Ghetto with her husband and daughter 11. According to her surviving daughter, her mother and sister were murdered in Auschwitz. Her name was Irma Glaserová

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On this day in 1925, a Czech Jewish boy was born. On the 30 Aug 1942 he was deported alone to Theresienstadt were he joined his mother and sister (12). On 8 Sep 1942 they were deported to the Malý Trostinec extermination centre where they perished. His name was Jiří Heller

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On this day in 1932, a Czech Jewish girl was born. On the 4 Apr 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her mother and brother (8) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they were likely murdered on arrival. Her name was Zuzana Kirschnerová Please support @sobibor.org

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Last term, the Year 2 pupils at Icknield Walk First School learnt about Royston's physical and human geography as well as its history. As part of their topic they created their own information booklets about Royston. You can enjoy their work at the Museum this summer.

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Yes! It's another class of #Scientology super beings who have reached OT 8, the top of the ‘Bridge to Total Freedom.’ According to founder L. Ron Hubbard these folks should be able to crush a planet between thumb and forefinger! Recognize any of these geniuses?

Scientology unleashes another phalanx of super beings to rescue this planet!

In January and in May we brought you the latest graduating classes of New OT 8s as they appeared in Scientology’s Freewinds magazine.

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On this day in 1903, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and daughter (5) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she would have been murdered on arrival. Her name was Věra Eislerová Please support @sobibor.org

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On this day in 1903, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her mother and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they were most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Anna Deutschová Please support @sobibor.org

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On this day in 1944, a 32 year old Dutch Jewish Trappist nun perished. From a devout Catholic family, her 4 brothers and 2 sisters (5 of which were Trappists including her twin sister) all perished in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. One sister survived. Her name was Louise Löb

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From groups and places we feel part of, to how communities can be found in nature, our new art exhibition show's what "communtiy" means to young people. Our Young Artist exhibition is open during the Museum's normal opening hours, Thursday - Sunday, 10am to 4pm, and admission is free.

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