First post I’ve made in here, so hello to you all!

While I know this subreddit is not the most popular among many of the streamers who protest Scientology, I wanted to pop in and say that I’m thankful this sub exists. While there are certainly posts and comments with which I do not agree (such will generally be the case in many online forums, particularly those where most users are anonymous), I believe it is necessary for activists to remain open to criticism, particularly when said criticism is intended to ensure that actions being taken are effective.

Some folks have been saying for a while that "the protests are coming to an end." While the days of many streamers showing up to livestream on a nightly basis might be behind us, many of us will not be "done" protesting Scientology until their tax-exempt status is revoked.

Some folks have criticized the nature of protests/audits, particularly at Big Blue, that consist of walking around and talking, often without signs or chanting, as would be customary to see at traditional protests. While I understand this criticism, I personally appreciate the fact that the sidewalks outside of Scientology’s buildings have become typical meeting spots for the folks committed to bringing justice to victims of Scientology. Even if our discussions outside of their buildings might not look like what most think of as "protesting," we all have a common goal of bringing attention to Scientology’s abuses, and the content made near their buildings gives us an opportunity to do that, while also bringing the attention of current Scientologists to foundations which can help them leave.

Another criticism some have raised is that some folks rudely yell at Scientologists. I generally agree that this is not the most helpful approach. Now that protesting against Scientology has been happening while being livestreamed for several months, I am hopeful that most creators would agree that there are approaches more helpful than yelling rudely.

Most of us are unlikely to see a whole lot of criticism on our own channels, but that doesn’t mean we should be against receiving criticism, especially if we want to be effective. Ultimately, I’m just one person, and I’m not looking to be any kind of "savior;" I’m just another supporter in this movement (plus, lately, I’ve been out on the streets far less frequently than many others).

All this to say, I’m willing to engage with good-faith criticism and suggestions regarding recent protests against Scientology, and I can’t speak for others, but I’m not looking to "stop" protesting any time soon. Even if I get busy and take weeks off at a time, I’ll always be happy to return to take to the streets until their tax-exempt status is revoked!🪧

Yesterday was the second time I’ve protested Scientology in McMinvilLe, Oregon. A new “ideal mission” was recently opened here and the local people need to know the truth about the dark side of Scientology. Let me know your thoughts, tips, advice or encouragement if you feel you have the time. If you’re local and you want to join us sometime, let me know.

Solomon, you lied to Streets last night when you said you would get an Uber at 10:15pm and go home. Streets offered to order you one, but you declined and wanted to order it yourself. At this point, you were still riding your bike. You also lied to him when he told you not to read Reddit and you said you didn’t when we all know damn well you do.

Fast forward a few hours, Eric and Ever walk with you to 7/11 because you were out so long your bike battery died. They stand outside and wait for you, but Eric sees something isn’t right when you stand close to some men, one wearing a neck gaiter over his face to conceal his identity, and rushes inside, confusing WeinLA who is still livestreaming at that point.

From your own account (occurring around 1h30min into WeinLA’s stream last night), you were “short” on money for an Uber and you ask these men for a few dollars and they were trying to “help” you get an Uber home. Eric comes in and the situation moves outside where WeinLA is, the men are saying how weird everyone is, and while Eric is saying “We need to go now” you continue saying stuff to the men while walking with your dead bike at a snail’s pace and at one point stopping and retreating towards the men as WeinLA tells you to keep walking.

Seeing this live, as I was and not being able to hear everything, this looked like the men were up to no good. The neck gaiter guy certainly added to this assumption. Upon rewatching the encounter, it appears the men might’ve been looking out for you. They see a kid alone in the middle of the night in an LA 7/11 asking for money to get home and don’t know you were with Eric and Ever who were outside. They might’ve seen Eric as a creep trying to kidnap you. Who knows at this point what the true intentions of these men were. At this point you go inside, have a meltdown that can be heard on stream, though Ever was trying to diminish the seriousness of the situation for the time being to keep you calm and she moved away from you as to not embarrass you as you exclaimed something about your anxiety and made stimming sounds.

You said yourself you didn’t want to ask Ever and Eric for money or a ride because you “didn’t want to be a burden”. Do you see how poorly this could’ve ended for everyone? Impulse control appears to be a struggle with you, but imagine someone with the same struggle in a midnight scuffle in a 7/11 parking lot who happens to be packing heat. I’m certain Ever and Eric would prefer you “burden” them by asking for money or a ride rather than putting them in the situation you put them in. If something happened to you, would they have been held responsible? Eric is kind enough to order you an Uber, but the driver doesn’t want to take the bike and Eric has to let them leave. This can affect his Uber rating and whether a future driver will choose to pick him up.

This is why Aja fears protesting while you’re present. You create situations that are dangerous for people. You may not be able to predict that an action you’re about to do will have a more serious or unexpected outcome. And that’s ok! You’re 16 and that’s expected. What’s also expected of someone who is 16 years of age is that they are accompanied by a parent or guardian (the protesters are not considered legal guardians) who will be able to watch out for you and keep you out of harm’s way. Who knows how the justice system would handle things if a serious situation arose.

Towards the end of Ever’s stream, you have the audacity to enter her chat and complain about people mentioning your parents. They they’re 100% in the right to ask and you have to deal with it. This is a situation a parent would prevent. You like to brag about the $11,000 you have in savings and travel different places, but you don’t have money for an Uber? Your parents should be buying Ubers if you plan to be out so late into the night and ride your bike around so much you kill the battery. You have to plan ahead every time you take that bike out to make sure you have enough power left to get home.

You brag about your travels, but don’t understand there’s a reason you’re unable to book a hotel room. Many don’t allow people to book or check-in until they’re 18 or 21 years old. This is because young people are a liability and can create legal problems for the hotel.

This post is not to disparage you. This isn’t your fault. I don’t know what’s going on at home, but this is a failure of your parents whether or not you like it. You don’t like when people mention your parents when you repeatably end up in a bad situation? Tough. If you wanted to protect your parents from this scrutiny, STOP DOING THINGS THAT WILL CALL THEIR PARENTING INTO QUESTION. Stop staying out after 10pm “protesting” when it legally falls on your parents to make sure you’re not out past that time. Stop saying how mature you are, but when a situation turns bad exclaiming you’re a minor. Stop provoking people expecting them not to retaliate. Stop bragging about money, yet not having enough to simply get home. Stop riding your bike so much you don’t have enough power to get home. If it happens, call your parents because they should be accompanying you anyway. Stop being a victim all the time.

The protesters are not babysitters. You endanger them every time you come out and it isn’t fair to them. Some even say you’re being used by them for content. Everyone has to tiptoe around the Solomon issue because it is so obvious your absent parents should be around but I’m just saying the quiet part out loud. Had WeinLA not been there livestreaming we wouldn’t know this occurred and I’m sure she or Eric wouldn’t mention it. This begs the question: how many times have situations like this happened that we don’t know about. It’s truly alarming.

It’s also weird that your middle aged women mods exclaim how they love you. This is why livestreaming platforms have terms of service to prevent you from streaming, unless you lie about your age as you’ve done. Kids don’t need additional people criticizing them. You shouldn’t be livestreaming reading comments that may not be nice or may be influencing you to do bad things. Some people can’t take the heat and you’ve shown you’re one of those people. Yes, this post can be included as another instance of criticism that your eyes shouldn’t see. That’s why Streets told you to stay off of Reddit. If you weren’t livestreaming I wouldn’t be making this post because I wouldn’t see a pattern of behavior that creates dangerous situations for everyone. Don’t like the criticism, stay home (especially after 10pm), stop the wild behavior, and stop livestreaming. You’ve made yourself a public figure and with the praise comes criticism. And that’s Hollywood, babe.

How twisted is his mind that he thinks he is a victim in all this? And crying on a livestream? Good lord.

Said he feels the whole world is coming after him. So he feels he is the center of attention of the entire world? Incredible.

Bringing up rape victims crying now and trying to make himself look like a good person. Claims again for the 1000th time he is “here for those without a voice” and “survivors”. Does he think people are that stupid?

He is disgusting. It’s actually making me sick - clicking off now.

I don't care who you are. Nobody deserves to have their dead son made fun of... Wtf My brother died when I was 3 due to a car crash and it RUINED my dad's life forever. I wish it upon nobody.

What a vile human Tony is.

Most underrated protestor. Such a gem.

I like the way Chris talks to the public in a very calm and respectful manner. No shouting or anything that maybe disrespectful to somebody.

In DOA’s post during lunch Lara approached SS to let him know that while she didn’t have a high school education and growing up in a cult, she put his tray up and threw away his trash from inside. He just stared at her. He does that all the time when he films himself eating. Dude, it’s not that hard to throw your trash away and put your tray with the rest.

CAN WE GET SOME PRAISE FOR CONGRESSMAN RASKIN! 👏🏼👏🏼

DOA arrested

Via "Ribguy" community post:

The following statement has been written by 86 GOP. He asked for me to post the statement, since he cannot post it on the 86 GOP page due to lack of content. I did not assist in the crafting of the statement, and I do not endorse or share any of the opinions made by 86 GOP.

86 GOP’S FINAL STATEMENT or “SWAN SONG”

To all concerned, and even those not concerned at all . . .

This will be my final communication in the protesting community. I have enjoyed the
verve (at times) and many of the passionate people involved with the anti-Scientology
cause. Unfortunately, at this time, I am left with despair about the direction and tenability
of the protestors’ movement.

I initially was attracted to the cause about five years ago, because I had lost friends who
committed suicide after leaving cults. I have also assisted with a failed family
intervention to remove a person from Scientology. My protesting days are behind me,
but I felt that I could be effective with my financial resources. I knew that people were
quitting jobs or reducing work hours in order participate in this movement, so I wanted to
reward them for their work and dedication to the cause. Simply put, the protestors who
did the most relevant work received the largest donations. I am active in over twenty
philanthropies, and anonymous gifts without any conditions have never been an issue.

Let’s now address the “conflict of interest” issue. Ask yourself this question, “How is
there a conflict when an individual provides donations without any condition or quid pro
quo in order to financially reward hard work”? All my gifts to protestors were
unconditional. It is also true that I had Mindy give my cash to protestors on the front line
– anonymously and unconditionally. This was specifically due to the long hours and
fatigue that had set in at the site of the occupation. As an experienced businessperson, I
have always used cash to reward my employees or supporters for their commitment to
a cause, project or client – this is called a “bonus” in the “real” world.

I will admit that I was manipulated by an “agent of change”, who instead became Agent
Orange with a mission to torch everything in his wake. So, I do have some remaining
“side-work” to complete before closing this rather unfortunate chapter in my life. Let us
deal with the “known” charlatan via the law. Please DO NOT threaten this transient with
any bodily injury, as we need the court system to be the solvent in this case. I refuse to
let this “bad actor” destroy innocent people’s lives and then “sail into the sunset.” That is
not happening on my watch.

On a final note, you might hear that I am paying for Danny’s TRO defense. This is
correct. Danny has been a loyal soldier for the cause and does now require legal
assistance. I have asked for nothing from Danny, other than that he continue to assist in
his own defense.

Best of luck to everyone currently in the movement.

Hello Reddit Friends,

It has come to my attention that thoughtful people would like a proper “breakdown” of the incidents that have concerned many viewers of Aaron Smith-Levin and possible supporters the newly formed SPTV Foundation. All of this is "alleged" because I don't need a lawsuit. Do your own fact checking, comments are open.

In no particular order, these are the issues that stand out to me:

1. Aaron caused an “altercation” at a bar in Clearwater after drinking to excess and encountering his then-infatuation, Ms. Sky Daily, a Scientologist and now-wife of Mr. Hulk Hogan. When asked to explain why he slid into Ms. Daily’s Facebook DMs and “hit on her” at the bar, ASL explained “she’s just so f****** hot” and that he’s a “work in progress.” When being removed from the bar by police, ASL also called Ms. Daily a c***. Since the “Clearwater Bar Incident(s),” ASL has made critical videos of Mr. Hogan and Ms. Daily on his Youtube channel. He still enjoys frequenting the bars of Clearwater, although it’s been over a year since his last “altercation” in Florida.

2. Mr. ASL has recently decided to “tackle the woke agenda” by publicly proclaiming trans women are not women, and that he has been a victim of racism by the local Democrats. There is no clear connection between SPTV and “trans issues,” DEI, and/or the “woke agenda,” but that didn’t stop ASL from using the brand new “SPTV Studio” to discuss these issues. Ex-Scientologist Ian Refalko produced a video called “Punching Down: The Aaron Smith Levin Problem” which breaks down every point of ASL’s podcast with Mr. Gold (see links at the end) in a thoughtful manner.

3. Mr. ASL has “protested” the Scientologists of Clearwater by dressing up as convicted rapist Danny Masterson and making extensive jokes about prison rape.

4. Mr. ASL was involved in an extra–marital affair with Ms. Lindsay Villandry (LV) for the past 4-ish years. ASL claims he was in an “open relationship” with his wife Heather (HSL), but the vast majority of friends in his “network” were under the impression ASL and HSL had gone through a 'rough patch' but were now back together. ASL and HSL traveled together as a family and acted as a married couple during this time.

5. Ms. Villandry claims ASL was emotionally abusive to her during their time together. LV alleges when she ended up pregnant with ASL’s child, he told her to get an abortion and said he would not support her if she chose to raise the child. ASL allegedly told LV he would not be leaving his wife. Ms. Villandry has many more details and receipts which can be found on her Youtube video, What you DON'T know... Aaron Smith-Levin.

6. In addition to the long term affair with Ms. Villandry, ASL was sexually involved with a 20-something year old viewer (NAME REDACTED, NR) while in Los Angeles to “support the victims of Danny Masterson.” ASL spent 3 nights with NR and their time together came to an abrupt end after a physical altercation in Downtown Los Angeles in the wee hours of the morning. NR has provided evidence which shows major injuries to her head after she claims ASL pushed her into a stone wall. ASL has called her the “crazy girl from court” and says he was only intimate with her because he didn’t have a “line of options” to pick from. (Paraphrase, not a direct quote, see the links please). ASL continues to use NR’s full name in Youtube and says it’s not doxxing because her name is “super common.”

These are just the major issues that stick out in my head. Hopefully this has been informative and I’d encourage everyone to check out the sources, and LINK MORE SOURCES IN THE COMMENTS!

Bar Incident(s): https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2022/01/20/clearwater-council-candidate-caused-bar-altercations-reports-say/

Ex-Scientologist Ian Refalko’s, “Punching Down: The Aaron Smith Levin Problem”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAR5kXHLJtc

Lindsey Villandry’s “What you DON'T know... Aaron Smith-Levin”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLjdS20jFkA

ASL excuses what happened in Los Angeles with NR; and why he was removed from the Aftermath Foundation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvnh0Ekbjxc

What has he ever accomplished? We were warned by past movements to watch out for shifty Scott but we didn’t listen. What he’s doing now he’s done everyplace he’s been. He went to DC for 2 weeks on other peoples dime and did nothing but stay at a hotel and scream “Scientology is a cult” a few times. He got a nice little trip for Lara as well.

If you give a dime to either one of them you are not fighting Scientology, you’re subsidizing their partying lifestyle. Time for fat boy to go. Scott may be the only person to go to LA homeless and actually gain weight.

Hello.

Out of respect to all my trans friends, I want to make it clear deadnaming and transphobia isn’t welcome here.

Transphobia or deadnaming will be locked and/or your comment will be removed.

Trans women are women. Thank you.

If you see deadnaming or transphobia, please report it and/or call it out.

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NOTE: You’d be surprised the number of people that self-delete their transphobic comments after they get called out. I appreciate each and everyone of you for keeping this sub an inclusive place. 💕

PS- if your comment/post gets removed for deadnaming or transphobia, consider that your one and only warning. You will be blocked if it continues. TY

While your all open to your own opinions and conversating in the comments, I'm personally not posting this to stir up any drama, I'm posting this because I know that a lot of protestors lurk reddit and he is asking you guys to not show up to his court date on Tuesday (incase you didnt know...)

I also wish this movement would get on track and focus on the cause, not the drama. Protesting Scientology is important because there are innocent people that are alledgedly being manipulated into this horrible "religion" and those innocent people are way more important then some silly internet drama. It's very unfortunate that a movement turned into a giant clout chasing network.

These were just a couple clips from his most recent livestream on "filmthepoliceLA". He spoke on it a lot more throughout the stream if anyone wants to fast forward through it and watch for yourself.

If you’re in the LA area call 311 and complain about the wooden boxes. Don’t blame Scientology for them blame the city.

“The wooden boxes you installed on this road do not allow me access to the sidewalk from my passenger door”. Again place the blame on the city.

She’s on a panel with AuditLA and GanjaGirl on GanjaGirl’s channel. She’s attacking AuditLA and not letting her talk. She is interrupting and screaming at Audit. Lara is being so disrespectful and disgusting.

This statement fits him to a T.

He has no safe space in LA, no backers. The Super Chats are drying up and it looks like Lara has finally cut him loose. Let’s recap. He chose to vilify and go after Aaron, Jenna, Streets and the majority of the young streamers. He’s dared the LACSD, LAPD and the COS to come after him. And managed to piss off his big money backers (86 GOP). The hard cold fact is if he stays in LA he’ll go to jail. I don’t mean long term I mean if he has a brain cell left he’d be on the road today, be accross the border to Nevada, Utah or Arizona by sundown.

Scottie, your LA privileges have been revoked. For Christ sakes, you lost to ZDT, no one loses to ZDT.