Bunker reader Dee Findlay stole the show as Clearwater stood up to Scientology last night « The Underground Bunker By now you’ve probably heard that the city of Clearwater is the proud owner of a 1. Church of Scientology, which wanted the plot for its own uses. Watch They All Laughed HD 1080P. The parcel sits between City Hall and two of Scientology’s Clearwater landmarks, the Fort Harrison and Oak Cove hotels, where wealthy Scientologists come from around the world to pay for expensive auditing levels they can get nowhere else. Miscavige said he wanted the plot for a swimming pool for guests at the Oak Cove, which was farcical. The real reason, former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder told us, was to keep non- Scientologists away from the Fort Harrison, the church’s holiest spot on Earth.

But at last night’s city council meeting, no Scientologists or church executives came forward to speak during the time for public comment before the council’s vote. And one person who did come forward to speak really stole the show. It was our own Dee Findlay, longtime Underground Bunker reader and Clearwater resident, whom we wrote about in 2.

We knew her story, but still, what she said at the meeting knocked us over. After a faltering start about what she intended to talk about, she found her footing…What I’d like to say — which I haven’t, and before I die, and I’m 8. I’ll be 8. 1 soon.

And I hadn’t had the nerve to say it before: I’m sorry. And I apologize to the citizens of Clearwater for being a volunteer covert operator for the organization in the early 8. I thought I was helping. I was a good member of the church. And I thought they needed my help with their enemies.

Lisa Marie Presley is inching ever closer to speaking publicly about leaving Scientology. And yesterday, she seemed to take a pretty big move in that direction. In. Matthew Paige Damon (/ ˈ d eɪ m ən /; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, philanthropist and screenwriter. He is ranked among Forbes. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get.

But that’s not true. I found that out later. Of all the speakers, her message was the most personal. We talked to her after the meeting, and after the council had voted 5- 0 to purchase the parcel and keep it out of Scientology’s hands.“When they voted I yelled a great wahoo, really loud. I couldn’t help it,” she says. Dee started in Scientology in 1.

Scientology’s spy wing. In one operation, she managed to get a volunteer receptionist job working for city commissioner Richard Tenney at his hot- tub store.

He was running for re- election at the time, and Dee’s job was to see who was donating to his campaign.“When checks came in, I would write down who wrote them, and I was also turning over addresses and amounts to the church,” she says. Tenney lost re- election. We asked her what the church’s attitude was to the city and its leaders.“They believed that it was their town, and they had to get rid of all their enemies,” she says. It took a long time for me to realize that no, they don’t own Clearwater.”She left Scientology for several years before she was briefly sucked back in about six years ago. Since then, she’s wanted to say something to the people of her town.“I finally did it. I wanted to go and apologize to the citizens of Clearwater.”She shared with us a fun vignette from the night’s long meeting.

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4. Bunker reader Dee Findlay stole the show as Clearwater stood up to Scientology last night.

Although no Scientologists came up to the podium to speak, there was at least one member of the church in the audience.“I was actually sitting next to a Scientologist,” Dee says. She describes their conversation: “I was a Scientologist in the 7. Dee told her. “So was I! In Seattle.”“Are you getting up to speak?”“I don’t think so, are you?”“Yeah, I’m going to.”“For or against?”“For the city.”“Oh, OK.”“Are you OSA?” Dee says she asked, referring to the spy division she used to volunteer for.“No.”“Well I was for a little while,” Dee told her. After Dee went to deliver her remarks, when she returned to her seat the woman was gone. Watch Northern Pursuit Online Facebook. We told her that her words produced a huge reaction here at the website last night.

I had to do it. I needed to do it,” she says. ——————–Countdown to Denver!  Howdy. Con 2. 01. 7: Denver, June 2. Go here to start making your plans. ——————–Scientology disconnection, a reminder. Bernie Headley has not seen his daughter Stephanie in 4,7. Quailynn Mc. Daniel has not seen her brother Sean in 1,8. Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 2,3. Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 1,3.

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Matt Damon - Wikipedia. Matt Damon. Damon in 2. Born. Matthew Paige Damon(1. October 8, 1. 97. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.

S. Residence. Pacific Palisades, California, U. S. Alma mater. Harvard University. Occupation. Actor, filmmaker, screenwriter. Years active. 19. Spouse(s)Luciana Bozán Barroso (m. 2.

Children. 4Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1. American actor, film producer, philanthropist and screenwriter. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars[3] and is one of the highest- grossing actors of all time.[4][nb 1] Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1. He came to prominence in 1.

Good Will Hunting alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan (1.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1. Dogma (1. 99. 9), an energy analyst in Syriana (2. Irish- American police officer in The Departed (2. Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2. Ocean's Trilogy (2. For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2. Mars in The Martian (2.

Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2. Project Greenlight.

He also received an Oscar nomination for producing Manchester by the Sea (2. In addition to acting in films, Damon has performed voice- over work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with Affleck.

He has been involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2. O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water. Damon is married to Luciana Bozán Barroso, and they have three daughters together.

Early life. Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second son of Kent Telfer Damon (born 1. Nancy Carlsson- Paige (born 1. Lesley University.[6][7] His father has English and Scottish ancestry, and his mother is of five- eighths Finnish and three- eighths Swedish descent (his mother's family surname had been changed from the Finnish "Pajari" to "Paige").[8][9][1. Damon and his family moved to Newton for two years. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and Damon and his brother returned with their mother to Cambridge,[7][1.

His brother Kyle is now an accomplished sculptor and artist.[7][1. As a lonely teenager, Damon has said that he felt that he did not belong.[1.

Due to his mother's "by the book"[1. He attended Cambridge Alternative School (now Graham and Parks) and then Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, where he was a good student.[1.

Damon performed as an actor in several high school theater productions.[7] He credited his drama teacher, Gerry Speca, as an important artistic influence, though Ben Affleck,[1. Damon attended Harvard University, where he was a resident of Lowell House and a member of the class of 1. Geronimo: An American Legend. While at Harvard, he wrote an early treatment of the screenplay for Good Will Hunting as an exercise for an English class. Damon was a member of the Delphic Club, one of the University's select Final Clubs. In 2. 01. 3, he was awarded the Harvard Arts Medal.[1. Damon received an Academy Award for the screenplay of Good Will Hunting in 1.

Harvard alumnus Jack Lemmon, who had also been a member of Harvard's Delphic Club.[1. Acting career. Early years: 1. Damon entered Harvard in 1. Burn This and A.. My Name is Alice.[2.

Later, he made his film debut at the age of 1. Mystic Pizza.[2. 4] As a student at Harvard, he acted in small roles such as in the TNT original film Rising Son and the ensemble prep- school drama School Ties.[2. He left the university in 1. Bachelor of Arts in English to feature in Geronimo: An American Legend[2. Los Angeles, erroneously expecting the movie to become a big success.[2. Damon next appeared as an opiate- addicted soldier in 1.

Courage Under Fire, for which he lost 4. Courage Under Fire gained him critical notice, when The Washington Post labeled his performance "impressive".[2. Breakthrough roles: 1. During the early 1. Damon and Affleck wrote Good Will Hunting (1. Harvard, having integrated advice from director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, and writer/director Kevin Smith.[3.

It received nine Academy Awards nominations, earning Damon and Affleck Oscars[3. Golden Globes for Best Screenplay.[3.

Damon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film, which netted an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for co- star Robin Williams.[3. He and Affleck were each paid salaries of $6. The two later parodied their roles from the film in Kevin Smith's 2. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.[3. Also in 1. 99. 7, Damon was the lead in the critically acclaimed drama, The Rainmaker, where he was recognized by the Los Angeles Times as "a talented young actor on the brink of stardom."[3.

After meeting Damon on the set of Good Will Hunting, director Steven Spielberg cast him as the titular character in the 1. World War II film Saving Private Ryan.[3. He co- starred with Edward Norton in the 1. Rounders, where he plays a reformed gambler in law school who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Then he portrayed Patricia Highsmith's antihero Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1. 99. 9),[2. Damon outstandingly conveys his character's slide from innocent enthusiasm into cold calculation", according to Variety magazine.[3. He played a fallen angel who discusses pop culture as intellectual subject matter with Affleck in Dogma (1. Damon's attempts at essaying leading characters in romantic dramas such as 2. All the Pretty Horses and The Legend of Bagger Vance were commercially and critically unsuccessful.[3. Variety said of his work in All the Pretty Horses: "[Damon] just doesn't quite seem like a young man who's spent his life amidst the dust and dung of a Texas cattle ranch.

Nor does he strike any sparks with [Penelope] Cruz."[4. He was similarly deemed "uncomfortable being the center" of Robert Redford's The Legend of Bagger Vance.[4. Hollywood star: 2. From 2. 00. 1 to 2. Damon gained wider international recognition as part of two major film franchises. He co- starred as thief Linus Caldwell in Steven Soderbergh's 2. Ocean's Eleven, a remake of the Rat Pack's 1.

Ocean's 1. 1; the successful crime dramedy spawned two sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2. Ocean's Thirteen (2. He played amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne/David Webb in the hit action thrillers, The Bourne Identity (2.

The Bourne Supremacy (2. Watch Soundtrack Streaming. The Bourne Ultimatum (2. Jason Bourne (2. 01. For his role, Entertainment Weekly named Damon among "the decade's best mixer of brawn and brains."[4. Damon did the voice of Spirit in the animated movie Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron (2.

Stuck on You (2. 00. Rotten Tomatoes score and mixed critical reception.[4.

He played a fictionalized version of Wilhelm Grimm alongside Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's fantasy adventure The Brothers Grimm (2. The Washington Post concluded, "Damon, constantly flashing his newscaster's teeth and flaunting a fake, 'Masterpiece Theatre' dialect, comes across like someone who got lost on the way to an audition for a high school production of The Pirates of Penzance."[4. Later that year, he appeared as an energy analyst in Syriana.[4.