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A legacy of hatred: The repugnant history of the Ku Klux Klan

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

It’s an image that cannot fail to shock. Sporting his organisation’s trademark conical white hood, a member of the Ku Klux with an insouciant cigarette dangling from his mouth is holding up a Black baby doll for the camera. It…[Continue Reading...]

Sexual abuse trial begins for former ultra-Orthodox principal Malka Leifer

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Malka Leifer, sexual abuse allegations, ultra Orthodox school

Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer allegedly raped a former student and told her it would help her for her wedding night. The 56-year-old former teacher and mother of eight is standing trial accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters…[Continue Reading...]

The True Story Behind Hulu’s ‘Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence’

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, cult leader, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, New York, prison sentence

The following story details the disturbing case of the Sarah Lawrence sex cult and its ringleader. Lawrence Ray, a sinister con artist also known by "Larry," finds himself at the center of Hulu's latest true crime series, Stolen Youth: Inside…[Continue Reading...]

Kim Jong Un accelerates cult of personality with new mural of himself

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Kim Jung Un, North Korea, personality cult

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have recently approved the installation of just the second known large artistic mural of himself in the country, according to state media, replacing a previous mural that showed the country’s former leaders…[Continue Reading...]

How I Escaped the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult After 10 Years of Mental and Physical Abuse

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, sex cult leader, victims speak

In 2010, Felicia Rosario, 40, was living in Los Angeles and working at a hospital where she was doing her residency for forensic psychiatry. A hard-worker her whole life, she'd defied the odds of her working class upbringing in the…[Continue Reading...]

Victims of Sarah Lawrence cult speak out

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Larry Ray, Lawrence Ray, sexual abuse, victims stories

A man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after moving into his daughter’s dorm and exploiting her roommates, and now two of his victims are speaking out.[Continue Reading...]

Egg Shortages, Vaccines and 5G: Why Conspiracy Theories Are on the Rise

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, Covid, Covid vaccine

Conspiracy theories have always sparked our imaginations, from rumors that Elvis is still alive to the idea of alien spaceships being hidden in Area 51. Experts believe conspiracy theories may be on the rise in response to our increasingly complicated…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise’s First Wife Left Scientology After They Divorced — Despite Introducing Him to It

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged divorce, Mimi Rogers, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise remains on top after all these years. Top Gun: Maverick earned nearly $1.5 billion at the box office, and scored six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. But as great as his recent film work has been, some think…[Continue Reading...]

Episode 236: Canada’s cult-like leader who is brain-washing her followers to believe she is taking over the world

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cult leader, QAnon, Romana Didulo

She is the self-declared Queen of Canada whose followers drive in giant motor homes through towns and sleepy villages spreading her word. Filipina Romana Didulo is a QAnon influencer with a little known past that has convinced tens of thousands…[Continue Reading...]

How to not join a cult

Published February 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult awareness, cult education, cult warning sings

Anke Richter is the author of Cult Trip: Inside the world of coercion and control and is delivering workshops on how to cult proof yourself. Most cults don't look like we expect them to, Richter says - she believes a crypto…[Continue Reading...]