Chrissy Teigen misses her Neopets very much

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Yesterday, the world was shocked when The Outline dropped a bomb on us.

Neopets, the beloved virtual pet website of the 2000s, was run by Scientologists.

Naturally, when the news broke across the web, Queen of the Internet, Chrissy Teigen had something to say.

but there was medicine https://t.co/7i4wlNieT7

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 19, 2018

Sure, the Scientology website says that they do use medicine in cases of actual illness and are just against recreational drug use. But many might doubt their definition of “actual illness.” Read more…

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Samantha Bee tells NRA members to break free — and join Scientology

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In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, the National Rifle Association is facing a lot of scrutiny from Americans who are tired of gun violence. 

So, in a new PSA aired on Wednesday, Full Frontal host Samantha Bee offered some advice to NRA members — break free and join Scientology instead.

In one minute, Bee skewers both groups. “Is Scientology safe?” she asks. “Of course not! It’s bonkers, but it’s safer for the rest of us.”

It’s quite something. Bee continues, “Who needs a rifle to defend themselves when, as an OT VII, you could blow someone away with your brain?”  Read more…

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The horrors of ‘Animal Crossing’s secret cults and prison camps

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We’ve long suspected that a dark underbelly lay hidden beneath the cute veneer of Animal Crossing, a Nintendo game about friendship, cute critters, and paying off mortgages (allegedly). Now, new evidence from the recently released Pocket Camp mobile edition is finally revealing the truth.

You’re actually the director of a labor cult on par with Scientology’s Sea Org, you sick bastard. Well, some of us are, anyway.

Most players probably thought the “camp” the game put them in charge of was the fun kind — you know, with summer activities. But they were wrongKotaku reporter Gita Jackson compiled several accounts documenting a much harsher reality involving cult-like forced labor and even animal imprisonment. Read more…

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