The protest has come and gone, and what a protest it was. I was pretty shocked to see well over a hundred people crowding around a small intersection just across the street of the church of scientology, spilling out across the street onto each corner, handing out fliers and waving banners around, encouraging cars passing by to honk in support of their protest. The weather was pretty miserable, but the event was really interesting nonetheless simply due to the fact that this rather extensive group of internet nerds, legitimate protestors, and people who were just there for the lulz really pulled it all together without any incidence of violence or police involvement. All told, over 7,000 people protested worldwide, 5,000 of them in North America. Pretty impressive stuff considering it’s an … Read entire article »