TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The federal judge who forced the Valeska Paris labor trafficking lawsuit into Scientology’s ‘religious arbitration’ has ruled that church leader David Miscavige can rest easy while the arbitration is actually going on. ALSO: Is Scientology the new landlord for the Muppets? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“Outflowing and inflowing avalanches are run on the preclear until his ‘hunger’ is satiated. Numerous facsimiles may appear. The auditor continues with the dense masses in avalanches, not the facsimiles. The facsimile will ‘blow.’ This process, run for four or five hours, will create a Book 1 Mest Clear. Perceptions are turned on by running “acceptable” smells, lights and sounds in avalanches. Masses are more important than perceptions.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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Jon Atack on Scientology
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“The most serious barrier that an auditor has to overcome in Security Checking is not necessarily his own case, but a courage in asking . . to ask the questions. You know, that’s kind of a raw, mean, brassy sort of a thing to do. You sit down. Here’s this nice young girl. Everybody knows she’s a virgin. Everybody knows this. And you’re in very good ARC with her and everything is going to go along fine. And then you say to her, crassly and meanly, ‘Have you ever committed any carnal sins of any character or another? Have you ever been to bed in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man?’ And put it mildly, this is a startling question. But since I’ve started security checking, I haven’t found any virgins.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 5, 1961
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“The LRH Comm Correction Form will be used on any flagrant departures from the standard scene. Not only is it a sign of hat-dump if data is withheld on the grounds that a question is Dev T, it is also a sign of gross hat-dump if the LRH Comm is involved in an excessive amount of running around to get straightforward data. Any action that is Dev T is of course handled as such, and rightly. Getting data is NOT Dev T. Co-ordination requires co-operation.” — LRH Pers Comm, October 5, 1971
“You can’t measure time in years to another universe, it’s another universe outside the time reference of this universe. So basically incident zero occurs in this universe and that’s it. It’s out-ethics to evaluate incidents to run. The processes quite simply run a person into a network of implant stations which programs people into cycles of action operating across the entire tone scale.”
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2000: Jeff Jacobsen reported on the new Religious Tolerance group headed by Scientologist Mary DeMoss. “The Clearwater City Commission lets citizens have 3 minutes each at the beginning of their meetings to talk about whatever concerns them. Tonight Mary DeMoss got up to promote her Religious Tolerance group. She said that they were planning an interfaith potluck dinner (no date given), an interfaith cookbook to raise money (for what?), and an interfaith choral recital (no date given).”
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“It will take a Snowball of Theta to save the planet from the Hairball of Entheta that is growing bigger in Basement Cat’s belly by the day.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing May 31, 2024.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Leah seeking to amend her complaint.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology whines in court again, and this time we’re the direct beneficiaries
[TWO years ago] Prosecution plans to call Lisa Marie Presley as witness at Danny Masterson rape trial
[THREE years ago] US Supreme Court denies Valerie Haney; CA court gets letters on Scientology’s ‘neutrality’
[FOUR years ago] SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS, Ep 9: Director Paul Haggis responds to a lawsuit’s rape allegations
[FIVE years ago] Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years
[SIX years ago] Buried in US archives, a stunning indictment of Scientology and prediction of the future
[SEVEN years ago] Never before seen: Video of a woman moments after achieving superhuman Scientology powers
[EIGHT years ago] DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology’s secret saucer-looking underground vault in Northern California
[NINE years ago] VIDEO LEAK: Scientology’s New Year’s Eve 2006, when Leah Remini was still a front-row celeb!
[TEN years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology wants your child, even if it’s not yet born!
[ELEVEN years ago] Claire Headley Gets Us Prepped for Scientology’s OT Levels!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,043 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,538 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,053 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,603 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,593 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 4,979 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,474 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,778 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,649 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,201 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,542 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,109 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,028 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,196 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,778 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,038 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,074 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,790 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,354 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,669 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,844 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 7,395 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,526 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,864 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,717 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,832 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,194 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,497 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,603 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,001 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,877 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,442 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 3,954 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,209 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,317 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 5, 2024 at 07:00
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Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
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