TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One trait of Scientology members is their confidence that L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘tech’ really can take over the world if they can get it to enough people. In an entertaining example of that, an appeal was sent out to Scientology’s Hollywood types this week by a sneaky producer. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“The GE evidently operates on the postulate that as long as anything else is alive it can’t live. However, it is becoming more and more doubtful that there is any more life in the body than the thetan puts there, and that the body is a single machine operating on some implanted postulates contained in the energy masses which are activated by the thetan somewhat on the order of the old “pole” theta trap. Many of these considerations can be changed around rather easily. Nothing changes them quite so fast as these sacrifice processes.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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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 ship in question — the ship in question was a heavy cruiser and its four-stripe captain had first come ashore and had looked at me, you know, ‘What! You’re Senior Officer Present ashore?’ and had sniffed. And I was trying to get him orders and he was trying to get orders and everybody was trying to do something to get it out of here, because the Japanese might strike in the north at any time. He finally came in the office, you know, all four stripes and gold braid and so forth, and he said, ‘Mr. Hubbard,’ he said, ‘if you will sign — if you will sign sailing orders for me, I’ll sail.’ So I scribbled out: ‘You are hereby detached from this station and shall proceed upon your way as befits your duties and missions. Signed, L. Ron Hubbard.’” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 7, 1959
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“SUCCESS: My sincere gratitude to L. Ron Hubbard, Commodore, for my recent auditing program. Thanks to Tommy Klingvall my auditor for helping me to see the TRUTH and as-is the lies and take responsibility for the overts on the old Time Track. This IS what Total FREEDOM is. Nothing there but me.” — Lt. N.F. Starkey, Clear OT, November 7, 1971
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“Apparently only OT Scientologists know that the Matrix/Cabal/NWO is triggering/keying in the R6 implant against Trump. Namely the implant to force the population to lynch anybody that is trying to save the world. In this case, Make America (and the world) Great. OTs know the handling/destimulation for that… auditing.”
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1997: St. Petersburg Times reported that the lawsuit against Clearwater by Scientology has been settled. “The federal lawsuit was filed in 1994. It was preceded by another legal battle that stretched from 1983 to 1995 over an ordinance that could have allowed the city to examine the financial records of Scientology and other churches. The ordinance was ruled unconstitutional in 1993, but a fight lingered for two more years over legal fees. Meanwhile, Clearwater police revealed in 1994 that they had been gathering intelligence on Scientology for 13 years, and they released the records to the Times. Under the settlement, Clearwater police have agreed to conduct a ‘good faith review’ of their intelligence files on Scientology and destroy any they deem unnecessary, a routine exercise allowed under state law. City commissioners rejected the settlement last month because it also contained a paragraph that would have required police to notify the church’s lawyers immediately by phone or fax when anyone requests the remaining records.”
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“I’m still nursing injuries from slam dancing.”
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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:
— 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] PODCAST: Apostate Alex says things really got weird on Day 3 of the IAS protest
[TWO years ago] Death of a ‘whale’: Scientology loses a major donor and Mark Bunker critic
[THREE years ago] Spanish news website calls out Scientology volcano vultures at La Palma
[FOUR years ago] Medal by medal, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘stolen valor’ is laid bare
[FIVE years ago] Scientology proudly now displaying miserable secret deal it offered Clearwater leaders
[SIX years ago] Here’s an example of how Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ is designed to eat away at you
[SEVEN years ago] Tonight on ‘Leah Remini’: ‘I just walked away from Scientology after seeing Leah’s show’
[EIGHT years ago] On the ballot tomorrow: The former lawman who let Scientology’s drug horror clinic off the hook
[NINE years ago] Desperate to hurt Going Clear‘s Oscar chances, Scientology goes down a dangerous path
[TEN years ago] Scientologist (and Tea Partier) Brent Jones is elected to Nevada’s legislature
[ELEVEN years ago] Statistically Speaking: Jefferson Hawkins Takes Us Into Scientology’s Numbers Fixation
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,076 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,571 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,086 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,636 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,626 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,012 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,507 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,811 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,682 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,234 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,575 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,142 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,061 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,229 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,811 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,071 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,107 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,823 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,387 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,702 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,877 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,559 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,896 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,750 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,865 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,227 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,530 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,636 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,034 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,910 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,475 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 3,986 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,242 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,350 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 7, 2024 at 07:00
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