[The giant tent, or marquee, for the IAS event in 2014]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross has a surprising report: After he pointed out that Scientology did not apply for a permit for its massive tent that houses […]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: There was a time when John Alex Wood was the main online attack dog for Scientology, fighting daily at places like Twitter against church critics. Long an Underground Bunker favorite, he’s now turned up […]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A month from today, a well-known Haunted House complex north of Tampa will open for its 2025 season. And Florida Halloween fans may not know it, but their scare dollars will be helping Scientology […]

[Alex and Tammy Synovec]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross, a former London Scientology staffer who has done wonders for raising awareness of his former employer’s abuses in the UK, has once again visited California, and this time he […]

[The Netflix show, with Amy and her brother Brad]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Thanks to a new Netflix treatment, the 1998 disappearance of Amy Bradley is getting new interest. Her brother Brad, meanwhile, has suspected that Scientology might have […]