More leaked stats: Another Scientology org hangs on by the skin of its teeth!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Friday, Tammy Synovec brought us some eye-opening statistics out of the Ventura ‘Ideal Org.’ Today, it’s Patty Moher with information out of Boston! Two former hotbeds of Scientology that now appear to be barely operating. Can David Miscavige handle the truth? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

 
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Technology Cocktail

“The basic tenet of psychology is that man is just an animal. The basic tenet of psychiatry is that insanity is a physical disease. Neither has any proof that these tenets are correct. That man can be reduced to animalistic behavior does not prove that that is his true basic nature. That some physical diseases also produce mental aberration does not prove that any «mental illness» has bacteria or virus and indeed none have ever been isolated. The instigators, patrons and supporters of these two subjects classify fully and demonstrably as criminals. If the crimes committed by a government in one single day were committed by an individual, that individual would be promptly put in a cell and probably even a padded cell.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1980

 
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Source Code

“Now be god as an infinite blackness, concentrated upon you, a thetan. Get how all powerful and how out-swelling you are, concentrated upon you, a thetan. Get what your regard for this thetan is. Now be very saintly as you crush its life out, and trap it forever. Oh, be saintly about it. OK. ” — L. Ron Hubbard, February 10, 1954

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“Now that we know about 3rd Dynamic Admin TRs it becomes obvious to see where they are out. LA area falsifies its stats by double-including bounced checks — once when first offered, once when collected. With no Debit invoice in between. Out TRs in accepting such a check. Out TRs in the simple matter of confronting an invoice enmest area. Out TRs in telling a Treasury staff member to DO IT RIGHT. Nobody even goes in and yells. Wherever there’s a lousy mess, somebody’s admin TRs are out. Getting something done is basic confronting. You can’t string beads well behind your back.” — The Commodore, February 10, 1971

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“Scientology really has helped me to become the god I am. I think a lot comes down to taking control of that surfboard (your mind) and surfing it into the parallel universe which interests you. If you understand that there’s probably millions of parallel universes and millions of versions of you and me, then this explains how we can always think something then pop into the universe where that is the case. Its like a computer game that’s got so many mission variations already coded on the CD that you can just select with the cursor whatever experience or mission you want and then it will occur. It’s the ultimate game, endless entertainment. We are universe surfing always anyway even if we don’t believe in it, it’s just that people are surfing into parallel universes where they are powerless, where they can’t affect the physical universe, that’s probably why the powers that be keep trying to scare us, they are getting us to go into and stay in the universes where we are powerless.”

 
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Past is Prologue

1997: A.r.s poster “Tashback” transcribed a radio show with Jeff Jacobsen, radio host Bill Straus, and featuring a number of a.r.s regulars by phone. Ginny Leason and other Scientologists were also on the air to discuss Scientology and the death of Lisa McPherson. Some excerpts: “Jacobsen: In the autopsy report, the next day, the coroner’s report, they said she was severely dehydrated. The reason for her death was bed rest and severe dehydration. She weighed 108 pounds, was five foot nine tall. And she had bug bites. She had bruises and abrasions on many parts of her body. And she was just pretty beat up, essentially. So the question is, that makes this case kind of unusual partially, is that the church claims that Lisa looked fine up to 24 hours before she was taken to the hospital. [T]he church has policies to hurt people, actually. L. Ron Hubbard founded Scientology — he also wrote the book Dianetics, which is where this all started. There’s a policy called the fair game policy, which was written by Hubbard in 1967. The church later claimed that it was revoked, but this is part of that: ‘SP Order.’ SP means suppressive person, by the way. ‘Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued, or lied to or destroyed.’ That’s a teaching of Hubbard’s. Leason: The disagreement that I have is that he doesn’t have the first-hand information on Lisa McPherson down in Flag. He wasn’t there. He doesn’t have the first-hand information. Jeff has been attacking the church for a number of years. He’s a hate-monger and incites the hate against not just our religion but other religions on the Internet. I don’t see him doing anything out in the community, like in respect of I went to Oklahoma City after the bombing and helped hundreds of people and assisted the injured. I do food drives for the Salvation Army. I don’t see Jeff Jacobsen doing that. Jacobsen: Does Elliot Abelson have first-hand knowledge of Lisa McPherson? Leason: He is an attorney that has a lot more correct and on-spot information than you would because he is an attorney. You would have to ask him that. Jacobsen: Your argument against me was that I don’t have first-hand information, but it seems to me Elliot Abelson does not have first-hand information either. Did he see, for instance, Lisa McPherson hitting the walls if he said she did? Leason: You, again, Jeff, you would have to ask the attorney. I don’t know. It’s not a situation for here at the, you know, here in Arizona. It’s not our situation here. The attorneys, as far as I know, are the ones who are handling that. And I’m not going to debate any of this with you because it’s not my place. It’s not — it doesn’t have anything to do with the Church of Scientology of Arizona. Jacobsen: The church has been using Elliot Abelson and attorneys to speak about the Lisa McPherson case, and I want to know why — the church has all these highly trained PR people that use Hubbard tech for their PR methods — why isn’t the church using a PR person instead of using this attorney? Leason: I can’t answer that. I’m just a local director of special affairs here locally, and you would have to ask the attorney that. Straus: [W]hat do the Scientologists believe? I could give a two-sentence capsule of my religion. But, like he asked me, do they believe in God? Does their name mean that they believe more in a scientific approach to the world than a God approach? Leason: OK, Scientology believes that man is basically good and offers the tools to anyone that they can use to become happier and more able as a person, to improve their conditions and their life for himself and others. And that’s basically, in a nutshell, what Scientology is. Straus: Belief in God? Leason: Yes. Straus: OK. One god? Monotheism? Leason: Sure. Jim: I have read virtually every policy letter written by L. Ron Hubbard. I have seven volumes of his work, which comprise his breakthroughs in the handling of organizations and how to run an organization in such a way to make it work and make it do what you want it to do and make it easy to work in. The fair game policy, I have not seen. You cannot find it in the subject index. I do remember years ago reading the policy canceling it. But I have never read the fair game thing. But anyway, I didn’t really want to get off into that. Jacobsen: I got it in front of me if you want me to quote from it. Jim: No, I don’t want you to quote from it. The point is, I just said, I have seven volumes here. I just went through the subject index, and it isn’t in there. And yes, the Church of Scientology is very litigious, and we’re not a turn-the-other-cheek religion. And when we’re attacked, we defend ourselves, and we’ll continue to do so. And we won’t be harmed by such as the like of Jeff Jacobsen, I promise you.”

 
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Random Howdy

“This idea that we’re going to gently coax these people out of the cult is rubbish. Let’s say there are 15,000 to 30,000 left in the world, do you realize how long this method would take? Your average ‘good’ Scientologist isn’t interested in having a conversation with any wog any more than your average ISIS, Taliban, Al-Qaeda member is interested in having a conversation with an Infidel. A fanatic is a fanatic.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023. Appeal now fully briefed, waiting for 2nd Appellate District court to set a hearing date. Masterson has also submitted a habeas corpus petition.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Pleaded guilty on Nov 10 to a 17-year prison sentence (eligible for parole in two to three more years). Awaiting transfer to state prison.
— Aaron Matthes charged for SA of child under 12 years old: OT Scientologist facing multiple mandatory life sentences. Next pretrial court hearing set for Feb 2.

Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s respondent’s brief is due February 11.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ 15 days of arbitration completed, Val waiting for further word from the IJC.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Appeal fully briefed. Motion to replace Jane Does’ AI-tainted brief denied by court. Awaiting a court hearing date.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

 
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Other links: The prosecution of Danny Masterson. Leah Remini’s Fair Game Podcast. Leah Remini’s A&E Series. Scientology’s Celebrities, from A to Z. Bryan Seymour’s suppressed series, 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] Tom Cruise and Scientology photobombed a lopsided Super Bowl laugher
[TWO years ago] Is it another un-Ideal weekend for Scientology? What gives, Dave?
[THREE years ago] Scientology turns you into a fundraising dynamo — you know you want this energy!
[FOUR years ago] VIDEO: Sure you don’t want to join Scientology staff? These people seem pretty stoked.
[FIVE years ago] Scientology at its peak: A 1991 confidential briefing to take you into orbit with OT secrets!
[SIX years ago] Another dog poisoned: Bobette Riales says harassment worse since suing Scientology
[SEVEN years ago] An Austin Powers Scientology party? Sure, anything to get locals to fork over cash
[EIGHT years ago] Come on, people. Even Star mag’s own article doesn’t claim Tom Cruise has left Scientology.
[NINE years ago] Can a celebrity Scientologist like John Travolta really commit murder under the rules?
[TEN years ago] On the 8th anniversary of the Anonymous protests, more signs of Scientology’s desperation
[ELEVEN years ago] ‘You encourage people to leave the Church of Scientology’: The Mike Rinder deposition
[TWELVE years ago] MEDIA ADVISORY: Stop saying that Scientology is infested with big movie stars already
[THIRTEEN years ago] Tom Cruise Can Raise the Dead! …And More Scientology Sunday Funnies

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on February 10, 2026 at 07:00

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