TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: If there’s one thing Scientology leader David Miscavige encourages, it’s big checks from wealthy members who want to make a splash, including from people so they can be ‘mission holders.’ Looks like Dave has found two new marks, judging by the notices they’ve put out! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“When one starts to handle primitive instincts in a human being, that human being sometimes has the sensation of having lived before. We know the instincts from distant times are there and we know where they are filed and we know how to change the record. It is relatively simple to call up in any human being the basic and underlying records which have haunted Man for generations. No matter how solidly he is repressing them, the instincts are there. When they are in sight and deintensified, he is able to relax, to be free, and to be effective. The simplicity of the present techniques seems to belie the arduousness of their discovery. But they contain all the thousands of years of Man’s search for what makes Man hate Man. Dianetics and Scientology are no more than reason joining research in the humanities and research in the fields of energy and the physical sciences. Once this knowledge was joined, the answers were readily available.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1952
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“One day this part of the reactive mind which has been trying to keep a doll surviving on the Galaxy Gee Whizzes, from being destroyed by gorillas, gets a whiff of a fur coat and goes into total action. Takes over, right as out of that moment. You’ve got an emergency situation, instantly. You’ve got gorillas in the vicinity and it’s better not to inspect, even. People who turn around and really inspect things are very often amongst the wounded and dead. So what are you going to do? It means, that when you speed up things in the universe to too great a degree, on the false basis that you are ‘prone to non survival,’ but in the interest of keeping something surviving, you are then going to run into this timeless reactivity of action without inspection. Infinite dedications to the survival of forms and patterns.” — L. Ron Hubbard, June 9, 1961
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“QUESTION: When are you going to dig this ship out of N/E? It will take a lot of action, not desk time. She is unbilled, undrilled and accepts rumours of my orders that aren’t true and rejects direct orders that are.” — The Commodore, June 9, 1970
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“If Andy Nolch had been handled with ethics since the beginning, he would not be in jail now for drug possession, and would not be smearing the reputation of the independent field. The wog justice system handled him only after he had perpetrated crimes. Scientology ethics should have be applied to him.”
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1996: Grady Ward’s off site backup discs have been taken for examination. He is accused of posting trade secret documents as Scamizdat. “[O]n Monday, June 3, 1996, the local clerk and part-time US Magistrate Larry Nord of Eureka, CA accompanied Grady Ward into the Bank of America vault in Arcata, CA and took possession of 9 128 Mb Magneto-Optical Disks containing more than 750 HD diskettes-worth of zipped data. Grady says, ‘Want to know what they’ll find? Nada. But I betcha it will take a lot of expensive special master hours to come to that conclusion. I hope they have fun looking.'”
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“You need to word clear ‘whole track’ as well as ‘mass hysteria hypnotized role-playing pseudo-religious delusional Stockholm syndrome suffering suckers’.”
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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 March 9.
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, which is now fully briefed. Awaiting the setting of an oral arguments hearing.
— 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. Oral arguments hearing on March 3.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration. 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] He fought through Scientology’s Wall of Fire™ and lived to tell the tale!
[TWO years ago] Scientology’s Sea Org, in NEW YORK CITY? Take the survey to see if you qualify!
[THREE years ago] OT Phenomena: Ghost stories that entice Scientology members to pay millions
[FOUR years ago] Joy Villa recruiting for Scientology in Brighton: The photographer’s tale
[FIVE years ago] The Scientology celebrity blues: ‘Oh, Danny boy, the banks, the banks are calling…’
[SIX years ago] Scientology ‘Sunday service’ has always been a lazy PR ploy, and now it’s on full display
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology in Sweden: A telling snapshot of a failed Ideal Org under pressure
[EIGHT years ago] DENIED: Los Angeles judge rejects Scientology’s latest delay tactic in forced-abortion case
[NINE years ago] Thanks for the slick videos, Marty Rathbun. Here’s a not very slick one for you.
[TEN years ago] There’s nothing quite like when Scientology cancels your superhuman powers with a ‘declare’
[ELEVEN years ago] When the FDA interviewed L. Ron Hubbard’s first family about Scientology
[TWELVE years ago] Casey Kasem’s sordid family drama: Is Kerri’s involvement in Scientology relevant?
[THIRTEEN years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies, Revolt in the Stars Edition!
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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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,654 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,158 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,664 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,214 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,590 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,085 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,389 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,040 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,258 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,812 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,153 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,724 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,640 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,807 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,393 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,652 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,400 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,969 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,280 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,455 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,137 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,474 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,327 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,443 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,805 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,604 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,488 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,052 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,564 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,824 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,928 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on June 9, 2026 at 07:00
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