TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Once again, Alex Barnes-Ross was invited to speak at Parliament about Scientology’s abuses in the UK. The former London staffer just can’t be held back as he continues to educate British leaders about what really goes on in David Miscavige’s secretive cabal. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“A Dianetic clearing from the first unconsciousness of a lifetime to the present time places a man in a situation which is almost injury and aberration proof. The emergency aspect of this technique is valuable. Clinical tests have shown that when shock is Dianetically removed immediately after an injury, the rate of healing is enormously accelerated, so much so that burns have healed in a few hours. Malaria and various fevers, when their peak effects are Dianetically removed, improve with great speed. Incidents of hardship and deprivation can be markedly lightened in the recovery period by removing their psychic shock.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1950
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“There is a pool of thought, and all of a sudden one day a black spot appears in the middle of it, and the fellow can’t move. That incident you will find on most time tracks. Here was the pool of illusion, and if you ever want to see grief pour off a case, it is the individual’s loss of his home universe. They will tell you in various ways. You can take the most hard bitten preclear and run him back to a point of the track where all of a sudden the stars are falling down in his universe. He will cry and cry. He had a universe, he was probably one of several who invented this universe, and it was a perfectly good universe, and one day all of the stars fell down. Why? Somebody else got a universe invented, and it sort of overlapped and ate it all up. And that is what our MEST universe is doing, evidently. It is an expanding universe, and it just keeps on eating into everybody’s time and space.” — L. Ron Hubbard, June 23, 1952
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“LA CONGRESS: That sure should be quite a Convention in LA. Looks like we made it on Flag. They had no program, two halls with two ‘Congress’ programs, different, going on in each. Tony is there by now getting it grooved in. They did great selling tickets and publicity. Originally they wanted me to do a colour film for them. You ever stand under enough light to shoot colour? It’s about 150 degree F fry. All joking aside, it’s impossible.” — The Commodore, June 23, 1970
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“Many of you have lost perspective of what is Scientology’s role on this planet and its relation to the current state of affairs. Scientology is a ROUTE OUT. It is not just something to make you more able, more happy, more causative. It’s a ROUTE OUT. A route that if followed all the way to its end will bring about FREEDOM AND SALVATION. Something no one on this planet has right now no matter if OT VIII or not, Class XII or not, and something no one have had for eons.”
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1996: The Cult Awareness Network (CAN) was forced to disband this week, as a result of the $1 million award against CAN in the Jason Scott case. Scott’s attorney was cult member Kendrick Moxon. Reuters reported: “A jury’s decision to award $1 million to a Kirkland man who had sued the Cult Awareness Network is forcing the non-profit group that monitors religious cults to shut down. The bankruptcy will force the network, based in Barrington, Ill., to liquidate its assets and shut down its telephone hot line, which takes an average of 20,000 calls a year.”
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“I have never advocated for violence or vandalism against the cult for the obvious reason it would turn them into martyrs.”
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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, oral arguments scheduled for June 25. 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. Now serving time in 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 June 19.
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. Oral arguments hearing set for July 23.
— 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 upheld on appeal. Scientology expected to file additional petitions before case can return to Kalra’s court.
— 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] Now that Scientology has lost, here’s the case it made for a UK protest ban
[TWO years ago] ‘Dropping the body’ in Scientology: An example of that instruction from the Sea Org
[THREE years ago] Mike Rinder and Christie Collbran have some good news for us all
[FOUR years ago] Transcript: When Valerie Haney completed her escape from Scientology by vowing not to sue
[FIVE years ago] The celebrity Scientologists going out on a bit of a media blitz right now
[SIX years ago] The key thing about Danny Masterson’s ‘DJ Donkey Punch’ nick is why he stopped using it
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology is hiring for a drug rehab whose location is a secret
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology and celebs: ‘Miscavige had several of us catering to Tom Cruise behind the scenes’
[NINE years ago] We have your Scientology ‘Maiden Voyage’ robo-call invitation, Los Angeles!
[TEN years ago] Sailing with L. Ron Hubbard: A Scientology saga of Sea Org dedication
[ELEVEN years ago] Reed Slatkin dies of heart attack — Scientologist served time as major Ponzi schemer
[TWELVE years ago] Marc Headley continues his Scientology tour, and Steve Hall describes his defection
[THIRTEEN years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology Gets Colorful!
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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 3,668 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,172 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,678 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,228 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,604 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,099 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,405 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,054 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,272 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,826 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,167 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,738 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,654 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,821 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,407 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,666 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,414 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,983 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,294 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,469 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,151 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,488 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,341 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,457 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,819 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,618 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,502 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,075 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,578 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,838 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,942 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on June 23, 2026 at 07:00
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