TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Xavier Becerra debates Steve Hilton tonight in the campaign for California governor. Becerra has said nothing about his former days as a shill for Scientology after his campaign said he had ‘disengaged’ from the church back in May. How does he really feel about it? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“Aberration, as covered in Individual Dianetics, is data which is unknown to the analytical mind and its standard banks and which has too much weight. False data, lack of data and misevaluated data cause the errors of computation. In dianometry we are establishing, for purposes of therapy, the errors of computation to which the mind is liable and weighting the worth of the mind when freed from errors. There are various classes of minds. First, minds can be classified from the standpoint of false data and lack of data and misevaluated data. And second and most important, from the standpoint of inherent worth. There are many types of minds. All operate on the same principles but all are not equal in their power and worth.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1951
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“There is cyclical illness which is dictated in the various R6 implants. A fellow was forced to get sick at the age of five, followed multiples of five, and he’s supposed to get sick from this and from that, and from the other thing. Measles and, you know he’s supposed to have and that’s certain. They predict his health, in other words. When he’s fifty he’s supposed to something or other. What they’re trying to do is make a body cave in. See?” — L. Ron Hubbard, September 30, 1968
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“It was more dangerous to raise the stern anchor than it was to hope it held as it was holding. Rear view mirror into the past. We should have anchored on the other side of the little island day before yesterday. We’re sitting here held by my postulates and a stern anchor. If either let go we’d wreck our screws. Let this be a lesson in seamanship. The morale is anchor more safely when you can, not after you’re unsafely anchored.” — The Commodore September 30, 1970
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“I’ve never seen ANY cause to attack, criticize, blame, and otherwise malign and impugn LRH. I personally went through extreme hell as a result of writing up GAT as a technical degrade when I was Snr C/S of my org, but I never lost my integrity and affinity for the old man, nor his tech. All the reverse sec-checking, imprisonment, wrong indications, etc., never alloyed my affinity. So I’ve little tolerance for that or the badmouthing of Scientology.”
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1997: Lawrence Wollersheim warned that Factnet may be on the verge of closing down. “Scientology has run Factnet out of its insurance money. They have again threatened that they are going to destroy us as they destroyed THE CULT AWARENESS NETWORK (CAN) and put Factnet’s Director and or former directors into bankruptcy. They have filed a flurry of frivolous motions to further expedite the depletion of our legal funds.”
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“I realized this maybe six years ago when I first read about TR-Alice. I was gobsmacked at how obvious it was. I’ve read numerous examples of Hubbard having a laugh at his followers’ expense since then.”
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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] Scientology posts photo of Shelly Miscavige (if you know where to look)
[TWO years ago] Field report: Scientology sticks by the same old methods (because they work)
[THREE years ago] PHOTO: More Scientology enforcers who were ID’d at the Danny Masterson trial
[FOUR years ago] Dr. Eric Berg gaming YouTube? Ian Rafalko with more revelations about his Scientologist dad
[FIVE years ago] Another Scientology OT dies of Covid, this time near the Florida ‘spiritual mecca’
[SIX years ago] Could Danny Masterson’s odd legal fight over his Hollywood house endanger his freedom?
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology tried to sell ‘Daily Mail’ on story she was a sexual abuser, Leah Remini says
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology going ‘Ideal’ with drug rehabs too, and will replace an ailing clinic
[NINE years ago] Never before seen: Video from the first ‘LRH Birthday’ aboard the Scientology ‘Freewinds’
[TEN years ago] When L. Ron Hubbard briefly let down his guard and admitted Scientology was all a con
[ELEVEN years ago] JIM CARREY’S SCIENTOLOGIST GIRLFRIEND ON ‘SRD’ WHEN SHE KILLED HERSELF: FRIENDS
[TWELVE years ago] Does a judge’s order in the Garcia fraud lawsuit suggest trouble for Scientology?
[THIRTEEN years ago] Meet the New Editor of Scientology’s Propaganda Magazine, Freedom!
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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 3,767 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,271 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,777 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,327 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,703 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,198 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,504 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,153 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,371 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,925 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,266 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,836 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,753 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,920 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,506 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,765 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,513 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,082 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,393 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,568 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,250 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,587 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,440 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,556 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,918 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,717 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,561 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,176 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,677 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,937 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 16,041 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on September 30, 2026 at 07:00
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