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Technology Cocktail
“To compute your dynamics evaluate on the basis you have desired to change or benefit one dynamic’s field or another. If you want to change yourself, that’s a fairly long One; if you get angry about sex or children, that may mean an average Two; if you are promiscuous, that is a badly blocked but a highly active Two. If you want to run clubs or change clubs or abolish clubs, that’s a high Three. If you think it’s dumb worrying about atom bombs, Dynamic Four is not only blocked; it probably is infinitely short in the first place.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1951
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“The most serious barrier that an auditor has to overcome in Security Checking is not necessarily his own case, but a courage in asking . . to ask the questions. You know, that’s kind of a raw, mean, brassy sort of a thing to do. You sit down. Here’s this nice young girl. Everybody knows she’s a virgin. Everybody knows this. And you’re in very good ARC with her and everything is going to go along fine. And then you say to her, crassly and meanly, ‘Have you ever committed any carnal sins of any character or another? Have you ever been to bed in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man?’ And put it mildly, this is a startling question. But since I’ve started security checking, I haven’t found any virgins.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 5, 1961
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“The LRH Comm Correction Form will be used on any flagrant departures from the standard scene. Not only is it a sign of hat-dump if data is withheld on the grounds that a question is Dev T, it is also a sign of gross hat-dump if the LRH Comm is involved in an excessive amount of running around to get straightforward data. Any action that is Dev T is of course handled as such, and rightly. Getting data is NOT Dev T. Co-ordination requires co-operation.” — LRH Pers Comm, October 5, 1971
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“You can’t measure time in years to another universe, it’s another universe outside the time reference of this universe. So basically incident zero occurs in this universe and that’s it. It’s out-ethics to evaluate incidents to run. The processes quite simply run a person into a network of implant stations which programs people into cycles of action operating across the entire tone scale.”
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1995: An announcement from the Cult Awareness Network was posted this week. Cynthia Kisser reported on a loss in a civil suit to Scientology lawyer Kendrick Moxon, representing Jason Scott, accusing CAN of kidnapping. “A jury verdict was delivered September 29 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following a six-day trial. Scott was represented at trial by Kendrick Moxon, a minister with the Church of Scientology International, a long time adversary of CAN that had tried unsuccessfully to win dozens of lawsuits against CAN in the past. Moxon was an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal investigation of Scientology in the seventies that lead to the felony convictions of 11 of its high-ranking members, including Mary Sue Hubbard, the wife of Scientology founder the late L. Ron Hubbard. Federal judge John Coughenour refused to let CAN introduce any evidence concerning Scientology into the case, but permitted Scott, over CAN’s objections, to include inflammatory language about CAN’s alleged role in criminal deprogramming. CAN executive director Cynthia Kisser attended the trial and concluded, ‘Scientology used Jason Scott to make false claims to a jury about CAN in an effort to further their well-publicized vendetta to destroy CAN because of its effectiveness in making the public aware of Scientology’s ruthless tactics. The judge’s pre-trial rulings did not permit the jury to learn the truth about Scientology’s part in the litigation, but Scott was not prevented from introducing Scientology’s assertions to the jury about CAN’s alleged involvement in criminal deprogramming.'”
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“It will take a Snowball of Theta to save the planet from the Hairball of Entheta that is growing bigger in Basement Cat’s belly by the day.”
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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] More early sci-fi fanzines dunking on L. Ron Hubbard and ‘Dianetics’
[TWO years ago] Scientology leader can sit out while Freewinds trafficking case goes to arbitration
[THREE years ago] Scientology whines in court again, and this time we’re the direct beneficiaries
[FOUR years ago] Prosecution plans to call Lisa Marie Presley as witness at Danny Masterson rape trial
[FIVE years ago] US Supreme Court denies Valerie Haney; CA court gets letters on Scientology’s ‘neutrality’
[SIX years ago] SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS, Ep 9: Director Paul Haggis responds to a lawsuit’s rape allegations
[SEVEN years ago] Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years
[EIGHT years ago] Buried in US archives, a stunning indictment of Scientology and prediction of the future
[NINE years ago] Never before seen: Video of a woman moments after achieving superhuman Scientology powers
[TEN years ago] DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology’s secret saucer-looking underground vault in Northern California
[ELEVEN years ago] VIDEO LEAK: Scientology’s New Year’s Eve 2006, when Leah Remini was still a front-row celeb!
[TWELVE years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology wants your child, even if it’s not yet born!
[THIRTEEN years ago] Claire Headley Gets Us Prepped for Scientology’s OT Levels!
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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 3,772 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,276 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,782 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,332 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,708 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,203 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,509 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,158 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,376 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,930 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,271 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,841 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,758 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,925 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,511 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,770 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,518 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,087 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,398 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,573 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,255 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,592 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,445 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,561 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,923 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,722 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,566 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,181 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,682 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,942 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 16,046 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 5, 2026 at 07:00
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