TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Tom Cruise’s helicopter made the short flight to East Grinstead, England yesterday, indicating that once again he will be on hand for Scientology’s big annual event there, the IAS gala. ALSO: Is Scientology sending Beck a message? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“Lock scanning does not replace standard procedure. It is only an adjunct to it. It can be used as one of the steps prior to the running of engrams or it can be interspersed with the running of engrams. If auditor and preclear adhere strictly to the rule that no events containing physical pain will be entered, lock scanning is not dangerous. Innumerable combinations of lock scanning, hurdy-gurdy, straight line memory and the running of engrams are possible and the auditor who understands all of these is capable of varying his attack to meet the individual situation of his preclear. Lock scanning is a valuable addition to the tools of Dianetics.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1951
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“I heard about something the other day that made me feel rather bad. I dropped the I-76 or the Imperial Japanese Navy Trans-Pacific Submarine down into the mouth of the Columbia River, dead duck. And it went down with a resounding furor. And that was that. I never thought about it again particularly except to get mad at all the admirals I had to make reports to because of this thing, see? This was one out of 79 separate actions that I had to do with….My dad suddenly sprung on me the fact that my submarine had been causing a tremendous amount of difficulty in the mouth of the Columbia River….It’s got jagged steel sticking out at all ends and angles, and it’s a big submarine! …And the fishermen coming in there and fishing are dragging their nets around in that area, and it’s just tearing their nets to ribbons — they’ve even hired a civilian contractor to try to blow the thing up and get it the devil out of there — and has evidently been raising bob with postwar fishing here for more years than I’d care to count….I was asking my father for the address of the fishermen’s association up there to write them a letter of apology.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 23, 1956
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“RIGGS ECKELBERRY is assigned as Intell Officer I/T, FSO. He is replaced as Expeditor in Dissem Div by Gary Reisdorf, DFP. Riggs is to groove Gary in on all his current cycles before moving on to his new post. Riggs is to be programmed in Dept 13 for the study required to meet all requirements he has not completed. He is also to be programmed for all requirements needed for this new post. He will then report to the Dean of the Hatting College for enrollment and part time study after post hours.” — The Commodore, October 23, 1971
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“Trump is fighting against the 12 guys that Ron decribed in Ron’s Journal 67. Ron had well spotted these SPs, and as you can see on the planet in the present they are still at work to crash everybody with the Covid, and establishing a worldwide government!”
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1999: Bob Minton reported that the newly formed Lisa McPherson foundation is being blocked from renting office space in Clearwater, Florida. “We were informed this morning that MKV Realty, which owns the Sun Trust Building at 601 Cleveland Street, has refused to rent the space we intended to occupy to either the Lisa Foundation or me. The buck has been passed up to a gentleman named ‘Rusty’ who has yet to return my call. Ken Dandar will also speak to Rusty when Rusty is available.”
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“When they landed on the Moon, the adults in my neighborhood were crying. I couldn’t understand it at the time.”
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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 heard and submitted, waiting for ruling. 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. Scientology’s attempt to gut the case failed, and appeals court upheld. Back to trial court in December.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ 17 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. Case returning 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. Hearing on arbitration motion set for March, 2027.
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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 Scientology hype videos for the event Tom Cruise usually crashes
[TWO years ago] Scientology in full panic now after waiting to reveal date of its big IAS party
[THREE years ago] Brit paper in ’66 outed Scientology spy ops that spookily anticipate Leah Remini’s case
[FOUR years ago] Jim Meskimen confirms it: The new Scientology ads are about the L.A. mayoral campaign
[FIVE years ago] Jon Atack: Is Scientology really a ‘church’?
[SIX years ago] VALERIE HANEY PETITION DENIED: She’ll have to go through Scientology ‘arbitration’ to appeal
[SEVEN years ago] Scientologist defendants plead not guilty as Medi-Cal fraud trial scheduled for Nov 21
[EIGHT years ago] In 1949, psychiatrists wouldn’t touch Dianetics — so L. Ron Hubbard invented one who would
[NINE years ago] Despite Scientology’s best efforts, a Bunker reader attended Saturday’s grand opening
[TEN years ago] Vote for Xenu! Scientologists are looking to L. Ron Hubbard for advice on the coming election
[ELEVEN years ago] The technology of ‘ruining’ people: Jefferson Hawkins on Scientology’s opening pitch
[TWELVE years ago] L. Ron Hubbard explains to a friend the real reason he wrote ‘Dianetics’
[THIRTEEN years ago] LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES: Summary Judgment Hearing in DeCrescenzo Forced-Abortion Lawsuit
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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 3,790 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,294 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,800 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,350 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,726 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,221 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,527 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,176 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,394 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,948 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,289 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,859 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,776 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,943 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,529 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,788 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,536 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,105 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,416 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,591 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,273 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,610 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,463 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,579 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,941 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,740 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,584 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,199 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,700 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,960 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 16,064 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 23, 2026 at 07:00
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