TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What they don’t tell you in Scientology: 75 years ago this past week, after failing to kidnap his wife and have her committed, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard tried to convince the FBI that she was a Communist. What a guy! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“The reactive mind never stops operating. Pictures of the environment, of a very low order, are taken by this mind even in some states of unconsciousness. The reactive mind comprises an unknowing, unwanted series of aberrated computations which bring about an effect upon the individual and those around him. It is an obsessive strata of unknown, unseen, uninspected data which are forcing solutions, unknown and unsuspected, on the individual—which tells you why it remained hidden from man for so many thousands of years.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1981
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“Way back here at origin, you get the first separation from theta. And that actually would be Incident One…It’s very patterned, and you can run it without much trouble. It simply consists of this: The race, with its bodies and so forth, inhabiting a place in THIS universe, a planet in this universe, was hit by, infiltrated by, an incoming race…This invader race came in and says – with a lot of electronics and said, ‘Boys, all you’ve got to do is take this little jim-dandy whizzer, and you know, you will be twice as thetesque as before.’ They sold you all a bill of goods…They knocked us off with a very simple apparatus, and that simple apparatus consisted of something that went around your head and across the top of your head and under your chin — under your throat — and back of your head. And everything pointed at the pineal. They turned on the juice…and your mystic powers more or less went by the boards…Long time later, maybe even a million years later, you eventually wound up before another crew. And this other crew said, ‘We don’t want you around anymore, and we’re going to send you to jail.’ And so they packaged you up and shipped you off, and that is an incident we call Before Earth — B.E….But there’s a race existing right now out in outer space, and this race is not very interested in you, not very interested. And some of you, by the way, without much trouble, can do a contact across, because some of your theta line stayed out there….I’m sorry if it stretches your credulity. I do hope, however, that it doesn’t stretch it to the point where you won’t operate on it.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 10, 1952
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“Margo Clarke is to work 48 hours in the Income Dept preparing statements to become familiar with the rundown. INCOME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DISBURSEMENT. Liz Ausley is to act as Temporary Purser, check out on the new P/L on org boards and do a proper org board for Div III FAO. The WHY of any FAO disorganization or slow forming has been traced to lack of knowledge on how to post an org bd as covered by the new P/L.” — The Commodore, March 10, 1971
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“People have arrived at different times on Earth ranging from the initial invasion of this part of the universe 4 billion to 5 billion years ago to the last 10,000 years up to PT. All the neighbouring civilisations including Markab, the Pleiades and Orion through Aldebaran to Sirius and countless more have been conquered, mined, cloned, implanted and programmed from 5 billion years ago up to the present date. As far as ETs go in this vicinity, there are only heirarchies of power based upon technology and OT Programming. There is no help, except from ourselves. OTIII is a recent effect-point incident which may be classed as a basic lock at Unwilling Effect. There is an 8 point Effect to Cause sequence from Unwilling Effect to Knowing Cause. When this Cause-Effect Sequence is resolved to basic, the natural EP originated is ‘Cause over Life.’ This is below the level of resolution of Right/Wrong Assignments, Substitutes, Reversals, Inversions and Compromised Theta Principles which resolve the subjective level of address.”
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1997: Boulder Weekly published an article about Stephen Keller, a father who was forced to turn over his daughter to the Scientology mission by police. “Cuffed and sitting in the front seat of a police car, but not under arrest, Keller explained to the cops his fears about the Church of Scientology and his belief that he would never see his daughter again. Amanda is the 15-year-old pawn in a brewing custody battle between Keller and his ex-wife Suzanne, a high-ranking Scientologist. Keller says he has already lost his son Ben to the church. And he says the thought of losing his only daughter is too much to bear. Currently Suzanne Keller, who lives in a Scientology compound in Clearwater, Fla., has custody. A court hearing in Boulder County District Court in early April will determine sole custody. Officers contend that Keller violated a custody order by keeping his daughter in Colorado two days later than the court order mandated, and that they were only doing their job. And, they say, Suzanne Keller gave her permission to the sheriff’s department to turn her daughter over to Boulder Dianetics Foundation executive secretary Susan Anderson – the same woman Keller had run off his property earlier that day. Before being turned over to Anderson, Amanda and Steve Keller had spent three weeks together trying to dance around a Church of Scientology plan to marry Amanda off to a 23-year-old Chilean man to thwart her father’s bid for custody. It was not, Keller says, a merry Christmas. Boulder attorney Michael Morphew, who is representing Keller in the custody action, says he has seen the effects of Scientology on teenagers. ‘The types of developmental issues (teens) face and how they learn to go about becoming an adult. And the challenges and the things you need to be faced with as a teenager isn’t going to happen in a Scientology commune.'”
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“I think right now Katie’s main goal is to get Suri acclimated to the real world and to not give Tom and Bert any ammo for a new custody suit. Can you imagine if Katie got caught smoking pot or something else fairly innocuous to most sane people?”
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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] How to ‘declare’ and shame an enemy of the church: The Scientology checklist!
[TWO years ago] Scientology does not want racketeering added to lawsuit from Danny Masterson victims
[THREE years ago] Scientology tells court: Two arbitrators have agreed to serve in Valerie Haney case
[FOUR years ago] Paulette Cooper writes her own story: Her struggle against Scientology and so much more
[FIVE years ago] If Danny Masterson’s accusers take lawsuit to Calif. supreme court, they will have issues
[SIX years ago] Scientology mail contract worth $5 million a year says firm suing a former employee
[SEVEN years ago] A new drug shows promise for depression, so naturally Scientology is fighting it
[EIGHT years ago] Mike Rinder answers questions about the new ‘Aftermath Foundation’
[NINE years ago] Louis Farrakhan, Leah Remini, and a document that helps explain the Scientology-NOI pact
[TEN years ago] Reporter’s notebook: Scientology’s latest intimidation attempt is sadly familiar
[ELEVEN years ago] Scenes from a ‘Going Clear’ screening — Alex Gibney at the True/False Festival
[TWELVE years ago] ‘Mad Men’ actress Elisabeth Moss’s record in Scientology is actually easy to obtain
[THIRTEEN years ago] Hurry, Scientology Needs Your PR Help!
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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 3,563 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,067 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,573 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,123 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 3,113 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,499 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,994 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,298 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,949 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,167 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,721 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,062 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,633 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,549 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,716 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,298 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,557 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,309 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,874 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,189 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,364 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,046 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,383 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,236 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,352 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,714 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 4,125 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,513 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,397 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,961 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,473 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,733 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,837 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 10, 2026 at 07:00
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