TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We get forwarded a lot of Scientology’s propaganda. But this new flier, advertising a housing development in Clearwater, Florida struck us as particularly brazen. Can Scientologist developers keep non-Scientologists out of a new enclave? We took that question to Wise Beard Man! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“CLEAR IN LAST LIFE: Some people didn’t believe one had lived before this life. Also some people wondered what happened to old Dianeticists and Scientologists who had died. But others used to have the phrase ‘Well, we’ll pick them up in the next lifetime,’ or ‘the next time around.’ Well it seems like the former shouldn’t have wondered and the latter were right. We are coming up with quite a few pcs who had gone Clear in their last lifetime during Book One auditing, Goals Processing, etc. This is something that the pc originates or something he has been ‘wondering about’ but invalidated. The state of Clear having been truly attained yet not acknowledged and attested to, can cause an extraordinary amount of invalidation. Evaluation also occurs on this subject and comes from others and even the pc himself. These things are cleared up on the Dianetic Clear Special Intensive so that the rehab of the state can easily be accomplished.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1981
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“The person who is suppressing thetans has an invisible field. He has a total nothingness involved and other types of suppression. So you’ll have suppression of visible things, suppression of invisible things, suppression of matter, energy, space, time. You get suppression of almost anything you can think of. And anytime you suppress anything in a certain time stream, you, of course, are also suppressing time. So time becomes the primary suppression. And therefore, you get the instantaneous quality of the reactive bank, so that all time is now in the reactive bank because of the suppression of the reactive bank. And that is simply not-isness in the reactive bank.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 19, 1962
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“THIS PORT: The Charterers play this port in lower key without press as press is restrained here. Otherwise it’s all as in PRO cruise.” — The Commodore, March 19, 1970
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“I have trouble sometimes wondering why many people who became Scientologists did so. LRH observed on the Apollo that most of the people there had little understanding of Scientology and ordered everyone to go to the courseroom and study 2 basic books. The ranks of such cesspits as ESMB are filled with people who barely knew anything about the subject who became disillusioned when they didn’t suddenly become magically all-powerful. For a vast portion of the population, TRs are far too steep a gradient. ARC straitwire is too arduous for them. It is a work for many lifetimes.”
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1999: Keith Henson reported that Scientology intervened to prevent the subpoena of records to identify those responsible for the large number of forged messages sent to alt.religion.scientology in recent months. “Scientology lawyer Moxon had stepped in and stopped Pacbell from telling us who had the phone which was being used for the sporgeries. Unless Scientology is connected, why should he care? I consider the Scientology source of the massive spam/forgery to be far more than a speculation at this point.”
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“I love a good yodel. I think I’m going to have to upload some yodeling vids here shortly. I found some good ones by Nina Hagen and Jewel. I’ll let the people decide democratically.”
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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] Missing Clearwater diver has Scientology community (and exes too) distraught
[TWO years ago] Val Ross: What it was like to infiltrate the FBI for Scientology
[THREE years ago] Scientology fundraising goes down the rabbit hole in the most oblivious flier ever!
[FOUR years ago] Scientology just sent its celebs the longest email in history. It’s an orgy of propaganda!
[FIVE years ago] It’s wedding bells for Scientology celeb and ‘The Walking Dead’ alum Alanna Masterson
[SIX years ago] David Miscavige deposition in sex abuse lawsuit canceled after Scientology pushes back
[SEVEN years ago] Cops, soft porn, and psychiatry: The curious origin of Scientology’s Snow White Program
[EIGHT years ago] Not-ready-for-Scientology TV: L. Ron Hubbard’s fortune telling tricks still being sold today
[NINE years ago] Scientology’s pitch to Clearwater: Let us buy land for hotel, and we’ll gussy up downtown
[TEN years ago] A Scientology spy comes forward: Now he’s ready for ‘war’ with David Miscavige
[ELEVEN years ago] ‘Going Clear’ fallout: Imagining the fate of Scientology and David Miscavige
[TWELVE years ago] Finally, a last stand against space cooties: It’s Scientology’s New Operating Thetan Level 7!
[THIRTEEN years ago] Early On, Scientology Turns You Into a Snitch
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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 3,572 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,076 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,582 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,132 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 3,122 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,508 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,003 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,307 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,958 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,176 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,730 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,071 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,642 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,558 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,725 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,307 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,566 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,318 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,883 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,198 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,373 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,055 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,392 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,245 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,361 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,723 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 4,134 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,522 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,406 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,970 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,482 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,742 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,846 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 19, 2026 at 07:00
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