TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Here they are, another class of Scientology super beings who have achieved the highest rung on the ‘Bridge to Total Freedom,’ OT 8. According to founder L. Ron Hubbard these folks should be able to crush a planet between thumb and forefinger! Recognize any of these superheroes? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“Recently some Solo NOTs auditors reported that they were just giving themselves a session a week ‘to keep their ruds in.’ What was actually occurring was that they were trying to make it to OT without being sufficiently trained, and giving as an excuse that, well, they’re just keeping their ruds in. If those Solo NOTs auditors knew what was ahead of them up the line they sure would not be monkeying with that. The plain truth of it is, if anybody is really going to make it to OT he has to know how to audit. That’s the long and short of it. You wouldn’t put yourself and your case in the hands of an untrained or poorly trained auditor, would you?
You owe yourself the best auditor in the world on Solo, and that is you. So get trained.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1982
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“It’s pretty hard to complete a cycle in a half a billion years. You can try. And you get it down to a million years, and of course, to get anything done in a million years and make it stick, that’s really going some, man, you’re really on your way, that’s tearing the ground up in all directions. The length of time since the birth of Chr — the alleged birth of Christ — is so short, that before you’ve gone very long on the road to OT, you could probably remember what you had for breakfast in the year 2, and during the third day of the Saturnalia or something like that. Not that you would, probably cause you as much work to remember what you had for breakfast that morning as it does now to remember what you had for breakfast yesterday, see. You probably can’t think of what you had for breakfast yesterday right now. So that is a very finite period of time. That’s a very short period of time. A couple of thousand years, nothing. I’d like a couple of thousand years just to sit on a rock and look at the scenery — one of my ambitions.” — L. Ron Hubbard, May 30, 1963
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“PERSONAL HYGIENE: CS-6 and the Public Officer’s nominee should compose a short course on personal hygiene and cleanliness. A ship is a small place. In old navies the penalty was a bath with sand and canvas and a ducking for those with deficiencies.” — The Commodore, May 30, 1970
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“Now that the virus has been shown to be no worse than the common flu, it has emerged that its purpose was to affect the economy of the USA to derail Trump’s re-election. That can be the next job for Clears and OTs to handle as a team.”
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2000: The Evening Argus published an article on former Scientologists in Brighton, UK. “Richard Ford stepped out of the taxi and walked through the entrance of Saint Hill Manor, the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters. Richard had been a cult member before but had been expelled. Now he had been asked to rejoin and he looked on the day as a fresh start and an opportunity to prove himself. About seven months later he walked down the same drive a broken man. During his time with the Church of Scientology, Richard lost his possessions, had become so ill he had suffered premature hair loss and was so depressed he considered suicide. Auditing is the process where Scientologists are put into a trance-like state and relive past traumas, repeatedly going over the events until they feel cheerful about them. Richard said: ‘I went out walking on air, feeling wonderful and thought I would like to learn to help other people feel like this.’ ‘They separate you from all outside influence and blast you with auditing and get a commitment from you and get you to sign a contract.’ ‘I was invited into the London group and that continued for slightly less than a year. During that time my health was going down quite badly because I wasn’t eating properly because of no money. ‘I had to move address a couple of times in the middle of the night for not paying my rent. I was working and not sleeping very much. In the mid-Nineties, the British arm of the Church of Scientology was plunged into crisis due to a decline in membership and a lack of people successfully completing their courses. Richard said: ‘There was a
condition of danger declared. It means if the statistics of any Scientology group are declining rapidly enough, a senior body can declare a condition of danger and can directly intervene in affairs and carry out a purge. Richard was told to spend four months away from the cult. During this time he experienced a mixture of relief and a sense of failure at his dismissal. Richard, now 37, is philosophical about his time spent with the cult: ‘When I left I had nothing, I had debts of about 2,000 pounds. I felt ‘how come an intelligent person like me fell for something so stupid?’ ‘Why did I believe all those things so contrary to common sense? I’m still coming to terms with it.’ Richard has set up a helpline called Leaving Scientology to help other people who have left or are considering leaving the cult.”
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“First there was the Thetaverse and the Thetans were born, and through shared agreement and control of MEST (superpowers) they created other universes and then they created the MEST universe so they could assume physical form and have a playground to play ‘games’ in and enjoy the pleasures of the flesh. But eventually they forgot all this. And I thought to myself, ‘Hey, isn’t this a Star Trek or Outer Limits episode?’”
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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] The fight for Clearwater has a long history — and so do Scientology’s ploys
[TWO years ago] More job listings for Scientologists from Scientology’s sneaky front
[THREE years ago] New website sets out to document Scientology cancer and other deaths
[FOUR years ago] The subchaser that never was: L. Ron Hubbard’s farcical first command
[FIVE years ago] Today at The Daily Beast: Ron and Leni, a Scientology mystery solved
[SIX years ago] Steve Cannane wrote the book about Scientology in Australia — and now he’s on trial
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology’s slick new ‘Freewinds’ magazine surprisingly makes no mention of measles
[EIGHT years ago] Bad boys of the Sea Org: guns, drugs, murder and Scientology
[NINE years ago] To counter Leah Remini’s return to A&E, Scientology recruits her father in smear attack
[TEN years ago] How Scientology’s smears of Ron Miscavige could end up a bigger problem for his son Dave
[ELEVEN years ago] Jon Atack: Auditing and recovered memory — why do Scientologists accept it as fact?
[TWELVE years ago] Three videos the Church of Scientology would rather you not watch
[THIRTEEN years ago] Word To Your Mother: Dianetics And Its Lack of Boundaries
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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 3,644 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,148 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,654 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,204 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 3,194 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,580 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,075 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,379 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,030 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,248 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,802 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,143 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,714 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,630 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,797 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,383 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,642 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,390 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,959 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,270 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,445 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,127 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,464 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,317 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,433 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,795 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 4,209 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,594 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,478 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,042 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,554 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,814 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,918 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on May 30, 2026 at 07:00
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