TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Someone sent us a 1988 Celebrity magazine we hadn’t seen, and we thought you’d want to see the interview it featured with Kirstie Alley. It’s amazing that Scientology used to do interviews like this — now they shy away from their celebrities talking so openly about the ‘tech’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“The content of the moment or period of unconsciousness is called, Dianetically, a comanome (Gr. — unconscious law). The words contained in the comanome are like commands, hidden but powerful when restimulated by an analogous situation in later life. The pain in the comanome becomes the psychosomatic illness. Any perceptic in the comanome is capable of reviving some of the strength of that comanome when it is observed in the environment. The comanome so planted in the mind has its content of perceptics — smell, sound, sight, tactile, organic sensations. It has them in a precise order. The comanome can be played off like a drama when awake life perceptics restimulate it. Which is to say that for every perceptic in the comanome there are a variety of equivalents in awake environment. A man becomes weary, sees one or more of the perceptics in his surroundings and becomes subject to the comanome within him.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1950
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“The Romans were very kind; the early Christian was very, very cruel. So now we find out the Romans were very cruel and the early Christians were very kind. But the records don’t bear this out. Now, as far as survival is concerned, if you want to survive, I guess, be cruel. I suppose that’s the most short-term method of survival. But it’s not any long-term method of survival. But being kind and being ineffective, of course, is a fast way to the electric chair; it is a fast way to insolvency; it’s a fast way to bankruptcy of all kinds and descriptions; it’s a fast way to the death chamber and the cemetery. And more important to us, it is a fast way to oblivion on the whole track, being very kind.” — L. Ron Hubbard, June 15, 1961
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“We have an overnight trip to our next port and arrive at 0700 hrs. Wake ups to be done at 0615 hrs so that ALL Condition I are on post by 0700, not just my Org Officer and I. A rapid turnout is expected. As it usually takes us more than an hour to enter, dock, neat up lines and secure to breakfast, Dept III must arrange to have coffee and rolls ready, at 0615 for Cond I to give ’em some vittles so they can lift hawsers and fenders. Have a good day.” — Lt. N.F. Starkey, Captain Apollo, June 15, 1971
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“I cannot say enough good things about NOTs — it is the most incredible level there is and there are many incredible levels. I was fortunate in not getting it in the Church of Scientology, but unfortunate in not getting it for so many years that I could have. I have also cleaned up people who have gotten it in the church to where they are really winning with it now. SPs don’t want you to do NOTs correctly as they will fade away into oblivion, which is their correct place in this world.”
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1995: Maggie Council posted a series on one Scientology member’s experiences with Applied Scholastics schools. Selected excerpts: “The claim that the school was non-denominational was a bold-faced lie. Everything was scientology. Knowledge reports were kept on students, Q & A upon admissions which were kept in files and used to smear students who ‘blew,’ stat charts, study courses and the comm course (which being under the Tax Exempt umbrella makes them ‘religious’ courses), ethics policies, success stories, Friday graduation and wins sharing and applause, etc. They would take students off of the courses they really needed to get a standard academic education, such as math, history, etc. which take a lot of work and time to get the course completions. Then they would be put on some really educationally benign program of drawing a picture, calling each picture an art course, counting it as a completion, plus taking the points for it. If they were far behind the previous weeks completions and points, all of the students would draw several pictures, taking an art ‘completion’ for each one and the points that go with it.”
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“Miscavige became emperor through the Hubbard-approved Roman rules of ascension which he achieved by his control of the Praetorian guard of the Sea Org, the CMO. Once becoming Caesar how could he smash his name into the history books of his hermit kingdom? He can’t add to the ‘tech’ so all that is left for him to do is BUILD BUILD BUILD. It’s all about the ruinous runt’s ego.”
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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] When Father’s Day 2025 reminds you that Scientology ripped apart your family
[TWO years ago] Scientology’s outlook is grim, but the church never gives up with its real obsession
[THREE years ago] Pete Griffiths on the unbearable rightness of being Scientologists
[FOUR years ago] Ukrainian refugees might think twice about Scientology offering ‘help’
[FIVE years ago] What lessons from the Nxivm prosecution should Scientology watchers take?
[SIX years ago] DONE SIR: Scientology leader David Miscavige caught flattering himself for virus PR ploy
[SEVEN years ago] Spend hundreds of thousands on Scientology, and the rain will part for you!
[EIGHT years ago] First person: In Scientology, children are punished for being kids
[NINE years ago] Marty Rathbun, Victoria Britton has a question for you about Scientology and judges
[TEN years ago] Wacky scenes from Scientology’s ‘Battlefield Earth’ launch on Hollywood Boulevard
[ELEVEN years ago] The Scientology spy who came in from the cold: Len Zinberg, who apologized to Paulette Cooper
[TWELVE years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: The Valley rocks as the fundraising rolls ever onward
[THIRTEEN years ago] OT Powers: Jon Atack on Scientology’s Promise to Make You Superhuman
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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 3,660 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,164 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,670 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,220 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,596 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,091 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,395 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,046 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,264 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,818 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,159 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,730 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,646 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,813 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,399 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,658 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,406 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,975 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,286 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,461 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,143 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,480 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,333 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,449 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,811 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,610 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,494 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,058 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,570 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,830 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,934 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on June 15, 2026 at 07:00
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