TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross shares the statement he made to the Mid Sussex District Council before it knuckled under and gave Scientology what it wanted, permission to pave over some pristine rural land for a three-day annual event. Can anyone stand up to this destructive group? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“The caveman trying to imagine the plot for his killing a saber-toothed tiger might have been possessed of an engram to the effect that tigers always and only jumped to the right. He could have observed on scores of occasions that tigers also jumped to the left but, if the engram had been very strong, he would have gone right on ‘believing’ that tigers jumped only to the right. So his plot about killing the tiger would have contained an untrue datum. And the moment he put it into action he might have been victimized or killed because of that stet datum. But the analytical mind was the thing which did all the imagining about the tiger, which built up the whole attack and which put the plot into action. In other words whatever is dictated by an engram only inhibits analytical action. And whatever a person can do in an aberrated state he can do far better when he has no further aberrations.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1950
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“God help you someday when you get somebody who has an engram fifteen-trillion-trillion years long. Try to find the beginning of that! Before you’ve gone halfway through, of course, your date is so wrong that it’s jamming the track anyway. And just time after time, you find the earlier part of it and you find the earlier part of it and you find an earlier part of it — and finally, you finally get it all worked out and you find out that this thing which first registered as one and one-half hours long was actually 15 trillion-trillion years in length. Somebody stuck in a mountain that long; couldn’t get out. That’s rough. That’s hard to do. It’s hard to do when everything else is correct. So you’ve got to have everything else correct and then it can be done. But it is not easy to do when all signs and portents are favorable. Got that?” — L. Ron Hubbard, July 10, 1963
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“STOP PRESS: We just won the New Zealand inquiry! Sydney halting further action because of this. Org in Auckland normal Op in stats with our Dian course going full blast.” — The Commodore, July 10, 1969
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“I should have known you aren’t even LRH-trained because you won’t display your education. You have set the tone in the field for this to be acceptable. No training, take money, no certs provided, take money, no ethics, take money and then laugh at people and make them wrong so you don’t have to deal with what you did. You can trace back those who are connected to you very easily, it’s a noticeable nastiness that you perpetuate. Always being right and others wrong. I have gotten much feedback about this observation. Give me my money and leave me alone. I have better things to do than play in your cesspool of degradation.”
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1999: The Jazz Report published a letter concerning Scientology celebrity Chick Corea from critic Jim Beebe this week. “I would like to publicly ask Chick Corea to stop his shameful hustling of the Scientology cult. In the recent interview with Corea, he once again shamefully shills for L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology. I was lured into Scientology years ago by Corea’s relentless promotion and what I found was a very greedy and destructive cult. What Chick Corea does not reveal in his promos for Hubbard and Scientology is that he gets a nice commission on anyone he lures into this cult. Scientology’s quack courses and ‘counseling’ are very expensive and these commissions add up. Shame on you, Chick Corea.”
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“Hubbard said that all science fiction was based on whole track incidents that the authors were subconsciously remembering.”
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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, oral arguments scheduled for June 25. 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. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal, which is now fully briefed. Oral arguments hearing set for July 23.
— 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 upheld on appeal. Scientology expected to file additional petitions before case can return 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.
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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 Tribunal: How Scientology puts its members in bad spots
[TWO years ago] Alex Barnes-Ross is coming for Scientology after the UK’s recent election
[THREE years ago] Scientology gaslighting courts about arbitration? Valerie Haney has proof of it
[FOUR years ago] Scientology fundraising is getting both desperate and weirder than usual
[FIVE years ago] Tabs keep telling us Tom Cruise is ditching Scientology, and always with zero evidence
[SIX years ago] Christmas in July: Videos of Scientology stars raising money for their pals at the LAPD
[SEVEN years ago] When Scientology has you dividing up funerals because family never really matters
[EIGHT years ago] Former Scientologists, academics, and Falun Gong get together for a Philly blowout
[NINE years ago] Hip-hip-hooray! We have the newest Scientology propaganda about creating an ‘Ideal World’
[TEN years ago] Scientology continues to push for ‘Battlefield Earth’ sales, and you can get this T-shirt!
[ELEVEN years ago] Scientology’s day care from hell: The scandal the church managed to keep hidden — until now
[TWELVE years ago] Scientology begins hitting back at Ryan Hamilton and his lawsuits
[THIRTEEN years ago] Indie Scientologists Try to Spoil “Super Power” Release as it (Supposedly) Nears Debut
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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 3,685 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,189 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,695 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,245 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,621 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,116 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,422 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,071 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,289 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,843 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,184 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,755 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,671 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,838 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,424 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,683 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,431 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,000 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,311 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,486 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,168 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,505 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,358 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,474 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,836 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,635 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,519 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,092 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,595 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,855 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,959 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on July 10, 2026 at 07:00
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