TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s been almost 3 years since Leah Remini filed her ‘Fair Game’ lawsuit against Scientology. The case has been held up by an appeal of an early ruling, and today it will have a hearing in LA. Best part is, we can watch it unfold online! We have the details. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“One of the prime operating mechanisms of the analytical mind is that it attacks resistance to the greatest good of the greatest number involved in any problem. It may be very clever in its attacks for it. also preserves the organism, progeny, the group and Mankind of which, remember, the organism is a part and which would be weakened by the loss of the organism itself. Give the analytical mind a target it cannot subdue by reason and it begins to direct attack in other ways. It works, in other words, against obstacles. When there are no obstacles it amuses and enjoys itself by inventing obstacles. But its activity is metered by the problems it observes or poses to itself and is regulated by rationality—not stimulus-response which is the characteristic of the reactive mind.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1950
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“Now your understanding is that when you die, why somehow or another about 15 minutes later you appear in another body. Let’s look at this thing from a time disorientation basis. That is a lie. It takes 69 days plus. More than 69 days. See, this has upset some of our calculations. We’ve wondered what has happened to some of our people, why they didn’t show up again immediately, that sort of thing. You’ve gone as long as eight or nine years between death and birth. Now what happens — I’ll just give you a fast rundown on this situation — what happens is, you’ve got a compulsion to appear at the between-lives return-point. And, of course, you just do a disappear at death and an appear there. You don’t travel to there, see. It’s all nicely implanted and you’re supposed to arrive at this exact point. And having arrived at this point you go through the works. And the works consist of a false death given to you in pictures. You’re caught there and beamed in, and you get a bunch of pictures which they have taken — these aren’t your pictures — and it tells you all about the death you just died. Only that’s not the death you just died. They give you a completely false death.” — L. Ron Hubbard, July 23, 1963
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“Today at 0900 we will move the bow of the ship over to the best fixed location of the port anchor which was researched last night. It’s just to the north of where we searched today. We will lower the port anchor and when secure, divers will go down the chain to see what an anchor looks like on the bottom and start a search radius from it. Have sleds ready again, they can stand off as we move forward.” — Capt. W.B. Robertson, July 23, 1970
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“There is no ‘LRH 2.’ Ron does come back — I have no doubt in that — Ron is on our side, you can trust that. But I can tell you what LRH is thinking or would think about us: ‘Why don’t you do your job, you have the tech. What are you waiting for? When do you start?’ Do you know what is going on in Switzerland regarding the coronavirus? In Switzerland an MD was institutionalized because he called coronavirus a fake. Ron warned us even back in 1952. And also in KSW: There is no democracy. Friends, the situation is more serious than you may think.”
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1998: Bob Minton was picketed at his New Hampshire home this week, leading to a confrontation when Scientologists entered his property. “Two Scientologists picketed my NH house this evening and tresspassed to photograph me and Stacy Young while we were swimming in the pool. They also yelled obscenities from 200 feet away. After the shots over the heads of OSA boys, somebody called the police to have them checkout the shooting incident in NH. I was called by police and told there were 4 police cars in front of my house and I should walk out of the house, hands above my head and surrender to the police. I was handcuffed and held in my driveway for 20 minutes while the police decided what was going on. Now I am free again and I urge everyone to read my post tonight entitled ‘Scientology versus Democracy Redux.'”
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“L. Ron Hubbard is dead but that didn’t stop lawyers for Monique from introducing his works as evidence in a court of law. There is a paper trail for Joseph Smith leading back to the early 1800’s also. Evidence clearly demonstrates that L. Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith were con men. Smith was a convicted con man. The Abrahamic religions are obviously too old for this.”
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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] Apostate Alex goes to America (again): How Scientology’s abuses unite us all
[TWO years ago] Scientology debacle: Rent comes due on the double life of Aaron Kyro
[THREE years ago] Scientology at San Diego Comic-Con: Toxic ‘disconnection’ on display again this year
[FOUR years ago] PODCAST: Sunny Pereira spills secrets of Scientology’s Hollywood Celebrity Centre
[FIVE years ago] The Scientologist who played a role in Tuesday’s historic Blue Origin launch
[SIX years ago] Scientology not only opposes Valerie Haney’s do-over, but wants $160,000 in sanctions
[SEVEN years ago] Hey, slacker, come on back to Scientology — things are peachy now!
[EIGHT years ago] Eyewitness report: Scientology’s LA orgy of praise for the new TV network
[NINE years ago] Scientology shifting front group strategy — it’s all about kids, kids, kids
[TEN years ago] Bomb diggety! It’s more Scientologists high on L. Ron Hubbard and the everloving ‘tech’
[ELEVEN years ago] The Church of Scientology: A rollicking legacy of belligerence, profanity, paranoia, and violence
[TWELVE years ago] LIVE BLOG: The Elli Perkins story tonight on the ID Network, ‘The Scientology Cure’
[THIRTEEN years ago] Claire Headley: Scientology’s Own Rules Prove That it Uses “Disconnection” To Split Up Families
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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 3,698 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,202 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,708 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,258 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,634 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,129 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,435 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,084 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,302 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,856 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,197 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,768 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,684 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,851 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,437 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,696 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,444 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,013 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,324 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,499 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,181 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,518 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,371 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,487 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,849 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,648 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,532 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,105 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,608 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,868 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,972 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on July 23, 2026 at 07:00
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