TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The press was wowed by Tom Cruise at the London premiere of ‘Digger’ on Tuesday along with Prince William and Princess Kate. We were more interested to see that staffers from Scientology’s London ‘org’ walked the red carpet, and we got some inside dope about it! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“An ultimate wrongness for the organism would be death, not only for the organism itself but for all involved in its dynamics. An ultimate rightness for the organism would be survival to a reasonable term for himself, his children, his group and Mankind. An ABSOLUTE WRONGNESS would be the extinction of the Universe and all energy and the source of energy—the infinity of complete death. An ABSOLUTE RIGHTNESS would be the immortality of the individual himself, his children, his group, Mankind and the Universe and all energy—the infinity of complete survival. Ultimates, in this sense, are attainable and there are various ultimates of greater or lesser importance. Any ultimate would contain some destruction or some construction. Viewed in this way, the problems of logic compute easily and well. A scientific truth would be something which was workably and invariably right for the body of knowledge in which it lay.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1951
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“Do you know that absolutely standard tech, complete, proper, hair line standard tech, used in organizations throughout the world, will at least triple the stats of each within 90 days? Couldn’t help it. And if it was really applied in a business-like fashion, and nobody messed it up in any way, shape, or form, one of our Division 5 people said we might even be able to take the planet within a year. It is hot.” — L. Ron Hubbard, September 24, 1968
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“SORE ARM: ‘They take this spike, see, and they stab you and then fill you up with germs, see, and when your arm recovers then you find out it has to all be done again. And then you can go into any cholera area and not kick the bucket. And you don’t get quarantined and you can go to warm ports and not have to freeze to death all winter. So that’s why you get a sore arm.’ At least that’s how it was all explained to me.” — The Commodore September 24, 1970
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“Your Democratic friends and Democratic PCs are supporting the destruction of the USA, and with that, the rest of the world. You seem to forget LRH quotes on Marxism. Marxists today teach the children and teenagers in USA. The LGBT sodomite agenda is rampant. LRH said that the LGBT agenda had cause the destruction of the USA (he said that in the 60’s) like before with Rome, Greece etc. Finally, you don’t seem to have duplicated the LRH taped lecture The Free Being. In it LRH describes with detail how lower organized beings and entities can and have been bringing down Free Beings and OTs along the track. Those ‘lower but well organized beings’ are the Antifa and BLM communist leaders and their spiritual entities. Yes. Marxism is a spiritual movement pretending to be atheistic. Not to say of BLM and Vudu.”
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1998: Bob Minton reported that Scientology picketers were removed from the Columbus airport by the State Police. “Three public Scientologists decided to picket us as we went to our gate at the Columbus airport. The three Scientologists were, of course, being handled by their OSA Spontaneity Supervisor. It is possible that she is Diane Stein, the DSA Atlanta who called Stacy’s mother and was on the scene for the picket of Stacy’s sister’s house in Atlanta. We explained to airport security that it was against FAA regulations for this type of unlawful assembly and demonstration to occur on FAA property. Airport security called for the state police, who didn’t seem to be aware of FAA regulations on this subject, but nevertheless made the picketers put down their signs and escorted them from the airport, much to the OSA woman’s dismay. One of the three presumably public Scientologists called me a coward, whereupon I asked him if he was familiar with the Thetan Hand Technique. He had no idea what I was talking about.”
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“Yesterday you were merely irritating. Today you’ve placed yourself on the menu.”
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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] Surprise! Scientology gets a no from local council as showdown over big tent looms
[TWO years ago] Take it from them: Scientology is creating a new civilization of super-beings!
[THREE years ago] VIDEO: Independent Scientologists protest at Scientology HQ in Los Angeles
[FOUR years ago] PODCAST: Mark Bunker on Scientology’s sabotage of progress in Clearwater
[FIVE years ago] Scientology OT 8 and ‘STAND’ blogger who expressed anti-vax views dies of Covid
[SIX years ago] VALERIE HANEY SEEKS WRIT: Victims’ rights groups show support, Scientology cries bigotry
[SEVEN years ago] Another national census is in, and Scientology comes in at a mighty 0.007 percent!
[EIGHT years ago] A Scientology enforcer dies, and one of his former victims is the only one to eulogize him
[NINE years ago] Scientology got plenty of photo ops out of hurricanes in Texas and Florida. But did it help?
[TEN years ago] Flirt with Scientology, and its dogged letter writers will hound you forever
[ELEVEN years ago] Leah Remini book out Nov. 3: ‘Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology’
[TWELVE years ago] Rathbun v. Scientology: Another appeals court hearing, this time with everything on the line
[THIRTEEN years ago] JASON BEGHE ON LEAH REMINI: She’s Right, Scientology Does Want Her to Fail
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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 3,761 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,265 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,771 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,321 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,697 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,192 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,498 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,147 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,365 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,919 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 5,260 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,830 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,747 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,914 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,500 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,759 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,507 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,076 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,387 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,562 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,244 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,581 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,434 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,550 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,912 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,711 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,595 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,170 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,671 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,931 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 16,035 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on September 24, 2026 at 07:00
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