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Technology Cocktail
“A particularly important phase of Preventive Dianetics is encountered when dealing with the pregnant woman. People ask, ‘Should you audit a pregnant woman?’ The question cannot be answered ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ unqualifiedly. If the woman’s aberrations are causing her to do and be things which are injurious to the child to the point of costing its life, yes, audit. But if she can get by till after the child is born, leave it alone; you can give her a little bit of straight-wire without hitting grief discharges.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1951
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“You got a pc who isn’t ARC breaky and you now feel happy about the thing and you can go on auditing and find out what is wrong. This is to get him back into the realm of the living. So you see, that’s a valuable thing to know. If that fails you, well, you’ve always got suicide. You could propose that to the pc. That would solve his problems. ‘R2-45’ by its various . . various other techniques. So don’t think that you just have this one technique to fall back on. Now, that’s a valuable thing to know, that you can probably desensitize the situation . . that is to say, you can resensitize the meter by running the goal.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 31, 1961
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“A person found on a post who is not fully hatted is liable to ethics action. Awareness of the scene does not seem to exist in the absence of hatting. Thus unhatted persons look sort of blind. Mystery on post equals mystery of environment. You see this as a sort of frightened no confidence. I think hatting even changes eyesight. We ought to test it out. We already know that unhatted people get hurt more than hatted people. We know overts stem from misunderstoods. And we know running overts changes eyesight. it then probably follows that unhatted people couldn’t see a tiger if it was biting them! So, how to be mystified by it all and afraid — remain unhatted. But leave that to the old Catholic Church. They wanted everyone ignorant. So they would be terrified and blind? It figures. So get hatted and see.” — The Commodore, October 31, 1971
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“If we don’t do something in an organized way, Scientology may become… another Religion. World going down, zombies is the end product of this civilization. Will you take it or allow it to happen? Live in a world full of Zombies? Imagine the ideal scene: Thousands working together, thousands of aware thetans like you and me. And they all have one thing in common: A strong conviction they are immortal beings. Those are the ones I want. Aware Thetans. The world is going down fast now. We have been losing all the way. There comes a guy, says: Admin is completely out. Too few get it. Other-intentiondess, a disease worst than COVID-19. As long as I am keyed out I am going to post so You, yes You, see this and Re-cognite! Maybe new people, fresh in mind and mental vigor need to get to know Scientology. At least You can help with that.”
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2000: The Standard published an article this week on the efforts of Scientology to forbid auctions of E-meters on the Ebay auction site. “The auction of primitive electronic devices used by the Church of Scientology to measure the spiritual health of its members has been blocked by eBay, to the dismay of critics of the church and supporters of the Internet auction system. Several of these were being auctioned off on eBay before lawyers representing the Church of Scientology complained, saying that only licensed Scientology ministers were allowed to own e-meters. EBay discontinued the auctions of the devices. Helen Kobrin, a lawyer for the church, said that e-meters are protected under US federal law, which states they may only be owned by authorised members of the Church of Scientology. But she couldn’t recall what case or federal ruling established this legal protection. According to eBay, the e-meter auction was discontinued under its intellectual property owners protection programme. ‘EBay removed the item because of the VeRO guidelines; we are not determining the legality or illegality of the item,’ said eBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove.”
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“As Claire pointed out, the whole ‘What is true for you is what you have observed yourself’ is a circular logic conundrum. It should be ‘If something isn’t true for you it’s because you have a M/U.’ I recall reading a paper by Touretzky or Kent that explained how the ‘misunderstood word’ is what everything else in Scientology revolves around. It is the key.”
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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 heard and submitted, waiting for ruling. 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. Scientology’s attempt to gut the case failed, and appeals court upheld. Back to trial court in December.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ 17 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. Case returning 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. Hearing on arbitration motion set for March, 2027.
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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] IAS gala starts tonight: Scientology throws last-minute hurdles at protesters
[TWO years ago] Boo! A special L. Ron Hubbard treat for a spooky Scientology Halloween
[THREE years ago] Scientology’s attack on Leah Remini’s suit: How the church responds to claims of interference
[FOUR years ago] This Halloween, Scientology is up to its old tricks again
[FIVE years ago] Kirstie Alley, the Scientology Celebrity Centre, and that time we lost a teenager
[SIX years ago] The Top 25 People Enabling Scientology, No. 10: Political shills
[SEVEN years ago] How ‘The Kominsky Method’ nailed it: Writer Chuck Lorre’s secret Scientology past
[EIGHT years ago] On sale today: Battlefield Scientology — the best of the Bunker, with Paulette Cooper!
[NINE years ago] Tonight on ‘Aftermath’: How Leah Remini’s friends in Scientology put her to the test
[TEN years ago] Leah Remini reveals that she’s been stalked during production of her new TV series
[ELEVEN years ago] Jon Atack: The ‘Axioms’ — L. Ron Hubbard’s attempt to make Scientology sound ‘sciencey’
[TWELVE years ago] A reminder, this Halloween, that Scientology’s tricks tear families apart
[THIRTEEN years ago] Honesty in Scientology: Jefferson Hawkins Helps Us With Another Ethical Quandary
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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 3,798 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 4,302 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,808 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 4,358 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,734 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 3,229 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,535 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 5,184 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,402 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,956 days.
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Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,784 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,951 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,537 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,796 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,544 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 4,113 days.
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Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,599 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 5,281 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,618 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,471 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,587 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,949 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,748 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,592 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 4,207 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,708 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,968 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 16,072 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 31, 2026 at 07:00
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