Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]
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Scientology finally to open Chicago ‘Ideal Org’ — but it’s been soaking locals for a generation

[Dave is opening Ideal Orgs again]

 Now that the confetti has settled in Austin, we’re wondering if Scientology is going to hold to its announced schedule and open Ideal Orgs in Mexico City on Friday and Chicago on []

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Scientology leader David Miscavige’s New Year’s speech in Los Angeles — the transcript

 It’s happened again!

We were leaked audio of Scientology leader David Miscavige’s IAS speech that he gave November 3, and now, audio of his New Year’s event speech which he gave just this past Saturday in Los Angeles has also gotten to us. We want to thank Chris Shelton in particular for helping to make this []

Scientology leader David Miscavige’s IAS speech in its entirety — the transcript

 Are you ready for three hours of David Miscavige, pilgrims?

We’re partnering with Alex Barnes-Ross and his website, Scientologybusiness.com, to bring you the full Friday night program at Scientology’s IAS gala that took place on November 3, when church leader David Miscavige gave the crowd his usual report on the organization’s expansion news and handed out []

For decades he made Scientology look good. Now he’s out and telling the ugly truth.

Over the years, we’ve become very accustomed to Scientology’s “look.” You probably know what we’re referring to. The style and dressing of Scientology videos, the pacing and extravagance of Scientology events, and lavish attention to detail at Scientology []

No need to worry about the next election, Q patriots: Space Force is watching!

 Some links to Q-related items today…

No need to worry about the next election, Q patriots: Space Force is []

A Q-infested convoy’s coming to DC today with no plan and no solid idea what it stands for

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots are thankful they have each other to get through the hoax pandemic and now the hoax “war” in Ukraine, with the satanic Dumbocrat cabal pretending that Vlad is a bad []

AUDIO: Tommy Davis, as Scientology spokesman, secretly recorded discussing ‘disconnection’

 We noticed recently that one of the most important stories we published at the Village Voice is missing a series of audio recordings that go with it. They come from a secretly-recorded tape that captures then-Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis intimidating a church member with the threat of ‘disconnection,’ Scientology’s toxic control mechanism that Davis had []

Amended complaint filed against Scientology & Danny Masterson with new stalking allegations

 With less than two weeks to go before a series of crucial hearings are scheduled that will include serious challenges to their lawsuit, four women suing the Church of Scientology, its leader David Miscavige, and Scientologist actor Danny Masterson have filed an updated complaint which includes new allegations of stalking, invasion of privacy, and even []

Why does the media go along with the GOP’s ridiculous moving of goalposts?

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

Smart rethinking of the ‘goalposts’ metaphor in this set of []

Overheard in the FreeZone: Indie Hubbardism, one thought at a time

[Captain Bill Robertson]

Beginning on September 7, 2019, we started a new daily feature that quickly became very popular, quoting verbatim from things we ran across in the Scientology universe outside the church itself. (The date reflects when they were published at the Bunker, not when they were first posted in the FreeZone.)

Sep 7: “Levitation is []