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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Saddest parade ever overshadowed by Trump fan assassinating Dem lawmakers in Minnesota

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When Father’s Day 2025 reminds you that Scientology ripped apart your family

 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 Father’s Day 2025 here in the US, but for many Scientology families, it’s only a reminder that church leader David Miscavige sadistically rips apart families for political leverage. Geoff Levin tells us what []

Q patriots are confused about the Middle East, but certain about their man

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Scientology request for draconian law avoided, accord with protesters reached

[Alex Barnes-Ross and Scientology’s Janet Laveau actually agreed on something!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Big news from Alex Barnes-Ross this morning as he shares with us a document that lays out a code of conduct for both protesters and []

Israel strikes Iran and wider war looms, but Q patriots still back their man

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Scientology gushes about the inroads made by its new media strategy!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s new Impact magazine reassures Scientologists that its big international media push this year has had a major result. After leader David Miscavige spent untold sums for ads in dozens of countries, some people []

Trump sees ‘Les Mis’ at Kennedy Center; Newsom: ‘Someone explain the plot to him’

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Waiting for Xenu: What it’s like when your Scientology Ideal Org never comes

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What happens when two Underground Bunker readers go in search of their Scientology white whale: The Ideal Org that never gets built. A picture story for our Beckettian age. [What is this Substack thing, []

Q patriots ecstatic the storm is breaking in LA, libturd executions imminent

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Scientology threw another party and you weren’t invited — this time in Phoenix!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We told you about Scientology’s newest holy shrines to founder L. Ron Hubbard, and that another one was having its grand opening in May, in Phoenix. We have photos from the event now, including []