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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Indie Scientologists after their protest: We want to hear from church members about abuses

Last week we were curious about how the protest of independent Scientologists had panned out at Scientology’s Los Angeles []

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Indicted crossdresser calls for execution in fire alarm scandal

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Scientology whines that the Jane Does leaked info worse than Tom Mesereau did

[Scientology attorney Bill Forman is sticking up for Tom Mesereau]

We told you on Tuesday that Judge Upinder Kalra lifted the stay on the Bixler v. Scientology lawsuit and set a tentative trial date for September []

Trump calls for shop robbers to be shot in California speech

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Scientology makes an exception for ABCMouse honcho, will hold memorial for Doug Dohring

Our readers know that we’ve become accustomed over the years to writing remembrances for Scientology figures because the church itself is usually silent about the passing of even some of its most important []

SWIFT BOAT 2024: Trump will smother Biden because he’s focusing on issues that matter

 Some links to Q-related items today []

PHOTO: More Scientology enforcers who were ID’d at the Danny Masterson trial

[Chris and Miranda Scoggins: Don’t use the ‘R’ word]

One of the surprises to come out of the Danny Masterson trial was a photo of one of Scientology’s most elusive and notorious figures, a “master at arms” enforcer named Julian []

Trump amps up birther attacks as he prepares to run against Obama in 2024

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Scientology’s elder abuse: The legal demand that even the church couldn’t ignore

[Graham Berry does it again]

If you’ve been watching Mike Rinder’s YouTube channel, you know he’s been detailing a horrific case of elder abuse spelled out by whistleblower Mike []

Sworn testimony on Scientology harassment in Leah Remini’s lawsuit

Last week we told you that Leah Remini had augmented her lawsuit against Scientology by submitting a motion to the court asking for an []