TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has updated its plans to pave over fields near its UK headquarters for its once-a year gala, and is seeking council approval. And what of the poor protected amphibians in the way? Alex […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As a former London staffer and with his annual protests of the IAS gala at Scientology’s UK headquarters Saint Hill Manor, Alex Barnes-Ross is uniquely positioned to judge the severity of the ransomware breach […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Church of Scientology has filed an amicus brief in support of Danny Masterson’s attempt to overturn his conviction that has him serving 30 years to life. This is the most definitive evidence yet […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: And so we reach the 30th anniversary of Scientology’s grimmest scandal, the tragic death of Lisa McPherson. We conclude our series about her final days with the truly disturbing details about her final hours. […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Day after day, Scientology’s ‘caretakers’ stood by and watched Lisa McPherson deteriorate. How could they do that and not get her real care? Just a day before the 30th anniversary of her tragic end, […]