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]
FOLLOW ME ON
Daily Notifications
Sign up for free emails to receive the feature story every morning in your inbox at tonyortega.substack.com

Categories

Monthly Archives

CA Supreme Court denies Danny Masterson petition to review rape case motion

 Just in: After soliciting briefs from both the prosecution and the defense, the California State Supreme Court has denied Danny Masterson’s petition to review a motion to dismiss his rape charges that was struck down in []

ADVERTISEMENT

Q patriots in a tailspin after 3-year Durham probe’s first case ends in acquittal

[Michael Sussman after his acquittal]

 Some links to Q-related items today…

After a three-year probe, special counsel John Durham’s first prosecution ends in acquittal of attorney Michael Sussman and a huge letdown for Q patriots. Even an attempt to bake it into a win, promoted by QAnon John, doesn’t really work with []

Scientology co-opts ‘Top Gun’ success for its own fundraising needs

 In perhaps the most predictable move ever, Scientology is jumping on the success of celebrity member Tom Cruise’s biggest ever box office opening weekend for one of its own fundraising []

Danny Masterson: Attorney Tom Mesereau is out, trial delayed to October 11

[Danny Masterson and his former lawyer, Tom Mesereau]

Judge Charlaine Olmedo denied Danny Masterson’s motion to sever two of the counts against him, but she’s asked for more briefing on the other motion to dismiss he filed in his criminal rape case, delaying a ruling. But perhaps the bigger news from today’s hearing is that Danny’s []

Q patriots wonder: Did USC’s football team just reveal that the storm is coming?

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Chinese jets in a USC football poster and Chinese jets violating Taiwanese airspace? They must be []

Judge Olmedo to hear Danny Masterson’s latest motions to dismiss and sever rape charges

[Judge Charlaine Olmedo and Danny Masterson]

On Friday we spelled out in more detail what Danny Masterson’s defense is arguing in its latest motions in his criminal rape case. Today, Judge Charlaine Olmedo is scheduled to hear those arguments as Masterson’s attorneys try to convince her to dismiss the count of forcible rape in regards to []

Feds will probe the Uvalde law enforcement response, but will anything change?

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots haven’t fallen out of love with the horse []

The subchaser that never was: L. Ron Hubbard’s farcical first command

 It’s Memorial Day here in the US, and once again we’ve asked Chris Owen for an excerpt from his excellent book Ron the War Hero to commemorate L. Ron Hubbard’s war service. Make sure to pick up a copy of the book if you haven’t []

The grift goes on and on as ‘Ultra-MAGA’ event in Wyoming demonstrates

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Way back in the Upside Down, when we were editing a newspaper in Fort Lauderdale, we had the privilege of working with a young reporter named P.J. Tobia. He’s gone on to great things, and we’re turning over the Lowdown this morning to his observations in []

Tom Cruise’s hit movie couldn’t come at a better time for his Scientology best bud

 Your proprietor is big at the Daily Beast again today with a new story about everyone’s favorite Scientology topic: Tom []