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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Rough seas? Tough cookie, sailor. In Scientology, you upchuck at your own peril

 In response to my essay on the Azores hurricane of October 1970, two of my shipmates at the time wrote in to say that what they remember most was being seasick. Their comments shed light on this additional burden that so many of my Apollo shipmates endured, in addition to the other hardships of their []

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Ukraine disinfo is rampant, but Q patriots, at least, are hopeful the end of the world is nigh

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots are still rooting on their man Vlad Putin, but they’re also encouraged by the invasion of Ukraine as a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Shock and awe, []

Scientology asks California Supreme Court to review its defeat on ‘religious arbitration’

[Plaintiff Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and defendant Danny Masterson]

Last year the California State Supreme Court took the unusual step of intervening in a court case involving former Scientologists suing the church and Danny Masterson. That eventually led to a landmark appeals court decision in January defeating Scientology’s “religious arbitration” strategy, which had derailed the []

Q patriots discover Zelensky’s past as an actor and now they’re totally confused

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots are still trying to make sense of the situation in []

And now a word from Scientology’s very own church ladies — Valley chapter

 One of the things that makes Scientology so unique is the way it’s caught between two very different concepts of []

Q patriots and convoy cowboys are disappointed that Ukraine is getting all the attention

 Some links to Q-related items today…

For Q patriots who admire Vlad Putin the news out of Ukraine has been uncomfortable. Can’t we just get back to the []

Clark Carr, 75, who gave up comedy dreams to become Scientology’s drug rehab mouthpiece

 According to his longtime comedy partner Tom Solari, Scientology’s former Narconon International president Clark Carr has died after a yearlong bout with cancer. He was []

Satanic Dumbocrats reveal supremely qualified pick for Supremes and Q patriots rage

 Some links to Q-related items today…

The satanic Dumbocrats revealed their supremely qualified pick to join the Supremes, and Q patriots are []

In Danny Masterson rape case, Scientology tried to put LA court through ‘Truth Rundown’

[Scientology attorney William Forman, and Danny Masterson]

On February 8 there was a hearing in Danny Masterson’s rape case, and it received substantial coverage from the news media. Masterson’s motion to have the charges against him thrown out was denied by Judge Ronald Coen. The parties then moved down the hall to the trial court of []

While Q patriots root for Putin, Ukrainians showing their mettle against invasion

 Before we turn to the Q insanity, a look at a brave leader and his metal-as-fuck []