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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Latest Capitol rioters arrested: Florida TV chef and poker player — and OT Scientologists

 Arrests continue to be made in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot as the FBI is still working to identify some of the individuals in the mob that stormed the building. The latest case unsealed was noted by news organizations because it involved an interesting couple who lived together in a home in Dunedin, Florida: []

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Q patriots, who yearn for military slaughter in the US, watch Ukraine with wistful eyes

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots have spent years yearning for the day the Emergency Broadcast System shows up on American televisions to proclaim that the storm has arrived and the military has begun executions of satanic Dumbocrat leaders. Now, with actual emergency broadcasts being aired in Ukraine as their hero Vlad Putin begins []

What the Dutch Coast Guard really thinks about Scientology and its ship the Freewinds

[Is this Freewinds Capt Mike Napier “training” Dutch Coast Guard members?]

In 2019, Scientology issued one of its typically boastful press releases, this time about its private cruise ship, the Freewinds. In it, the church claimed about its floating cathedral, “Such is her reputation, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) appointed the Freewinds as a training platform []

American conservatives siding with Russia didn’t begin with Tucker Carlson

 We were grateful to see our old friend Roy Edroso post this story at his substack. He generously gave us permission to reprint it here when we told him we thought our readers would find it helpful to understand what is going on in these insane times. Please consider subscribing to Roy’s newsletter at this []

Shekter: A trial by storm for Scientology’s most dedicated still resonates today

 September 1970, Azores. Now that I have moved my way up from the Stewards Department to administrative jobs, a new highlight of my life on board is my initiation into the routines and rituals of sea watches. []

What happens if you invite your unvaxxed Q-crazy relatives to your wedding

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Our question is, who’s inviting Q patriots to their wedding at this []

Scientology celebrates new staff as everything is really going gangbusters

 Although the pandemic put a hold on Scientology’s major events and its ‘Ideal Org’ grand openings, leader David Miscavige is still pushing his troops to staff up orgs that were about to open before the []

It’s a new morning in America: Trump’s Truth Social launches on Presidents Day

 Some links to Q-related items today…

It’s a new morning in []

After a court restored the Danny Masterson suit, Scientology is apoplectic with rage

[He’s simmering.]

[Jeffrey Augustine shares some thoughts with us about the recent landmark court rulings we’ve been watching — []

Understanding international politics is tough enough without your fantasy about the ‘storm’

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Understanding international politics is tough enough without having to fit everything into your fantasy about the []