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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Scientology’s floating cathedral is back in a big way, pilgrims!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: The pandemic was hard on Scientology’s aging cruise ship the Freewinds. And we wondered about the seaworthiness of this expensive floating cathedral. Well, a new flier suggests the old []

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Libturds freak out: ‘Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king!’

 Some links to Q-related items today []

With Valerie Haney’s Scientology ‘arbitration’ unfinished, is her lawsuit on the brink?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: A hearing is scheduled today in Valerie Haney’s lawsuit against Scientology, the one she filed nearly six years ago. In that period, she’s endured shockingly abusive behavior by the []

Trump says we have a ‘very corrupt country,’ and should take millions off of Social Security

 Some links to Q-related items today []

After RHONY, Rebecca Minkoff back to promoting Scientology’s sneaky front groups

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Rebecca Minkoff walked away from Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of New York’ after a less-than-stellar run as a ‘friend’ of the cast in the show’s 15th season, but it looks []

DOGE learning about government as it whacks it, and libturds howl

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Scientology staff scores with a new all-star: Pro dunker Connor Barth!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Although plenty of evidence suggests that Scientology is struggling to staff its facilities as it dwindles in general, it does still manage to rope in a few suckers — []

The fresh smell of freedom: Trump taking trips on your dime

 Some links to Q-related items today []

RFK Jr.’s ties to Scientology’s sordid past, and his unity on its goals today

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Earlier this week we told you about OT Scientologists at the Kennedy Center and in the Ukraine talks, and now we have to bring up the involvement of Scientology []

Trump asserts he’s beyond the law, and who’s to contradict him?

 Some links to Q-related items today []