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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Here’s the 2025 Scientology Super Bowl ad — this time it’s ‘The Question’

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A few hours ago, early in the morning of the day that Super Bowl LIX will take place in New Orleans, Scientology revealed its ad for the big game this year. And once again, []

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Ruling by decree: Q patriots love it, and libturds are losing their minds

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Rebecca Minkoff’s RHONY flop may have helped her brand, but didn’t help Scientology

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We got around to watching Rebecca Minkoff’s final appearance on Real Housewives of New York, and wow, was it grim. She’s decided to leave the show, which is probably a good thing. Imagine if []

Trump chaos being held back (a little) by judiciary — but for how long?

 Some links to Q-related items today []

Surely this is the video that will get you to join Scientology staff, slacker!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We know, based on numerous lines of evidence, that the Church of Scientology is having a tough time staffing its many ‘Ideal Orgs’ around the country. But that doesn’t keep them from trying! We []

The Color Out of Spite: Fascism can be hard to explain, but racism isn’t

 Yesterday, our old friend Roy Edroso posted yet another brilliant political essay at his Substack, “Roy Edroso Breaks It Down,” that captures the moment we’re living through. He generously gave us permission to repost the article here, and we highly suggest you get on his mailing []

A new Scientology ‘success’ makes miracle claims we’re not used to seeing

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross sent us a mailer from Scientology’s UK headquarters featuring a woman who has attained the state of ‘Clear.’ But this one was a little different. It makes healing claims about a disabled []

Will 51st state be Canada, Greenland, or Gaza? Q patriots can’t wait to find out

 Some links to Q-related items today []

‘Tired of Priscilla Presley’s version,’ Brigitte Kruse to reveal the truth ‘about everything’

[Brigitte Kruse and Priscilla Presley]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Brigitte Kruse and Priscilla Presley are suing each other in Florida and California, and Brigitte has been the subject of a campaign, she says, to destroy her reputation. She tells []

The Empire Strikes Back: China slaps tariffs on US imports

 Some links to Q-related items today []