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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Would-be Norway mosque terrorist makes Nazi salute in court again

 Some 74 years after the Nazi threat was put down with force by the world’s democracies, little Nazi shits like this keep popping up like mushrooms after rain with increasing []

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Trump has lawsuit over tax records dismissed, betrays the Kurds, and the day is still young

[Trump and Erdogan, AP File photo]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

Today’s news, the tl;dr []

Shocking school molestation case produces global political tug-of-war

 We’ve been keeping an eye on a criminal case that has rocked two countries on opposite sides of the globe, but has not produced much of an impression here in the United []

As Scientologists face another day in L.A. court, we have a bizarre twist to the case

[Hanan Islam, with Alfreddie Johnson at the World Literacy Crusade]

Today, testimony is scheduled to resume in the preliminary hearing of a Medi-Cal insurance fraud prosecution at the Los Angeles Superior Court that we’ve been following for several days, the latest development in a wild scam involving Scientology, its drug rehab network Narconon, the Nation of []

Six elephants die in Thai waterfall trying to save a calf, and we’re sick about it

 According to CNN, five adult elephants in Thailand died while trying to save a calf from a waterfall, which also []

Impeachment: ‘Senate won’t convict so why bother?’ vs. being on the right side of history

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly []

For you doubters, here’s proof of Scientology miracles that demonstrate the power of ‘OT’!

 It’s that time again, campers! And we like how much we introduced this idea last time, here it is []

Norwegian accidentally killed by Florida father-in-law: Do you buy this?

[Sheriff Bob Johnson]

Bizarre story out of Florida (of course), and you’ve probably heard about this Norwegian man who comes from the airport, bangs on his father-in-law’s door and is shot dead, mistaken as an []

Another sign that trophy-hunting-as-conservation is facing real opposition

[Cecil the (late) lion.]

The Telegraph says that anti-hunting organizations are taking advantage of a new report criticizing the dubious conservation claims of trophy hunting to try and kick out pro-hunting groups from the most prestigious conservation body on []

Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years

[Pete Griffiths and your proprietor, HowdyCon 2016]

Readers of this website know how much we benefit from our vast network of tipsters and correspondents because, well, we constantly tell you so. And you have also many times heard us talk about one of our very best and reliable sources, our man in Ireland and a former []