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More proof Scientology is pressuring parents about its new ‘Golden Age’ for kids

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While Scientology continues to struggle with recruitment, at the same time leader David Miscavige is pushing hard in two directions: New buildings, and a new heavy focus on children. Here’s more evidence that parents []

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Stunning video evidence of Scientology’s use of social media to smear its critics

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One thing Leah Remini has done so well in her lawsuit against Scientology is detail how it uses social media to smear her and others, implying that the church recruits a network of volunteers []

Here’s Scientology’s version of what happened at the aborted Clearwater arbitration

[Peter Mansell, Scientology minion]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Three ex-Scientologists say they were put through an abusive ‘arbitration’ that was so unprofessional, they want a judge to intervene. Scientology denies this and has submitted a declaration from someone who []

Scientology is holding another anniversary party for Dianetics! Will Dave be there?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last year, Scientology leader David Miscavige held what we figured was a one-off celebration to mark 75 years since publication of L. Ron Hubbard’s 1950 bestseller Dianetics. But Dave had so much fun, apparently, []

Read Scientology’s pitch for the Clearwater street it wants shut down for its Vatican

[The pope of Scientology wants his own sacred city]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In 1975, Scientology secretly crept into Clearwater, Florida, and its citizens were not consulted if they wanted to become its ‘spiritual mecca.’ Now, leader David Miscavige []

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: His bizarre letter from Cuba

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We continue the history of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as it played out 75 years ago, and that the church hides from its members today. This time, Hubbard finally told his 2nd wife []

Scientology leader David Miscavige is 66 today, and we have presents!

[Dave at the 2025 IAS gala]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige today marks 66 years on the planet. Will he have a party, with cake? We wonder. As for the Underground Bunker, we’ve turned again to []

Scientology gets biased boost in East Grinstead, submits new plans in Clearwater

[Dave is working the lines in England and Florida]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Things are heating up on both sides of the Atlantic as David Miscavige tries to arm-wrestle a couple of cities important to Scientology’s fortunes. Alex Barnes-Ross []

Scientology’s new building spree: Real expansion, or more baubles to impress donors?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s been obvious for several years that Scientology leader David Miscavige was dealing with lagging recruitment by convincing wealthy donors to give more, and to spend that money on buildings. And this year, Dave []

More Scientology safe-pointing at Mar-a-Lago, this time with Kerri Kasem

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In February, we learned that Nancy Cartwright, the Cardones, and Tom Cummins made a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago. And now, in the latest mission of ‘safe-pointing,’ a minor Scientology celebrity made her way there for []