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Finally, free from space cooties: The new Scientology OT 7s are here!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has put out the new list of OT 7 completions, the level that consists of you finding the last of the disembodied spirits clinging to you that are left over from a 75-million-year []

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Why it was Scientology leader David Miscavige who declared Lisa McPherson ‘Clear’

[Miscavige, in 1998; photo by Robin Donina Serne]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As our lookback at Lisa McPherson’s death 30 years later continues, we examine one of the most important developments to come out about it: The direct link []

Countdown to Room 174: Remembering, in real time, Scientology’s grimmest scandal

[Lisa]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Through Dec 5, the 30th anniversary of Lisa McPherson’s tragic death, we’re going to be remembering in real time the many unusual and distressing details of her story, which remains today Scientology’s most awful []

How Scientology’s friend Pam Bondi made a problem for John Travolta go away

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: For months we’ve been pointing out how Scientology has interesting connections to the White House this term. But how does that actually benefit Scientologists? Well, we have an interesting example of that today, and []

Let them eat caviar: What Scientology’s big donors chowed down on at the 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: Alex Barnes-Ross keeps sending us good stuff from last weekend’s IAS gala, which took place at Scientology’s UK headquarters. On Saturday was the Patrons Ball, when only donors of at least $50,000 can get []

Scientology leaves Valerie Haney in limbo after 15th day of ‘arbitration’

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We told you that Valerie Haney would be going through a 15th day of ‘religious arbitration’ Friday, an unprecedented slog through this kangaroo court where Scientology sets all the rules. Now, after talking to []

Scientology piles on with amicus brief to punish Danny Masterson victims in AI mess

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology is getting some outside help with a ‘friend of the court’ letter to an appeals court weighing what to do about the AI blunder we’ve been telling you about in the lawsuit that []

Elena Cardone flogging Dianetics? Scientology must be pretty desperate, expert says

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The same day one of our readers forwarded to us a clip that featured Elena Cardone flogging Scientology’s bible for a Scottsdale podcaster, we also heard from an expert who really put the video []

Valerie Haney forced to go an unprecedented 15 days in Scientology ‘arbitration’

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Since October ’23, Valerie Haney has endured days and days of Scientology’s dubious ‘religious arbitration,’ with no end in sight. Yesterday her attorneys tried to convince Judge Gail Killefer to put some constraints on []

OT Phenomena: More talking with the dead for Scientology superbeings!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The new Scientology ‘OT Phenomena’ are here, continuing a trend that this once-vaunted feature may be turning a corner! For years, we’ve enjoyed reading these ghost stories passed off as evidence that Scientologists gain []