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The Kirstie Alley ‘Celebrity’ interview: Remembering how into the ‘tech’ she was

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Someone sent us a 1988 Celebrity magazine we hadn’t seen, and we thought you’d want to see the interview it featured with Kirstie Alley. It’s amazing that Scientology used to do interviews like this […]

Danny Masterson gets in on Scientology debate in his criminal appeal

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The debate about Scientology in the case that put Danny Masterson in prison is really heating up — even Masterson has decided to weigh in. And yet we don’t know if it will have […]

Field report: Scientology finally gets in gear despite a complete lack of local interest

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After allowing an empty building to rot for decades, Scientology finally gets to work creating a new ‘Ideal Org’ in a place that shows no interest in what David Miscavige is selling. Enjoy this […]

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: Finally, his second wife gets away

[L. Ron Hubbard and Sara Northrup in 1951

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sara Northrup may have been the most interesting person L. Ron Hubbard ever met. And 75 years ago today, she gratefully got rid of him forever. But […]

Court rejects ‘amicus’ from Scientology’s religious pals in Danny Masterson appeal

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Nine days after accepting an ‘amicus’ brief from Scientology advocating for Danny Masterson in his upcoming appeal hearing, the court has rejected an attempt to pile on from a group of 14 other religious […]

This is your brain on Scientology

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Has there ever been a big Scientology donor who is so out there as an ambassador of Ron’s ‘technology’ as Elena Cardone? Her antics are really something, even in front of non-Scientologists. What could […]

Another reason for the blues in Memphis: Scientology is coming to town!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: If there’s one thing Scientology leader David Miscavige encourages, it’s big checks from wealthy members who want to make a splash, including from people so they can be ‘mission holders.’ Looks like Dave has […]

Religious groups resubmit amicus on behalf of Scientology celeb Danny Masterson’s appeal

[Make no mistake where David Miscavige is in the pecking order]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Apparently bolstered by the appeals court accepting Scientology’s ‘amicus’ on behalf of Danny Masterson on a second try, the 14 other religious groups that […]

Revenge of the newts: Scientology gets more bad news about its plans at UK headquarters

[Dave is running into more issues with newts at Saint Hill!]

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 wants to tear up some rural fields for his annual tent party at the church’s UK headquarters. Not surprisingly, environmental […]

Scientology petitions the court: Where are the AI sanctions in the Danny Masterson lawsuit?

[Scientology and Masterson want punishment for John Kucera and Boies Schiller]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After a Los Angeles court delivered a nearly total victory to the Jane Doe victims and rejected Scientology’s appeal of its anti-SLAPP in the […]

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