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David Miscavige irked by evidence of his Florida ties, but judge doesn’t want to hear it

[Scientology leader David Miscavige and federal Judge Thomas Barber]

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 is hopping mad again, but this time he’s not going to be able to jam up a court docket with his whining. []

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Scientology fundraising goes down the rabbit hole in the most oblivious flier ever!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We have even more wild Scientology fundraising propaganda for you, and this time it’s really asking members to go down the rabbit hole! [What is this Substack thing, []

PODCAST: Clarissa Adams on Scientology ripping apart families right now

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of the people who reached out to us about the unfortunate news about Jenny Burpee was Clarissa Adams, who knew Jenny in the Sea Org. We invited Clarissa on the podcast to talk []

Mark Bunker: Scientology going nuts over upcoming Tampa Bay Times report

[Bunker helpfully identifies Scientology mouthpiece Ben Shaw]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Mark Bunker made comments last night at Clearwater, Florida’s city council meeting about Scientology’s latest freakout, this time about a bombshell about to come out in the Tampa []

Tommy Davis accosted her in the street. Now Deb Rennard has another fight on her hands.

[Deborah Rennard and Tommy Davis]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of the strangest things to come out of the Paul Haggis trial in New York last year was when Haggis’s ex-wife was accosted by Tommy Davis. And now, she []

Scientology leader David Miscavige doing business in Florida: The evidence

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of David Miscavige’s most stunning claims in his frenetic attempts to keep himself from being named a defendant in a Tampa labor trafficking lawsuit is that he does no business in Florida. Now []

Scientology got its arbitrators, but also wants $107K in sanctions from Valerie Haney

[Scientology attorney William Forman is not happy with Valerie Haney]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Although Scientology seemed to get what it wanted — arbitrators chosen in Valerie Haney’s dispute — it still wants the court to sanction her for []

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s 112th birthday: What’s your favorite tall tale of his?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Great Thetan, Scientology’s ‘Commodore,’ L. Ron Hubbard, was born 112 years ago today, and we’re celebrating with one of his great tall tales. Which of his stretchers is your favorite? [What is this []

Celebrity Sunday: Jim Meskimen, Terry Jastrow, and… Helena Kobrin?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re continuing our look back at Celebrity magazine, which appears to be a victim of the pandemic. We’ve gathered some of the last issues Scientology published, and today we thought we’d look at Issue []

PODCAST: HBO ‘Q Into the Storm’ star Fredrick Brennan on Scientology and QAnon

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We hope you had a chance to see HBO’s excellent 2021 investigation into the origins of the QAnon phenomenon, Q Into the Storm. One of the surprising stars of the series was Fredrick Brennan, []