The person in the video you see below is Dana White. He’s president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts organization obsessively followed by its fans, who tend to be younger men. Dana has been dealing with some controversy since he was caught on tape on New Year’s Eve slapping his wife in [...]]]>

 
The person in the video you see below is Dana White. He’s president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts organization obsessively followed by its fans, who tend to be younger men. Dana has been dealing with some controversy since he was caught on tape on New Year’s Eve slapping his wife in a drunken brawl. But we’re more interested in something he said a few months ago on the “Action Junkeez” podcast.

White said that he’d had bloodwork done by an expert in Miami who said, based on a blood draw and DNA sample, that he could pinpoint White’s death to the month, and that he had 10.4 years to live.

 
In an unedited version of the recording, we find that it’s a biologist named Gary Brecka who claimed he could pinpoint White’s death date, and that his company is known as “10X Health System.”

White also mentioned that the company was owned by Grant Cardone.

We know Cardone as Scientology’s hammy get-rich huckster who has made a fortune with a heavy use of social media.

We had previously reported that Cardone was branching out from buying and selling apartment buildings and getting into such sketchy areas as stem cell therapy.

And we want to thank the reader that brought “10X Health Systems” to our attention, because wow, this is next-level stuff.

You see, after Dana White was told that his death could be pinpointed to the month, he was then offered a longer life if he would just follow the 10X Health System plan.

See how that works? Clever. You’re going to die next week — unless you give us a boatload of cash.

So what are some of the things that 10X Health System has on offer? Well, you thought Scientology prices were nutty.

One of the lines you can invest in is the “Superhuman Protocol” which is described in this way: “The Superhuman Protocol is specifically designed to help your DNA function properly so that you can look, feel, and be great.”

Hey, that sounds scientific. Let’s look at the products for sale.

 
130 grand for a tanning bed, some oxygen, some “pulsed electromagnetic field therapy,” and some red lights? Where do we sign up!

But wait, there’s more! You too can get in on the superhuman DNA industry with a 10X Health System franchise!

 
Is Grant, our tipster asked, “trying to cash in on the QAnon ‘med bed’ BS?”

(If you check in on our blog about the QAnon movement, “The Lowdown,” you may know that some Q patriots seem to believe that the “elites” are keeping miracle “med bed” technology from us that would heal us instantly from any disease, sort of like Dr. McCoy’s gadgets on the Starship Enterprise.)

But we also can’t help wondering about Grant’s side gig sort of setting up a competition with his Scientology principles here. Who’s going to want to go through the TRs in the hopes of raising IQ, when you can fork out for a med bed that maximizes the effectiveness of your DNA?

And at Scientology-like prices, too. Is Grant setting up competition with Scientology, or is he squirreling here? (In Scientology, “squirrels” are those who make their own use of L. Ron Hubbard’s ideas outside the strict guidelines of the church itself.)

Why sit in a Scientology sauna for a month, for example, when you can hurry up your transformation with Grant’s 10X IV setup!

 
Gosh, ever wonder what it would be like to have government agencies that actually looked into flim flam artists pretending to administer medicine?

Yeah, those were the days.

 
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Technology Cocktail

“There is the principle in Scientology called pan-determinism. This could be loosely defined as determining the activities of two or more sides in a game simultaneously. For instance, a person playing chess is being self-determined and is playing chess against an opponent. A person who is pan-determined on the subject of chess could play both sides of the board. One is pan-determined about any game to which he is senior.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1956

 
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON

We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.

THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?

— The Underground Bunker Podcast

[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH

— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see

[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf

— SPECIAL: Your Proprietor’s updates on the Danny Masterson trial

[1] Sep 21 [2] Sep 28 [3] Oct 4 [4] Oct 10 [5] Oct 11: Day One [6] Oct 12: Day Two [7] Oct 13: Day Three [8] Oct 17: Day Four [9] Oct 18: Day Five [10] Oct 19: Day Six [11] Special interview with Chris Shelton, Oct 19 [12] Oct 20: Day Seven [13] Oct 21: Day Eight [14] First week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [15] Oct 24: Day Nine [16] Oct 25: Day Ten [17] Oct 27: Day Eleven [18] Oct 28: Day Twelve [19] Second week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [20] Halloween special [21] Nov 2: Day Thirteen [22] Nov 3: Day Fourteen [23] Nov 4: Day Fifteen [24] Third week in review [25] Nov 5, Saturday special [26] Nov 6, Sunday special [27] Nov 7, Day Sixteen [28] Lisa Marie Presley breaking news [29] Nov 8, Day Seventeen [30] Nov 9, Day Eighteen [31] Nov 10, Day Nineteen

 
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Source Code

“Authorship of the universe is something which has been in question for many years. People have been arguing about this for a long time. Even in ancient times the Christian argument with the conservative, status quo religion of Rome involved the creation of the universe. Who created the universe? In the early days of Greece, you found the various factions fighting over this fact of the actual creator of the universe. People have a tendency to run it backwards and try to find an earlier creator or a master creator, or this and that. What are they looking for? They’re looking for you! You’re hunted! To that degree, you’re hunted. Fascinating.” — L. Ron Hubbard, January 22, 1957

Avast, Ye Mateys

“SMERSH: We have heard directly from the head of Smersh ‘Ban the Bomb Carstairs’ whose contempt for anyone else’s intelligence leads him to state he knows nothing about any attacks on Scientology. Ding, ding, ding, here comes the wagon! Plans for Ship Operation. I haven’t got any. Have you? Nice warm sun.” — The Commodore, January 22, 1970

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“Idiots. Apparently the vaccine manufacturers didn’t know (or perhaps they do), that glycol was used on injections on the R6 Bank engram 75 million years ago. Now the idiots are wondering if polyethylene glycol is causing the gruesome Covid 19 vaccine adverse reactions.”

 
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Past is Prologue

2001: Mike Krotz reported that the body which washed up on a St. Petersburg beach belonged to a former Scientologist. “I have it on very good authority that this was the son of two area Scientologists. He was kicked out of the house some years ago, as he would not follow the teachings adhered to by his parents. They ‘disconnected’ from his ‘thetan infested meat body,’ and refused to have anything to do with him.”

 
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Random Howdy

“Scientology doesn’t have to murder people. It just drives them crazy and they end up murdering others or they kill themselves. Scientology may have murdered someone in the past, but there’s no conclusive proof — and critics talking like it’s a fact just makes them look kinda obsessed and a little bit nuts to outsiders.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Mistrial declared November 30. Retrial scheduled, jury selection begins March 29.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Plea deadline scheduled for December 16.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff scheduled to time served with three years supervised release, restitution of $9.7 million.
— Rizza Islam, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for March 1 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial hearing December 9.
— Yanti Mike Greene, Scientology private eye accused of contempt of court: Found guilty of criminal and civil contempt.

Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Complaint filed April 28 in Tampa federal court, Scientology moving to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs filed amended complaint on August 2. Hearing November 17 to argue the arbitration motions, awaiting ruling.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Selection of arbitrators underway. Next court hearing: February 2, 2023.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Appellate court removes requirement of arbitration on January 19, case remanded back to Superior Court. Stay in place at least through February 7.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Case settled ahead of scheduled Dec 6 trial.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: New trial ordered after appeals court overturned prior ruling.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Lawsuit filed by the FTC and state of Georgia in August, now in discovery phase.

 
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SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Scientology is begging members to download the new Freewinds app, and we’re green with envy
[TWO years ago] As Kevin Trudeau’s prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever
[THREE years ago] Cedric Bixler-Zavala blames Scientology for poisoned dog he had to put down yesterday
[FOUR years ago] Tonight, Leah Remini takes us into the incredible story of Scientology’s Clearwater takeover
[FIVE years ago] Scientology relies heavily on Russian immigrants — and ‘disconnection’ doesn’t spare them
[SIX years ago] National civil rights museum knows it’s harboring Scientology front group, shrugs it off
[SEVEN years ago] Here’s your chance to meet the Sea Org at Scientology’s open house next week
[EIGHT years ago] Las Vegas attorney files 27th suit against Scientology rehab, Michigan attorney files 2nd
[NINE years ago] Monique Rathbun seeks sanctions, Scientology tries to kill Miscavige deposition in court today
[TEN years ago] Scientology Scrambling to Deal with Bad Publicity
[ELEVEN years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: The “Thrill” of Fundraising!

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on January 22, 2023 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2021 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2021), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

 

Tony Ortega at The Daily Beast

 In 2019, we found out that Grant Cardone, professional ham hock, had pulled in a big crowd at Scientology’s Hollywood Celebrity Centre.

This was a big deal, because these days, Scientology never has big crowds outside of its planned and stage-managed annual big events like LRH Birthday and New Year’s Eve. Oldtimers will remember a time [...]]]>

 
In 2019, we found out that Grant Cardone, professional ham hock, had pulled in a big crowd at Scientology’s Hollywood Celebrity Centre.

This was a big deal, because these days, Scientology never has big crowds outside of its planned and stage-managed annual big events like LRH Birthday and New Year’s Eve. Oldtimers will remember a time when missions and orgs were jampacked with the curious learning their TRs and adjusting the tone arms on their E-meters. But David Miscavige’s “Ideal Org” program that began in 2003, with new cathedrals going up in dozens of cities around the world, just hasn’t brought in the kinds of curious new people that he claims it does.

So it was startling to see a jam-packed auditorium at CC for Cardone, who, love him or hate him, has a massive presence on social media and can draw a huge audience with his get-rich schtick.

And we’ve also noted that he’s become less and less shy about name-checking Scientology in his talks.

In that 2019 article we asked, “Is Grant Cardone the answer to what ails Scientology? Can he repeat this success on a larger scale, and is that something [church leader David] Miscavige can convince him to do more often?”

Some of the former Scientology executives we asked that question told us that if Miscavige didn’t use Cardone more often to bring in new people, it might be because Dave feels threatened by someone else proving to be so popular.

And over the last three years, we haven’t seen another sign of Cardone being used this way by Scientology.

Until this weekend.

As the video above shows, Cardone this time filled the auditorium at the Fort Harrison Hotel, centerpiece of Scientology’s “spiritual mecca” the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.

And we’d love to hear from anyone who can fill us in on details about the event. Was there regging involved? Was it a pep talk for the L Rundowns, Super Power, or Solo NOTs? (This was Flag, after all, where these upper-level experiences are on offer, not a place for Scientology beginners.)

It’s been a while since we heard from Cardone, but in that time he’s had a litigation setback.

Here’s Jeffrey Augustine, who has been keeping a close eye on Cardone’s fortunes in court…

On December 21 the Ninth Circuit ruled against Cardone, restoring a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles filed by an investor named Luis Pino.

Cardone had convinced a lower court that the wide social media promotion of his Cardone Capital funds did not target specific individuals, and so neither he or his company acted as “statutory” sellers.

Pino asked the Ninth Circuit to rule that Cardone was, in fact, engaging in solicitation of investors and was a statutory seller.

“Through their social media engagement, Cardone and Cardone Capital were significant participants in the selling transaction because they disseminated material information to would-be investors,” the court ruled.

With the lawsuit restored other investors can join it, and Cardone can’t say he didn’t solicit them with his “10X” online hype.

Thank you for that update, Jeffrey.

Now, will David Miscavige continue to use Cardone to fill seats at his orgs?

We’re curious.

 
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Technology Cocktail

“Since havingness wasn’t a super-super-gold (for I could see that it itself was an aberration) I continued to look for higher levels of entrance into the problem and so bypassed havingness and even forgot about it for a while—with resultant case chaos. When havingness is neglected, cases do not improve, that’s all there is to it.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1956

 
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Karen de la Carriere on LMP’s cash

 
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON

We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.

 
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?

— The Underground Bunker Podcast

[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH

— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see

[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf

— SPECIAL: Your Proprietor’s updates on the Danny Masterson trial

[1] Sep 21 [2] Sep 28 [3] Oct 4 [4] Oct 10 [5] Oct 11: Day One [6] Oct 12: Day Two [7] Oct 13: Day Three [8] Oct 17: Day Four [9] Oct 18: Day Five [10] Oct 19: Day Six [11] Special interview with Chris Shelton, Oct 19 [12] Oct 20: Day Seven [13] Oct 21: Day Eight [14] First week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [15] Oct 24: Day Nine [16] Oct 25: Day Ten [17] Oct 27: Day Eleven [18] Oct 28: Day Twelve [19] Second week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [20] Halloween special [21] Nov 2: Day Thirteen [22] Nov 3: Day Fourteen [23] Nov 4: Day Fifteen [24] Third week in review [25] Nov 5, Saturday special [26] Nov 6, Sunday special [27] Nov 7, Day Sixteen [28] Lisa Marie Presley breaking news [29] Nov 8, Day Seventeen [30] Nov 9, Day Eighteen [31] Nov 10, Day Nineteen

 
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Source Code

“Take any given action. Let’s take kissing a girl, just take that as an action. I don’t know whether you’re familiar with this action or not, but — kissing a girl. All right. Now, let’s take a look at the various societies and their various regards of it. And you find out it’d be very interesting. The Marriage Counselors Society of Los Angeles. Of course, this is a very laudable action and therefore you are a very evil man if you don’t kiss a girl. If you’re not the type of man who kisses girls, then you’re an evil man. That’s according to the mores of the marriage counselors. Because of course the more girls that get kissed, the more business they have. Elementary. Elementary. All right. Now, let’s take the Sex Is Evil Society of New York City. The Sex Is Evil Society. All right. Every time you kiss a girl, you see, you are evil. So you’re an evil man because you kiss a girl. Now, you go down to Hollywood, for instance, and kiss a girl, they think you’re crazy. I didn’t mean it as a crack, and so forth. I didn’t mean it as a crack, a derogatory. In the first place, it couldn’t be derogatory because you can always explain cracks about Hollywood on the same basis, ‘It isn’t critical — it isn’t a critical thought because it’s true!’ You hear that?” — L. Ron Hubbard, January 16, 1962

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“The factor of income-outgo is that one must have more income than outgo for an org to live at all. This is the primary thing that EOs and staffs overlook. It is the only thing really that can wipe out an org. ASHO in November ran at less income than outgo (loss of $3,000) which is why there is an effort to combine ASHO and AOLA. In management this factor — the income-outgo ratio — is just something that can’t be ignored as it can destroy an org and is, by experience, the only thing which can. It is also the hardest thing to get across to ECs. One has to increase income to exceed outgo and also decrease outgo so it is less than income — both actions are usually necessary. I doubt there is a more important management datum than this. Or one which is more consistently ignored in orgs.” — The Commodore, January 16, 1970

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“‘KUCDEIOF: know, unknow, curious, desire, enforce, inhibit, none of it, false.’ KUCDEIOF may be and is currently being applied in reverse to install false and substituted stable data and a false and substituted operating basis. The 1st step is to persuade the person by foul means or fair to unknow what they actually know to be true, for example to persuade the person to suspend disbelief, a standard pyramid sales technique. Then it’s generate curiosity and desire followed swiftly by enforce and inhibit. Then the lollipop is taken away at absence of and none of it is applied to ensure a total rejection of the original truth. Finally the false and substituted stable datum and operating basis is installed. At this point whatever it is that the person originally knew to be true and was persuaded to unknow is considered false. In actuality an inversion, reversal, denial and substitution of truth is what takes place. And how on earth do we end up in such a mess in the first place? By unknowing what we actually know to be true.”

 
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Past is Prologue

2002: The Sun reported that Scientology celebrity John Travolta demands eight new t-shirts per day on the set of a new movie. “John Travolta has demanded eight new Armani T-shirts a day to appear in his latest movie because he refuses to wear the same one twice. The star, who objects to washing clothes for religious reasons, had it written into his contract that he is supplied with the 250 pound black tops. Pulp Fiction hunk Travolta, 47, is a member of the Church of Scientology, which frowns on chemicals used in dry cleaning. So producers of his new movie Basic, in which he is seen in a black T-shirt most of the time, agreed to fork out 2,000 pounds a day on fresh ones. A source said yesterday: ‘John wasn’t happy wearing just any old shirts – he wanted to look right. But the producers were amazed when he said he wanted eight a day.'”

Random Howdy

“Steve Allen and Johnny Carson hated Scientology.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Mistrial declared November 30. Status conference scheduled January 10, retrial scheduled March 27.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Plea deadline scheduled for December 16.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff scheduled to time served with three years supervised release, restitution of $9.7 million.
— Rizza Islam, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for March 1 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial hearing December 9.
— Yanti Mike Greene, Scientology private eye accused of contempt of court: Found guilty of criminal and civil contempt.

Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Complaint filed April 28 in Tampa federal court, Scientology moving to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs filed amended complaint on August 2. Hearing November 17 to argue the arbitration motions, awaiting ruling.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Selection of arbitrators underway. Next court hearing: February 2, 2023.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Appellate court removes requirement of arbitration on January 19, case remanded back to Superior Court. Stay in place at least through February 7.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Case settled ahead of scheduled Dec 6 trial.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: New trial ordered after appeals court overturned prior ruling.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Lawsuit filed by the FTC and state of Georgia in August, now in discovery phase.

 
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SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] When Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard decided to get tough with squirrels
[TWO years ago] More proof that governments are aware of how Scientology abuses its own members
[THREE years ago] Lawsuit filed in death of man shot by police at Scientology’s Inglewood ‘Ideal Org’
[FOUR years ago] Another elderly victim gets soaked by Scientology, is talking to law enforcement
[FIVE years ago] Leah Remini and Mike Rinder cite Scientology interrogations as they support Paul Haggis
[SIX years ago] What Scientology is telling its members: Things have never been better!
[SEVEN years ago] Atack: What I meant when I said Scientologists suffer from arrogance when they leave
[NINE years ago] Judge Waldrip grants Monique Rathbun’s discovery request, snubbing Scientology
[TEN years ago] TONIGHT: Nancy Many’s Story of Scientology Spying and Interrogation on ID at 10 PM
[ELEVEN years ago] Did You See a Scientology Ad This Weekend?

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on January 16, 2023 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2021 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2021), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

 

Tony Ortega at The Daily Beast

 We have some terrific researchers who send us fascinating examples of Scientology social media and propaganda. It helps us keep a close watch on how the organization is doing, and here and at Mike Rinder’s great blog we have watched a steady dwindling of the ‘coolest religion on earth.’

However, while membership may be down in [...]]]>

 
We have some terrific researchers who send us fascinating examples of Scientology social media and propaganda. It helps us keep a close watch on how the organization is doing, and here and at Mike Rinder’s great blog we have watched a steady dwindling of the ‘coolest religion on earth.’

However, while membership may be down in the places that matter most, and the pandemic has hit Scientology hard (no international events for two years now), there are still some things that leader David Miscavige does well, even in this kind of adversity.

And chief among them, we figure, is his ability to get wealthy Scientologists to fork over huge amounts for him to play with.

We love “whale watching,” as we call it, recording the big donations of Scientology’s richest marks. But today we think we have something particularly interesting.

It’s an announcement that Sheri Hamilton has given the Ideal Org “alliance” $1 million (“New Civilization Builder”) while also earmarking an additional $100,000 (“Humanitarian”) for the forthcoming Philadelphia facility.

That’s a substantial chunk of change for a hurting “church” that has already opened more than 60 of the Ideal Orgs, which tend to go all but moribund shortly after they open. And besides the futility of it, Hamilton herself is pretty interesting.

She’s Chief Operations Officer at Cardone Capital, as in professional ham hock Grant Cardone, a major Scientology donor in his own right.

Here’s how Grant’s wife Elena described Sheri: “In Sheri’s world, she is a woman who gives herself permission to have it all. She is a woman in power who grants herself power. She thinks big. Not once does she limit herself or waits for others to recognize power for her – she does that for herself.”

Well, you know, they wouldn’t hire a non-go-getter, would they?

And even better, Sheri herself has penned a testimonial about why she’s turning over so much of her hard-earned cash for Miscavige’s white elephants. We thought you’d want to give it a look. We’re very much looking forward to your thoughts on it.

 
And here’s more propaganda from the Philly folks…

 
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Source Code

“In the Western world there’s not even a Tradition of philosophy. There’s no Tradition of — what equivalent Western word is there for a guru? There isn’t, and yet an Indian wouldn’t know how to go through his day without knowing this word, guru, somehow or another. You get the idea, see? We did a survey in Washington, DC about 1955 which was a very intriguing survey. Because I wanted to know, I thought these birds would realize that the psychiatrists were — let’s put it in a more elegant sense than it deserves — that the psychiatrists were cutting into their racket. So we got ahold of all the ministers in Washington, DC on the idea that they might have some sensibility with regard to all this and asked them if they thought this was the case. No, No. Any time one of their congregation showed the least signs of becoming nervous, they instantly rushed him to the electric shock machine. Seventeen hundred and eight ministers out of seventeen hundred and ten were wildly in favor of the mental hospital and the electric shock machine as soon as possible. Why, the poor dopes! They didn’t realize that that religious ecstasy was the only thing which kept them whizzing. If anybody had suddenly stood up in their congregation and said, ‘I embrace the Lord,’ or something like that, they would have said, ‘Dr. Sparks, would you please send a wagon over right away, quick.’ See? In other words, the whole field of religion had been eaten up in this particular direction which I thought was rather amazing.” — L. Ron Hubbard, April 14, 1964

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“Several people are nominated to the Never-be-a-smuggler Club. Turning on bright lights, flashing flashlights toward the beach, opening up unnecessarily on the radio all disqualify one from being an Expert Smuggler. Such club members wind up in calabogos (jail) on suspicion. Pausing off the port as we did is not very good practise. Thanks to the guys who opened the cattledoor. They should however use lifelines when working so. And please can’t we oil all these reluctant hinges some calm day? Anyway our telex traffic was all good news. You can get off mail you see.” — The Commodore, April 14, 1969

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“Covid came into being about the time Ron was getting into the OT 9 material and the static anti-static case — i.e. existence non-existence sequence. We are witnessing a planetary response and manifestations of confusions blowing off; massive games conditions being as-ised and converted to no-games condition on a planet-wide scale; just from a small handful of us auditing on it. The solution is for us to continue to audit OT 9; which means a major shift and bettered conditions after this all settles.”

 
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Past is Prologue

1997: Berendo Street in Los Angeles was officially renamed L. Ron Hubbard Way this week, and a.r.s poster “Roger” provided a first hand account of the event. “My guess would be that the crowd was easily 5,000 people. I was very surprised by the strong support of Hubbard and Scientology demonstrated by the political types who spoke. (head of the LA City council, someone from public works, and reps of the Governor and Mayor). After the ribbon cutting and the speeches, the politicians, the President of Scientology, Travolta, Kirstie Alley and David Miscavige linked arms and walked the length of the street as the band played on. I’m not particularly a ‘star-struck’ type, but it was a kick to see Travolta and Kirstie close-up. (could have reached out and touched them) The power of celebrity is very real.”

 
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Random Howdy

“Brand new account created just for this idiotic hit and run. These people couldn’t troll if their lives depended on it.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Next pretrial conference May 31. Trial scheduled for August 29.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Last hearing was on January 18, referred to grand jury. Additional charges also referred to grand jury after January 5 assault while in jail.

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Eleventh Circuit affirmed ruling granting Scientology’s motion for arbitration. Garcias considering next move.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Valerie’s motion for reconsideration denied on March 15.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Appellate court removes requirement of arbitration on January 19, case remanded back to Superior Court. Next hearing scheduled for June 29.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Third amended complaint filed, trial set for June 28.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Appeal hearing held Aug 23-27. Awaiting a ruling.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Lawsuit filed by the FTC and state of Georgia in August, now in discovery phase.

 
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON

We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links, including our four days in Los Angeles covering the preliminary hearing and its ruling, which has Danny facing trial and the potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison.

SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Scientology’s founder said Mars was inhabited, & now a Scientologist helps run Perseverance!
[TWO years ago] Scientology logic: Blame the media for fake virus news while promising superhuman powers
[THREE years ago] L. Ron Hubbard defines religion for you skeptical non-Xenu believers
[FOUR years ago] Another Scientologist runs for office in Nevada — but her campaign says she’s not a member
[FIVE years ago] Scientology invited local business owners to its Clearwater celeb party. Well, except one.
[SIX years ago] GARCIAS BACK IN COURT AFTER SCIENTOLOGY MAKES ARBITRATION IMPOSSIBLE, THEY SAY
[SEVEN years ago] Announcing a new video series — The stories of young Scientologists not told in ‘Going Clear’
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology litigation always has surprises: A new wrinkle from Narconon’s attorneys
[NINE years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: Buffalo Gals Go ‘Round the Outside, and the Return of DEDE!

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on April 14, 2022 at 07:00

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 Going viral on social media is not new to Scientologist and professional ham hock Grant Cardone, who makes a living convincing rubes that he will turn them into millionaires if they sign up for all of his oversharing on various Internet platforms.

But now it’s his 10-year-old daughter Sabrina who is having her own social media [...]]]>

 
Going viral on social media is not new to Scientologist and professional ham hock Grant Cardone, who makes a living convincing rubes that he will turn them into millionaires if they sign up for all of his oversharing on various Internet platforms.

But now it’s his 10-year-old daughter Sabrina who is having her own social media moment, and not really in a good way.

A TikTok video of Sabrina giving a bizarre pep talk at one of Grant’s “10X” events, with the 10-year-old girl urging people to agree to work even more than they already are, has become the “what the f?” spot of the moment…

 
You may remember that previously, Sabrina had starred (sort of) in a Grant Cardone video when Grant’s own wife Elena posted footage revealing that Grant was still showering naked with his then 9-year-old daughter.

And you may also remember that Grant and Elena Cardone are nothing but class.

 
So, with these Scientology OTs as parents, and growing up in a family business based on taking advantage of marks, is it any wonder that the new generation is going to represent Scientology as well as Sabrina appears to in this TikTok?

Somebody give that kid a Freedom Medal.

Bonus items from our tipsters

The mailers continue to come in for this Saturday’s ‘Ideal Yakety US’ online event, but this particular mailer has a detail that we wanted to focus on….

 
It’s good to remember that Scientologists are under heavy pressure to donate to multiple David Miscavige initiatives, and not just the membership organization of the IAS. Stephen Duque, for example, has been pulled like taffy in a number of different directions…

Solo NOTs Auditor: Stephen has been up both sides of the Bridge to Total Freedom, the processing side to discover his past lives, but also training to be an auditor, and he’s reached such heights in both that he can deliver auditing at the top of the Bridge, the upper ‘OT’ levels. Former Scientology executive Marc Headley has estimated that it can cost $2 million to reach the upper levels of the Bridge.

New Civilization Builder for Ideal Orgs: Stephen is also on the hook for Scientology’s building projects. To reach the status of ‘New Civilization Builder’ requires a donation of $1 million, and this notation implies that he’s done it more than once.

Platinum Meritorious of the IAS: The International Association of Scientologists is Scientology’s membership organization and defense fund, and ‘Platinum Meritorious’ indicates that Stephen has forked over at least $2.5 million. (The first Platinum Meritorious was Tom Cruise, who reached it in 2005.)

Legion with Distinction for the LRH Hall: Stephen has also donated $5 million toward the building a new performance hall in Clearwater.

Luminary of Planetary Dissemination: Duque also donates to Scientology’s campaign to pay for the printing of Scientology books that are then sent to libraries around the world (which really don’t want them). We don’t know the dollar amount here, but you can assume it’s at least several hundreds of thousands of dollars for a status with a name like “luminary.”

So the next time you see someone listed as a “Meritorious” giver to the IAS, keep in mind they may be deep into these other funds as well.

 
Scientology’s next big thing

Great piece by Mike Rinder yesterday at his blog, where he took apart David Miscavige’s latest gambit to keep Scientologists convinced that true expansion is just around the corner.

Ideal Orgs are expensive new cathedrals that are supposed to bring in huge numbers of new Scientologists, and they’ve been a total failure since they first start popping up in 2003. But now, the San Francisco Ideal Org has announced, it’s sending its executives to the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida for new “OEC” training (the Organization Executive Course).

Says Mike: “Miscavige is finally rolling out the ‘new’ OEC. This is the next ‘big thing’ that is now going to guarantee his ‘ideal orgs’ actually expand. It will be announced with great fanfare that Miscavige has ‘discovered’ a new ‘why’ for orgs not making it to St Hill Size. The ‘new’ OEC will be presented by him as his brilliant solution. Just like the ‘ideal orgs’ was a ‘solution’ to the same problem almost 20 years ago ‘because they could not perform all the functions of an org’ (supposedly because they didn’t have enough room) and like an auditing session couldn’t be delivered without an auditing room or an E-Meter an org couldn’t survive without a big, shiny building.”

 
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Source Code

“If we weren’t here, the lights of Earth’s civilization would be out in another 25 years. And people know who is sitting, baying at them. But you see the great ease it would be to scoop me up, or shoot me down or do something to me. You might ask, why is it that this has never really happened? It’s come close to happening a couple of times. There’s been an airplane out on a landing field warming up, waiting to kidnap me, and a couple of hoods standing by, real tough mugs. Only they couldn’t handle a .45, and I could. This in the confines of Los Angeles. The war cooled off, as far as I was concerned, many, many years ago, and I don’t expect it to hot up at all. I don’t even bother to lock the doors. And it’s not case as far as I’m concerned. I’m just pointing that out to you as a matter of record. Because if I had a men, number of overts here, or if I had a bugginess going here, the attack on you and the attack on me would be fantastic. But you see, if you haven’t got tremendous motivators, they can’t get a big enough overt going against you, because you just don’t suck it in, that’s all. You see? And that mechanism alone is why we’re still alive. ” — L. Ron Hubbard, June 21, 1961

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“MONEY: If somebody gets on money collection we’ll maybe someday have some upper level bonuses. AUDITOR C/S BONUSES are not cancelled. The w.d. hours and the completion bonsues are paid. Qual Internes are not paid bonuses but will draw SO pay when their 25 hours are made in a week. The bonus B of I is sort of up in the air. The 20% does cover these and B bonuses. Somebody tried to pay me my full bonus when no one else was eligible. I’m sending it back. Total Bonus has to be covered by 20% of the GI before C D E bonuses can be paid. The ‘postulate checks’ got in our hair on this. Anyhow, get the stats up and we’ll soon have some new FEBCs out who will pay their bills! It’s not as it says on the GF, All Black. There’s lots of F/N VGIs around this lovely new tech in auditing and supervising and the eventual prospect of an OT crew.” — The Commodore, June 21, 1971

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“The few remaining wizards (or rulers or powers or whatever) left in the magical universe decided to invade this universe and come down in style. They’d round up escapees or collect beings from this universe, pull them all up into the magic universe, implant them, and make them up into an army. This seems to have been done five times. These are the five invader force waves, but that’s another story.”

 
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Past is Prologue

2001: The Herald Sun reported that Scientology celebrity John Travolta is touring Australia with an eye to recruiting for Scientology. “John Travolta is out to win recruits to Scientology during his promotional tour of Australia. ‘I’m so proud of what it does and how it helps people, I don’t really mind when Scientology is brought up,’ he said. ‘I feel like it’s a perfect invitation for me to maybe help someone with their life.’ He said he was happy for the media to harp on the controversial religion to which he was one of several celebrity recruits. ‘I think your average fellow would be offended by that, but in my case I’m actually pleased when it comes up because maybe it gives me an opportunity to share it with someone and maybe help them,’ he said.”

 
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Random Howdy

“You cannot detox addicts NON-MEDICALLY. It is INSANE, SADISTIC, and DANGEROUS.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Next hearing set for August 9. Trial tentatively scheduled for early November.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff’s sentencing to be scheduled.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Pretrial conference August 21 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: June 18 pretrial conference delayed for Juneteenth federal holiday.

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition to US Supreme Court submitted on May 26. Scientology has until June 25 to respond.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: California Supreme Court grants review on May 26, asks Second Appellate Division to direct Judge Steven Kleifield to show cause why he granted Scientology’s motion for arbitration.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.

Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.

 
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON

We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links, including our four days in Los Angeles covering the preliminary hearing and its ruling, which has Danny facing trial and the potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison.

SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] What are Scientologists being told about the Danny Masterson rape case?
[TWO years ago] Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, ‘Provost Marshal’: Another apologist claim debunked
[THREE years ago] Opportunity missed: What Erika Christensen should have been asked about Scientology
[FOUR years ago] Source: Scientology ship avoiding Dutch waters after evading surprise government search
[FIVE years ago] Nearly four years after Stacy Murphy’s death, Scientology files motion to kill much of lawsuit
[SIX years ago] ‘Book ’em, Danno’: Just for fun, L. Ron Hubbard’s fingerprints, revealed!
[SEVEN years ago] Ryan Hamilton files lawsuit 14 against Scientology’s drug rehab, and other updates
[EIGHT years ago] In His New Book, Is Neil Gaiman Exorcising His Scientology Past?
[TEN years ago] Scientology “Goons” Rough Up Aussie TV Journos
[TWELVE years ago] Scientology’s Leader a Sadistic Slapper, Say Top-Level Defectors: St. Pete Times

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on June 21, 2021 at 07:00

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The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

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 Scientology is always hunting around for new themes to use in its fundraising, from Star Wars to The Last Samurai. And we didn’t think it could get more on-the-nose than Caribbean pirates and 30’s gangsters asking for your dough.

Hand over yer booty, me lovelies!

But the folks in Chicago have really come through, and with an [...]]]>

 
Scientology is always hunting around for new themes to use in its fundraising, from Star Wars to The Last Samurai. And we didn’t think it could get more on-the-nose than Caribbean pirates and 30’s gangsters asking for your dough.

Hand over yer booty, me lovelies!

But the folks in Chicago have really come through, and with an Ideal Org grand opening only weeks away (we think). In their latest gambit, to get folks amped up for a big fundraising event this weekend, they’ve hit on some Windy City gold: Jake and Elwood Blues!

 
What a brilliant way to get Scientologists in Illinois ready and willing to go on a mission from Ron!

We only wish we could attend the big event. Sure would be fun if someone could get us a report after attending…

 
— The Proprietor

 
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In Scientology, hypocrisy in the worship of money is a sacrament

Last year, Grant Cardone posted to his Twitter account a short video of himself answering a question from an admirer who admitted that his career aspirations had been hurt by his weed habit.

“Imagine,” Cardone wrote, “what this guy would be like without the kush.”

 
For years we’ve followed Cardone’s antics here at the Bunker. An OT Scientologist and major donor, Cardone has done David Miscavige’s dirty work, he’s squired Scientology’s most wealthy backers, and he’s also proved he can fill a Scientology org with admirers.

But when it comes to drugs, Cardone is not consistent.

Scientology is opposed to the use of recreational drugs, most medically-prescribed drugs, and is violently opposed to all psychiatric drugs. Scientology has two anti-drug front groups:

1. Citizens Commission on Human Rights: CCHR is an unhinged front group created to destroy psychiatry and outlaw the use of all psychiatric drugs. L. Ron Hubbard taught that psychiatrists are an evil alien race of extraterrestrials that have existed for trillions of years. Hubbard said that psychiatrists come from the planet Farsec.

2. Foundation for a Drug Free World: Created to oppose the use of street drugs. This includes marijuana.

When a person first begins in Scientology, he or she must do the Purification Rundown, a grueling monthlong regimen of sauna use and increasing vitamins intake. This dangerous pseudoscience claims it flushes all stored drugs toxins and residues from past drug use from the body.

Hubbard taught the body must be clean and free of the drug toxins before Scientology auditing (called processing) can be effective. As we have previously revealed, Hubbard wrote in the formerly confidential OT materials that the real secret of the Purification Rundown is that it drops a person’s body thetans out of chronic restimulation from the person’s drug use.

Scientology’s front group Drug Free World prints a series of booklets warning of the dangers of drugs:

This Scientology booklet says of marijuana:

When a person inhales the smoke from a joint or a pipe, he usually feels its effect within minutes. The immediate sensations — increased heart rate, lessened coordination and balance, and a “dreamy,” unreal state of mind—peak within the first 30 minutes… it has been found that smoking one joint gives as much exposure to cancer-producing chemicals as smoking four to five cigarettes. The mental consequences of marijuana use are equally severe. Marijuana smokers have poorer memories and mental aptitude than do non-users. Recent studies on young adults that smoke marijuana, found abnormalities in the brain related to emotion, motivation and decision-making.

As a high-level Scientologist, Cardone would be expected to forward the drug-free line and oppose any promotion or endorsement of marijuana use.

However…

Cardone hired international superstar Snoop Dogg to make personal appearances at his 2019 and 2020 “10X” events. Snoop Dogg is practically synonymous with marijuana use, and he is not a Scientologist.

Is Cardone a Scientology hypocrite for hiring Snoop Dogg?

Strictly speaking, yes. Cardone makes a farce out of Scientology’s Narconon drug treatment program, Foundation for a Drug Free World, and Scientology’s efforts to fight drug use.

Cardone also betrays L. Ron Hubbard who wrote:

It should be noted especially that the goal of Scientology is better self-determinism for the preclear. This rules out at once hypnotism, drugs, alcohol or other control mechanisms used by other and older therapies. It will be found that such things are not only not necessary, but they are in direct opposition to the goals of greater ability for the preclear. — L. Ron Hubbard, Fundamentals of Thought.

According to Hubbard, Snoop Dogg’s use of marijuana is in direct opposition to Scientology’s core goal to make a person self-determined. In Scientology, a person cannot use drugs and be self-determined. The two things are antithetical.

Grant Cardone’s 10X events are designed to push people to take charge of their lives, to become self-determined, and to motivate them to 10X their goals. As a Scientologist, and in his own life, Cardone is deeply committed to Hubbard’s teaching that self-determinism, which is the basis of success, and drug use do not go together.

Cardone talks a great deal about how drug use destroyed his life from age 17 to 25. He has many times shared how he was beaten and pistol-whipped in the face and head as a result of drug use and associating with drug users. Cardone needed 70 stitches as a result of the savage pistol-whipping. He still bears scars in his face from the brutal incident.

Cardone is sending a mixed message at his 10X events. If you’re a celebrity and Cardone wants to hire you to make a personal appearance then smoking marijuana is not a big deal.

— Jeffrey Augustine

Source Code

“Power of choice, when that is too badly thrown aside, people object to this thing. That is why slavery has gotten a bad name as a practice. In actual fact you look at the economics of it and you find a lot of things about a slave society which are quite interesting. You find a society which is, has no objection to this sort of thing and which can free slaves rather easily and you find a lot of people walking up and saying, ‘I want to be a slave.’ But slavery itself is this thing of a beingness, an enforced beingness over which an individual has no power of choice and therefore it gets a bad name.” — L. Ron Hubbard, May 17, 1962

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“The activity called ‘Black Propaganda’ consists of spreading lies by hidden sources. It inevitably results in injustices being done by those who operate without verifying the truth. For instance all the attacks on Scientology were Black Propaganda from hidden Fascist groups. This has caused injustice. Black Propaganda was a Nazi specialty. But injustice recoills on those who deal in it. Thus a hidden lying source can cause authority to act. Thus authority can be undermined by being made to commit injustices….If the world were honest, justice and the need for it would vanish. The road out is the Road to Truth.” — The Commodore, May 17, 1971

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“Scientology was the use of science, in the 20th century, to explain the material phenomena created by the spirit. The previous case to explain material phenomena created by the spirit was the book Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton. Science as practiced by Newton was attacked by the Inquisition. Similarly, Scientology or the study of knowledge was attacked by the inquisition of the 20th century, namely, psychology (APA), psychiatry (WFMH) and medicine (AMA). Newton was protected from the Inquisition by being at a distance from Spain and by residing in a country with a separate branch of the Catholic Church, the Church of England. Scientology had as protection the Fair Game policy, that could be described as a policy to destroy its enemies after they are defined as enemy by a list of destructive actions and a publication.”

 
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Past is Prologue

2001: Entertainment Tonight aired an interview with Scientology celebrities Jenna Elfman and Kirstie Alley. “Kirstie said ‘nothing great on this planet goes unattacked.’ Kirstie says about her marriage counselor role on Dharma & Greg: ‘No. I’m a flake. I don’t like marriage counselors, so it’s fun to play these. I’m not a big shrink advocate or counselor advocate, so I like playing them when they’re idiots…You know what, here’s the thing. People can attack my religion if they want, they are showing that they are not very bright. Because if they actually investigated it, and read one of the books, they would see that it’s very beautiful.'”

 
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Random Howdy

“Sherbet, if you saw ‘Heavenly Creatures’ — the best film Peter Jackson ever did — you would understand the similarities between the folie à deux world the girls live in and that of Scientologists. Plus it’s got clay modeling as well as Kate Winslet and ‘Rose’ from ‘Two and a Half Men’.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Preliminary hearing set for May 18.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff’s sentencing to be scheduled.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Pretrial conference May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial conference set for June 18.

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.

Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.

 
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.

SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Leaked audio of Scientology ship commander giving marching orders during the pandemic
[TWO years ago] Once again, Scientology celebrates a Nation of Islam bigot tonight in Los Angeles
[THREE years ago] Living with Scientology ‘disconnection’: ‘It’s important to never give up hope’
[FOUR years ago] San Diego on Saturday: Psych-busting and Scientology hip hop!
[FIVE years ago] Judge Doyle: I have Scientologists in the family, but I can be impartial in forced-abortion case
[SIX years ago] ‘The Unbreakable Miss Lovely’ goes on the road — and so does Paulette Cooper!
[SEVEN years ago] L. Ron Hubbard describes infiltrating a veterans’ hospital in a lecture only for Scientologists
[EIGHT years ago] About that Scientology “Photoshopped” Image…

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on May 17, 2021 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

Kevin Mitnick (b. 1963) was on the FBI’s most wanted list in 1992. As the most notorious and skilled hacker in the US, Mitnick had first crossed the line in the 1980s when he hacked into corporate networks and stole entire computer programs. Mitnick was arrested in 1988, served a year in prison, [...]]]>

Kevin Mitnick (b. 1963) was on the FBI’s most wanted list in 1992. As the most notorious and skilled hacker in the US, Mitnick had first crossed the line in the 1980s when he hacked into corporate networks and stole entire computer programs. Mitnick was arrested in 1988, served a year in prison, and was released on supervised probation.

After his release from jail, Mitnick found the temptation to hack too great to resist and reoffended. Mitnick went on a three year rampage. He hacked and destroyed computer networks, stole proprietary data, and generally did whatever he wanted to do online. A US Federal arrest warrant was issued for Mitnick in 1992.

The elusive Mitnick disappeared and kept hacking from the shadows. In one of his capers, Mitnick hacked a computer and stole over 20,000 credit card numbers belonging to powerful players in Silicon Valley. In another, Mitnick hacked a California phone network and was able to wiretap and listen in on the FBI agents in the task force that were pursuing him.

In another exploit, Mitnick hacked the computers of the computer security expert, white hat hacker, and Cal Tech computational physicist Tsutomu Shimomura. Outraged at Mitnick’s theft of materials from his computer, Shimomura was determined to settle the score by tracking down Mitnick. Using sophisticated traffic analysis methods and working with the FBI, Shimomura tracked Mitnick to an apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The FBI moved in and arrested Kevin Mitnick at 1:30 am in February 1995. Mitnick was denied bail and spent the next four years in jail before agreeing to a plea deal in which he served another year in jail. When he was released after five years, Mitnick was a legendary figure in the computer world.

Mitnick created his own security company and became a white hat hacker. In this capacity, companies and government agencies pay Mitnick to try to hack their computers. Mitnick is very successful and almost always hacks systems. He then explains how he did it and helps his clients reinforce their networks.

One key element in Mitnick’s services is to train employees to not download unknown files or give away information to people on the phone. Mitnick has said the the human element is the weakest link in any computer element. In one of his cases, Mitnick posed as an employee of an alarm company. He showed up at a client’s facility and said he needed to make some adjustments to the alarm system. The employee allowed him in and gave him access to the company’s network.

Kevin Mitnick calls this “social engineering” which he defines as the ability of a hacker to manipulate people into giving the hacker what he or she wants. This can include passwords, access to systems, names of key people, and other data a hacker would find useful.

In 2010, Scientologist Stu Sjouwerman (pronounced “Shower-man”) created a company called KnowBe4. Sjouwerman’s company essentially followed Kevin Mitnick’s methodology of training the employees of client companies about social engineering. KnowBe4, based in the Scientology stronghold of Clearwater, Florida, teaches employees about phishing, indiscriminately downloading files in e-mails, and other tricks used by hackers.

After training employees, KnowBe4 staff conducts simulated cyber attacks on a client to see how well its employees have learned the lessons. Sjouwerman’s company wants employees to “KnowBe4” they do something on a computer: To be forewarned is to forearmed.

Sjouwerman’s company showed steady growth from 2010 until 2015, when it reached $7 million in revenue.

It was in 2015 that Stu Sjouwerman said he met super-hacker Kevin Mitnick through a mutual friend. According to a Cybercrime Magazine article, Sjouwerman had an ephiany:

“I can own 100 percent of a muffin or I can own 50 percent of a really large pie, so what am I going to do?” KnowBe4 founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman asked himself in the formative days of the company.

Sjouwerman went for the pie. “I gave him — Kevin Mitnick, KnowBe4’s chief hacking officer — half the company for his 30 years of hacking experience. The rest is history.”

Sjouwerman’s bet appears to have paid off. According to KnowBe4 published figures, the company skyrocketed after Mitnick came aboard, to $175 million in revenue in 2019.

On April 22, Sjouwerman and Mitnick took KnowBe4 public, raising about $175 million.

Which is pretty amazing, when you think about how companies around the country are trusting their most intimate security issues to an OT Scientologist and his hacker partner. Ah, capitalism!

Underground Bunker readers will also remember Sjouwerman for his performance at the Clearwater City Council last year, asking it not to appoint Scientology critic and new city councilman Mark Bunker to a non-voting seat on the Downtown Development Board.

 
Stu is also a Diamond Meritorious donor, having given at least $5 million to the IAS, Scientology’s membership organization.

 
In other news regarding Scientologists and their money, Scientology donor Grant Cardone succeeded in getting a class action lawsuit filed by investor Luis Pino dismissed. A judge threw the case out on the grounds that Pino had failed to prove that Cardone was making misleading claims on social media about investing in his company, and also that Cardone had the right to suspend payments to investors in April and May 2020 as the pandemic hit.

Cardone told the Real Deal: “It is a shame that in our society, ambulance seeking, vampiric blood-drinking litigation attorneys attempt to threaten people like me who are trying to build businesses,” Cardone said. “The case was completely baseless. There was zero truth to the allegations.”

The Real Deal also noted that Grant and Elena Cardone have purchased Tommy Hilfiger’s $28 million Golden Beach mansion in South Florida.

— Jeffrey Augustine

 
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Bonus items from our tipsters

Chicago is rambling toward a grand opening.

 
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Happy Mother’s Day

Here in the US we’re celebrating Mother’s Day today, and we hope that you’re getting to have some reunions out there now that vaccinations are taking hold and the pandemic is gradually retreating.

But we reserve a special greeting to those moms out there who have a difficult time not only this year but every year because of Scientology’s toxic policy of disconnection. We’re with you, and we want you to know that we’re looking forward to the day when you can overcome this totalitarian organization’s forced separations.

— The Proprietor

 
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‘Sons of Sam’ on Netflix

Several people have reached out to us about the new ‘Sons of Sam’ documentary about David Berkowitz and journalist Maury Terry on Netflix, which has a brief mention of Scientology.

After viewing the series, we’ll say that we’re glad that some voices of reason like former NYPD Detective Joseph Borrelli play a prominent part in it.

Also, it was a real treat to see Wayne Darwen, someone we have encountered before, and whose participation says a lot about this series. His thirst for a story that sells, whether it’s true or not, certainly is reflected in our own experience with him. And to that end, we encourage you to read our unusual 2000 story for New Times Los Angeles (which we previously reprinted here at the Bunker), Sex, Spies and VideoTape.

 
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Dianetics at 71

Thank you, Sunny, for reminding us that it’s Dianetics Day today. On this date in 1950, L. Ron Hubbard published the book that turned everything around for him and launched what would become the Scientology movement, ‘Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.’

Please see our story on this date last year when we celebrated the 70th anniversary of this august occasion.

 
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Source Code

“The US in a Masterpiece has officially stated it has no responsibility for its money. They can say that twice. The scoop is that genius Nixon’s Federal Reserve Board lowered bank rates in the US, causing US investment money to flee to Europe. Nazi bankers caught the ball so deftly tossed to them by their US agents and began a smash attack on the dollar. Exchange is still 3.8 francs to a dollar in Switzerland. It should be 4.3. Costing us our shirts. We don’t dare deposit and lose. Somebody in the US Federal Reserve is working very hard for his Iron Cross First Class.” — L. Ron Hubbard, May 9, 1971

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“ALL CREW: Please submit to me knowledge reports on any injustices that you may know about. Injustices must be righted. Thank you.” — Lt. Cmdr. Diana Hubbard, May 9, 1969

Overheard in the FreeZone

“LRH got to the point where he was able to perceive what is actually happening here and in the local (galactic) area and so I would not dismiss any concerns about SPs taking over here. I like to look at it from the viewpoint that sowing a seed on one planet would not be sufficient. What if it did not grow and was thwarted before it could turn into a tree? Not every acorn becomes a mighty oak. I would go out and do what every oak tree does. Sow thousands of acorns. And LRH is a lot smarter than I. And as for being welcome in other areas, Well, when you get to OT I think that is a different matter. You can go where you bloody well like. ESPECIALLY if you have training and experience in your repertoire. This planet may or may not be fucked (to coin a phrase) but the Galaxy isn’t.”

 
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Past is Prologue

2000: From the Washington Post: “We hear that members of the Church of Scientology were being urged last weekend to see, over and over again, Scientologist John Travolta’s universally panned movie ‘Battlefield Earth,’ based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. An e-mailed message exhorted: ‘Battlefield Earth MUST beat Gladiator on the first weekend B.E. comes out. Anything after that doesn’t count!’ Alas, the hugely expensive ‘Battlefield Earth’ did a disappointing $11.5 million in weekend business, compared with $24.6 million for ‘Gladiator.’ Church spokesman Mike Rinder yesterday insisted the Church had nothing to do with the e-mail. ‘It’s pretty sickening,’ he told us. ‘The last three weeks have been consumed with people telling people not to see the movie.’ We suppose he means film critics.”

 
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Random Howdy

“Hey, a free trip to America and free rice and beans probably sounds pretty good to a fairly large segment of the world’s population.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Preliminary hearing set for May 18.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff’s sentencing to be scheduled.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial conference set for June 18.

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.

Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.

 
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.

SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Dianetics at 70: Scientology’s bible, endorsing child molestation since May 9, 1950
[TWO years ago] Death in the Timor Sea: The darkest war secret of Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard
[THREE years ago] Early witness Don Rogers on Hubbard and ‘prior lives’: ‘Nothing but a parlor hypnosis trick’
[FOUR years ago] Danny Masterson hires Michael Jackson criminal defense attorney Tom Mesereau in rape probe
[FIVE years ago] 66 years ago, L. Ron Hubbard transubstantiated from pulp writer to god among men
[SIX years ago] Scientology answers Garcia motion: We are definitely a bona fide worldwide religion!
[SEVEN years ago] Ryan Hamilton adds Colorado in new lawsuits against Scientology’s rehab network
[EIGHT years ago] Search Warrant Affidavit: Scientology’s Atlanta Drug Rehab Billed $3 Million in Insurance Fraud

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on May 9, 2021 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

Last May, the New York Times published a lengthy story about the explosion of stem cell therapy as a business and questions about whether it actually worked as advertised.

The article largely focused on a Des Moines company, Regenexx, that has convinced some large employers to internally insure procedures that most insurance [...]]]>

Last May, the New York Times published a lengthy story about the explosion of stem cell therapy as a business and questions about whether it actually worked as advertised.

The article largely focused on a Des Moines company, Regenexx, that has convinced some large employers to internally insure procedures that most insurance companies won’t pay for, based on the idea, for example, that injecting live stem cells into an arthritic knee is a lot less expensive than knee replacement surgery.

With several large employers on board, Regenexx has been able to vastly multiply its number of procedures and revenue, even as questions remain whether the treatments really produce any benefit at all.

The Times described the Colorado physician who started Regenexx in 2005, Chris Centeno, as “a pain medicine specialist in Broomfield, Colo., who had no background in stem cell research, but saw potential after reading about a study that hinted that stem cells could be used to treat spinal conditions in rabbits.”

So, we think it’s important to keep in mind that the Times expressed some skepticism about Centeno and Regenexx, even as it’s pretty plain that Centeno is a legitimate physician and Regenexx documents its work thoroughly and is conducting clinical trials to prove the efficacy of its treatments scientifically.

Centeno clearly takes his reputation and his stem cell work seriously, and he works hard to separate himself, and Regenexx, from other stem cell companies that he says are selling pure bunkum.

At his website, Centeno blogs about bogus stem cell therapies and the people who peddle them. “Through the website, Dr. Centeno regularly criticizes other stem cell businesses, and has acted as an expert witness for injured patients suing his competitors,” the Times noted.

And recently, Centeno’s withering gaze has fallen upon someone we’ve regularly lampooned here at the Bunker as a buffoon and charlatan: Scientology’s professional ham hock, Grant Cardone.

Centeno blogged that he’d never heard of the motivational speaker and promoter of the “10X” lifestyle until a friend forwarded him this web advertisement, claiming that Cardone could help a company increase its sales of stem cell therapy some 30 percent within a month…

 
Wondering who Cardone was, Centeno quickly grasped that Cardone’s schtick is mainly about getting people amped up about themselves, and then convincing them to essentially work around the clock, with a short break for “honey time.”

 
As for stem cells, Centeno watched a video from “GCTV” — Grant Cardone TV — that showed the huckster talking to a physical therapist and a chiropractor who were telling him about stem cells in umbilical cord blood administered in IV drips that they said would cure the opioid crisis.

In a second blog post, Centeno explained that the chiropractor in the video was from an outfit called Advanced Medical Integration that, as far as Centeno could tell, was selling treatments claiming to be made up of stem cells when it was clear that whatever they were injecting in people could not possibly have any live stem cells in it. And there was no evidence, he added, that these umbilical cord tissue IV infusions were effective at all, even while they put patients at real risk for serious side effects.

And now, professional blowhard Grant Cardone was getting involved in blowing up the sales of such products. “In my opinion, Mr. Cardone is involved in helping sell fake stem cell products to the public. I have no idea if he knows that what AMI teaches chiro clinics to sell is misrepresented,” Centeno wrote.

Sales gurus with books are a dime a dozen. There are countless self-help guys who tell you how to improve your life and your business. They often have become successful because they know how to build social media hype and sales funnels. The most disturbing thing for me is when they move from selling books or helping chiropractors book more adjustments, into selling investigational care or therapies like this which are misrepresented. For me, that crosses a line that should never be crossed. The upshot? Every sales and marketing guru is now officially in the fake “stem cell” business, helping clinics push these treatments. If federal regulators want to get at the heart of how the regenerative medicine space is spinning out of control, a healthy look at the sales funnels created by Mr. Cardone and many others would be a good place to start.

In a third blog post, Centeno points out that Cardone isn’t the only Scientologist selling dead stem cells through chiropractic offices. WISE members David Singer and Brent Detelich have long histories with Scientology and with pushing its business ideas on chiropractors, dentists, and veterinarians.

In an earlier blog post, Centeno had demonstrated that Singer was selling dead tissue to chiropractors, not realizing that Singer had a long history as a Scientology promoter.

Detelich, meanwhile, is a convicted felon who continued to appear on Scientology’s WISE list after a 2007 federal trial found him guilty of health care fraud.

“The fact that we have exosome and umbilical cord salespeople linked in with the business arm of the Church of Scientology is very strange indeed,” Centeno concluded in his most recent post.

We have a feeling that if Centeno was more familiar with Scientology’s long history of fraud and its resentment for “wog” law, he wouldn’t be so surprised!

 
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Attorneys hoping to be admitted to Scientology/Masterson lawsuit make their case

On February 22 we told you that Scientology had filed an overheated opposition to some out-of-state attorneys who are representing Chrissie Carnell Bixler and the other women suing the Church of Scientology and actor Danny Masterson, and who are seeking to be admitted formally to the lawsuit.

Even though they filed the lawsuit last summer, Brian Kent, Stewart Ryan, Marci Hamilton and several other high-profile attorneys, mostly from Pennsylvania, are still not formally admitted to the case and have been relying on Burlingame attorney Bobby Thompson to handle things, with some disappointing results.

But now Thompson has filed what appears to us to be a very effective and well written response to Scientology’s objections which, we had pointed out, seemed rather overblown to begin with.

Check out the filing here, and we’ll see how things go in the March 11 court date when the matter will be heard.

Ask a Scientologist!

Here’s a question that came in to askascientologist@tonyortega.org, and we thought Christie Collbran would be the best person to answer it. If you have a question for one of our many experts, please send it in!

I know Sea Org members are not allowed to have children but it would be interesting to know the difference between a Sea Org Scientologist and your everyday Scientologist. The many courses and auditing sessions should probably take a toll on a new mother. I’ve also heard that women are not allowed to make noises during birth? Is there a preferred type of birth — C-section/ vaginal/ all natural meaning no drugs at all?

Since Scientologists do not like drugs in general, most Scientologists lean toward having a natural birth experience and avoiding pain medication. Many Scientologists are likely to give birth at home with a midwife and to avoid going to the hospital altogether. Others do opt to go to the hospital to give birth there. Yes, L. Ron Hubbard did write about being silent during labor and birth in the book Dianetics. He said if there are words spoken during labor and birth they could supposedly have a negative affect on the baby and have lasting effects for life. So it depends on how literal the individual Scientologist wishes to take this information. I know of many ex-Scientologists who were not silent during labor and birth, and some that tried very hard to implement this idea. Some even educated local midwives in the community about their “silent birth” wishes so that they could be supported by their care providers to accomplish this goal. Regarding the course load and auditing sessions taking a toll on a new mother — I’m sure this has happened to some new mothers because this happens to Scientologists in general. It just depends on their dedication and involvement in Scientology, their ability to withstand the pressure of the church and how much money they have to spend on it. There are a lot of Scientologists who are not active, but still consider themselves Scientologists. Maybe they volunteer in some other Scientology activity because they can’t afford services at the moment. Remember these services are really expensive! You have to have a lot of money to burn to be on course and doing auditing sessions full time.

— Christie Collbran

 
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Source Code

“Scientology has various ends. Out of Scientology you could formulate, for instance, a very fine type of ‘thought warfare’ which — much better than an atom bomb. No, an atom bomb just kills people — but you could take in ‘thought warfare,’ you could enslave them utterly. You could, you’d make complete slaves out of them, with a very simple contraption. Very simple. We’re doing it the honest way in Scientology, because with a very simple contraption, with the greatest of ease, we could go around and anybody who was opposing Scientology would all of a sudden start being madly, insanely in favor of it. But that’s the easy way to do it, and that’s what’s wrong with the race, is everybody has tried it the easy way — control, restraint, more engrams, more punishment.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 3, 1952

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“All of history of man is about off-world implanting during the past long amount of time. It’s quite apparent that meatballs aren’t dead in the head because they made a mistake in 3rd grade about the nature of consciousness. If you push the matter of consciousness is NOT brain, your preclear may die that night. It has happened to me.”

 
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Random Howdy

“Seeing as how boxers get knocked out more than any other group, RTC is missing a golden opportunity to prove the efficacy of Dianetic theory by grabbing some punch-drunk pugilist off of Skid Row and giving him six months of auditing and then calling a press conference where the former rummy could recite Shakespeare and explain quantum theory to all present. Why doesn’t C.O.B. think of these things?”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Jay Spina: Sentencing set for April 3 in White Plains
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members: Trial set for April 14 in Los Angeles

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Waiting for an appellate decision from the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ (Valerie’s options.)
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology: March 11 (plaintiff attorneys pro hac vice, defense motions to quash), March 20 (demurrers by Masterson and Scientology), March 27 (motions to compel arbitration)
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe’s attorneys have asked for discovery, April 20 hearing set (motion to compel arbitration)
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach bankruptcy appeal: Oral arguments on March 11 in Jacksonville
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Complaint filed.

 
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Start making your plans…

 
Head over to the convention website and meet us in St. Louis!

 
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Scientology’s celebrities, ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and more!

We’ve been building landing pages about David Miscavige’s favorite playthings, including celebrities and ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and we’re hoping you’ll join in and help us gather as much information as we can about them. Head on over and help us with links and photos and comments.

Scientology’s celebrities, from A to Z! Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

Scientology’s ‘Ideal Orgs,’ from one end of the planet to the other! Help us build up pages about each these worldwide locations!

Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society!

Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in our weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Scientology claims to be the experts on drugs — their actual materials beg to differ
[TWO years ago] Garcias ask for hearing on farcical ‘arbitration’; Scientology files 600 pages in Laura D case
[THREE years ago] LAPD PROBING SCIENTOLOGY AND DANNY MASTERSON FOR MULTIPLE RAPES, COVER-UP
[FOUR years ago] Scientology, in forced-abortion case: It’s not abuse if you don’t complain when it’s happening
[FIVE years ago] How’s this for a gift on L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday? ‘Going Clear’ in theaters March 13
[SIX years ago] John Travolta’s fun night at the Oscars
[SEVEN years ago] Sunday Funnies: Get Your Infant Audited!
[EIGHT years ago] SCIENTOLOGY FILES FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST DEBBIE COOK

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 3, 2020 at 07:00

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Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2019 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2019), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 14 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

Some churches require that you give up pork. Others that you give up short pants.

But professional ham hock and OT Scientologist Grant Cardone has announced on a Facebook video that he’s making the ultimate sacrifice for his space-age religion: He’s not going to the Super Bowl today that is being played right in his [...]]]>

Some churches require that you give up pork. Others that you give up short pants.

But professional ham hock and OT Scientologist Grant Cardone has announced on a Facebook video that he’s making the ultimate sacrifice for his space-age religion: He’s not going to the Super Bowl today that is being played right in his own backyard.

Cardone, a wealthy motivational speaker, is no stranger to championship sporting events. We remember him sitting behind home plate at Dodger Stadium during the 2018 World Series 18-inning game three, mugging for the cameras after every pitch as a way of promoting his business.

But with Super Bowl LIV in his hometown of Miami, Cardone has announced that instead of being inside the stadium, he’ll be outside it handing out Scientology’s “Truth About Drugs” pamphlets for its front group the Foundation for a Drug-Free World.

Saying that the country is being overwhelmed by an “opium epidemic,” Cardone invited people of all faiths to fly in and help distribute the group’s literature.

Also, just like last year former NFL great Marshall Faulk has been making the rounds shilling for Scientology, including another appearance on the Fox News morning show, Fox and Friends…

 
The Underground Bunker has pointed out time and again that the Truth About Drugs pamphlets include Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s quack ideas about how drugs operate in the body. And while the campaign is pitched to make it appear that it opposes drug abuse, in fact Scientology opposes the use of drugs altogether, and actually believes that it can supplant the medical and psychiatric fields with Hubbard’s nutty ideas about past-life therapy.

Cardone is a longtime Scientologist, a wealthy donor to the organization, and a hardcore believer. But what’s Faulk’s excuse? And when is someone on his publicity campaign going to ask him why he’s promoting Scientology quackery?

Here’s a cute one of Faulk and Cardone together, having a meeting of the minds over Hubbardist hoohah.

 
And oh look, they also roped in a clueless Miami-Dade councilman, Christian Cevallos…

But when the Miami New Times asked the police if this was true, they denied it, saying that they had merely posed for a photo.

So, Drug-Free World was caught red-handed lying about their relationship to law enforcement, but they’re still able to rope in local politicians and former NFL players.

It’s almost like all of these people were complete idiots or something.

 
Hey, it’s Super Sunday and we hope you enjoy the big game today. Please let us know if you spot Scientology’s ad during the game. As always, we try to point out to people and the media (usually to no avail) that Scientology’s Super Bowl ad is not a national ad buy costing bajillions of dollars. Scientology instead plays it in local ad spots during the game and only in certain markets. (There are a few spots during the 3-hour broadcast reserved for local stations to make a little extra bank for their own.) In the past, the ad has tended to show up during the pre-game show, and then just before the start of the third quarter. Here’s the one-minute version. What you see on the air will be 30 seconds or less…

 
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Source Code

“You can do this trick yourself if you want to: Hypnotize somebody and have them go home and go to sleep. Then after they get home and go to sleep, so forth, you walk over in your astral body and wake them up and talk to them and give them a message and tell them they are supposed to call you at 10:15 the next morning and tell you the house is on fire. Then you come back in your astral body and get back inside yourself and you go to sleep yourself. At 10:15 the next morning, why, they will call you up and say, ‘I don’t know why, but I have a terrific compulsion to tell you the house is on fire.'” — L. Ron Hubbard, February 2, 1952

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“I was too late to stop Scientology from getting infiltrated. The reptilians came down from the future too, to infiltrated Scientology from inside with these sleeper children that will wake up in the future controlled by reptilians and take over Scientology from inside. I was also audited on my other time lines and there was another million of time lines from the spirit I came from that were also free of this mind too and they would raise the vibrations of the planet. So what we are doing is we are replacing everyone eventually with new entities with no physical universe mind that can be implanted. So they can’t use mind control on us or fill our minds with garbage since we are created new in the future with no mind, because the spirit doesn’t need this mind. A spirit can just know. So that is how we are wining this game.”

 
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Random Howdy

“As a 49ers/Patriots fan with 8 Super Bowl wins between them, I feel Jimmy’s pain.”

 
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Start making your plans…

 
Head over to the convention website and meet us in St. Louis!

 
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Scientology’s celebrities, ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and more!

We’ve been building landing pages about David Miscavige’s favorite playthings, including celebrities and ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and we’re hoping you’ll join in and help us gather as much information as we can about them. Head on over and help us with links and photos and comments.

Scientology’s celebrities, from A to Z! Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

Scientology’s ‘Ideal Orgs,’ from one end of the planet to the other! Help us build up pages about each these worldwide locations!

Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society!

Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in our weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] The presidential candidate, the controversial guru, the Scientology lawyer — and us!
[TWO years ago] David Mayo, 1940-2017: Scientology’s top technical wizard and target of ‘Fair Game’
[THREE years ago] Fed up with Scientology disconnection? Be there to dedicate the new ‘Call Me’ billboard Feb. 18
[FOUR years ago] The particularly bad timing of Monique Rathbun’s decision to fire her attorneys
[FIVE years ago] The shocking case of Scientology mistreatment of the mentally ill you haven’t heard
[SIX years ago] Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in New York, reports the Wall Street Journal
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology Mythbusting with Jon Atack: The Tomato Photo!
[EIGHT years ago] Debbie Cook Files to Dissolve Scientology’s Temporary Restraining Order: We Talk To Her Attorney, Ray Jeffrey

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on February 2, 2020 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2018 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2018), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 14 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

Ever since we learned that Scientology leader David Miscavige had used him as an enforcer to terrorize legendary acting coach Milton Katselas in his final years, church donor and popular motivational speaker Grant Cardone has been on our radar, mostly for all the wrong reasons.

Mysteriously, Cardone’s hackneyed send-me-money-and-I’ll-make-you-wealthy routine [...]]]>

Ever since we learned that Scientology leader David Miscavige had used him as an enforcer to terrorize legendary acting coach Milton Katselas in his final years, church donor and popular motivational speaker Grant Cardone has been on our radar, mostly for all the wrong reasons.

Mysteriously, Cardone’s hackneyed send-me-money-and-I’ll-make-you-wealthy routine has made him a rich man, in part, we think, because among that set of confidence men who prey on the gullible, Cardone was particularly skillful with social media to help convince his followers that his life is one they would want to emulate.

So he’s an oversharer to the utmost, like the time his own wife posted video of Grant showering naked with his 9-year-old daughter at a lavish island resort. Yeah, Cardone is a real prince of a man with character and integrity…

 
Anyway, we had noticed that as his popularity has grown, Cardone has become a little more open with his fan base that he’s a Scientologist, while on the Scientology side we’ve seen him become more visible as a major donor, worming his way into the orbit of the church’s biggest moneybags, the Duggans. For some reason, Cardone was right there hanging with both Bob and Trish as the billionaire couple split up, and since then Cardone has squired Trish, who still goes to church functions, like he was her little richie pal.

But now, we want to thank the reader who sent us pages from a small newsletter we hadn’t heard about before, “Connect,” which is put out by the Hollywood Celebrity Centre, and which featured Cardone with a revolutionary idea that we’re surprised the church hadn’t thought of before: Using Scientology’s own professional ham hock to squire, openly, his make-me-rich wog followers into the church. (“Wog” is what Scientologists call non-Scientologists, a British slang term that has a racist history.)

Cardone has demonstrated that he can fill whole baseball stadiums with his devotees. Why not bring them down to Scientology facilities, which are ghost towns? Here’s what happened when they tried that out, according to the Connect newsletter…

CC Int hosted a seminar by best-selling author, international speaker, entrepreneur, top media influencer and OT VIII, Grant Cardone.

An hour before the event began, there were already 100 new public arrived, many of them originating wanting to tour the building and find out about services.

Three new public drove 3 hours to come and see Grant’s seminar. They arrived in the morning to the org to check it out and immediately signed up for course before the seminar even began.

Grant was very open and direct in attributing his success to Scientology.

He specifically went over the book Dianetics and how the reactive mind stops you from succeeding, as well as the subject of conditions from the book Introduction to Scientology Ethics.

A large Grade Chart was brought out on to the stage to which he referred to several times as he was talking. He went over different points of ruin and directed them to testing, books and intro services.

A team of Celebrity Centre OT Committee members, FSMs and volunteers helped on the event by doing hosting, routing, testing, tours and sign ups. Some of the results were:

— Highest ever intro lecture attendance

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— Highest ever public on the OCA Test line in one day

— Books sold to new public: 68

— Course Sign-Ups: 70

— First Service Starts: 39

The new public feed back was 100 percent rave — with comments like:

“Everyone is so nice here. I have never been to anyplace like this. That lady who did my evaluation was spot on. All of your people are amazing. I am starting on course right now!”

“I learned that you need to do Scientology to find yourself and not to let my past attack me in the present. This is amazing. I am buying the books Grant recommended and also signing up for Personal Efficiency.”

“When Grant talked about not allowing fear of the unknown to prevent you from moving forward that made sense. I did not realize how strongly Grant attributes his success to Scientology. I am going to take the personality test and learn more.”

“I realized that I need to learn confidence and believe in my own future. I am going to do some courses to handle my communication. I am interested in ALL courses.”

“I am going to read the books and take the courses. I want to go CLEAR!”

Some of the FSM feedback included:

— One FSM brought in a selectee that she had been trying to get on the Bridge for years and Grant’s talk totally handled him and he signed up for and started a course.

— Another FSM brought in a new public who hadn’t ever reached or considered doing anything in Scientology. The event completely handled her and she started on course.

— Another FSM brought a brand-new selectee who while listening to Grant’s talk made comments like “Wow!” “Yeah!” He was laughing and totally blown away. At one point he turned to the FSM and said, “Maybe I’m a Scientologist!” He was then routed into the org, bought the Dianetics Book and DVD and signed up for the PE and two Life Improvement Courses.

THE TAKE-AWAY

The most observable points that made this event such a success align with the purpose of the FSM program:

— New public are CURIOUS and will come in if invited!

— The speaker was completely open about Scientology, used high ARC and Tone 40 intention and used his comm lines (social media in this case) to invite people into the org.

—FSMs used their own social and business comm lines to invite people into the org.

— The speaker pushed DIANETICS: THE MODERN SCIENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH as the book to buy and read. He disseminated his own reality on what the tech did for him.

— The Personality Test (OCA) is of high interest to the public and it was used heavily. It is a very successful introductory service and shows them their strengths and weaknesses.

—The field worked enthusiastically as a close team with our org staff to channel the public interest onto the correct lines.

The public are CURIOUS! They want to know who we are and what Dianetics and Scientology are and what it can do for them. In short — you do have new news — so let others know. Channel them in to CC Int.

[“CC Int” = Celebrity Centre International; “OT VIII” = Operating Thetan Level Eight, Scientology’s highest auditing level; “public” = a Scientologist or potential Scientologist who does not work for the church; “reactive mind” = L. Ron Hubbard nonsense about how the human mind stores traumatic memories; “points of ruin” = locating vulnerabilities that lead to failure; “FSM” = field staff member, a Scientology salesperson; “OCA” = the Oxford Capacity Analysis, Scientology’s personality test that is the way most public first encounter the church.]

 
The language of this report is so telling. For so many years now, Scientology has received an unrelenting tsunami of miserable press, has been mocked like never before in movies and television shows, and has lost members at a prodigious rate, with new marks trickling in at a tiny rate.

Cardone’s event was the first smashing recruiting success Scientology has had in, like, forever. Some oldtimers will remember missions and orgs being packed like this with the curious back in the 1970s. So you can understand this newsletter writer’s gushing prose. Finally, Scientology is showing signs of life!

But is Grant Cardone really the answer to what ails Scientology? Can he repeat this success on a larger scale, and is that something Miscavige can convince him to do more often?

Scientology might finally have found its confidence man for the 21st century.

 
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Scientology’s celebrities, ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and more!

We’ve been building landing pages about David Miscavige’s favorite playthings, including celebrities and ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and we’re hoping you’ll join in and help us gather as much information as we can about them. Head on over and help us with links and photos and comments.

Scientology’s celebrities, from A to Z! Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

Scientology’s ‘Ideal Orgs,’ from one end of the planet to the other! Help us build up pages about each these worldwide locations!

Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society!

Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in our weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] While the Scientology scandal swirls in Colombia, a key figure relaxes in Florida
[TWO years ago] How badly does Scientology need new staff? Miscavige is bringing back the ‘Universe Corps’
[THREE years ago] Atack: Why those who try to save Scientology from itself are doomed to failure
[FOUR years ago] Scientology superstar: What it’s like to be big in Taiwan
[FIVE years ago] Narconon’s cancer spreads: New lawsuits and a court order for Scientology’s rehab network
[SIX years ago] Scientology Makes the Grade: Touching Walls to Total Freedom
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology’s Grip on the Mind: An Ex-Sea Org Member Explains It For Us
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology Deluge: Commenters of the Week!

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on August 20, 2019 at 07:00

E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.

Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.

The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2018 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2018), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)

Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, ten years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ

Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…

Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.

Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele

 Scientology’s wealthy ham hock Grant Cardone continues to intrigue us with his antics. Have you seen the latest?

It’s a short video shot by his wife Elena Cardone which is being shared on Twitter, with her narrating while she walks through what appears to be a sumptuous beach house.

After briefly showing Grant filming himself on [...]]]>

 
Scientology’s wealthy ham hock Grant Cardone continues to intrigue us with his antics. Have you seen the latest?

It’s a short video shot by his wife Elena Cardone which is being shared on Twitter, with her narrating while she walks through what appears to be a sumptuous beach house.

After briefly showing Grant filming himself on his phone, she later shows off their shower area, and asks Grant to “cover yourself up.” We then see Cardone under a double shower head, holding a towel in front of himself. Elena then asks their naked 9-year-old daughter to peek out behind her father, and points out that they’re showering together. “This is living, ha boo?” Elena says.

 
Now, in some cultures it might not be too unusual for a man to be showering with his 9-year-old daughter, but for Americans like the Cardones, it seems a little off-putting, to say the least. And we can’t help thinking about Scientology’s dictum that children are actually ancient beings in small packages.

We sent an email to Cardone to ask him what he thought about the video being shared on Twitter. We’ll let you know if he responds.

In 2011, we first wrote about Cardone and followed it with a subsequent story that Beverly Hills Playhouse director Allen Barton told us about the role Cardone played as an enforcer for David Miscavige, targeting legendary acting coach Milton Katselas with harassment.

Cardone responded not by sending a reply to our email but by posting a meme that said, “Bring it on, Ding Dong.”

It seemed pretty characteristic of the buffoonish motivational speaker.

Since then, he’s become a pretty regular feature here as he and his wife always find a way to display their odd sense of propriety.

But we’re not sure what to think of Grant’s latest star-turn. We’d like to hear from you: Innocent family fun on vacation? Or something really off about Grant and Elena Cardone?

 
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Scientology is suing in Ireland

We’re shocked, SHOCKED to hear that after Scientology’s plans for a Narconon in Ireland got squashed flat by a planning board there, the church, through its local Narconon Trust, has brought suit against the planning board.

The site, a former school campus in Ballivor, County Meath, had zoning for a nursing home when Narconon acquired it and then got permission from the local county council to use it for a drug rehab center. But after persistent opposition from local residents, a national planning board, An Bord Pleanala, ruled that the council’s decision wasn’t correct. Narconon, it ruled, had no right to put a drug rehab there — even though the renovation project was nearing completion.

So now Narconon Trust has filed suit against An Bord Pleanala, and we have no doubt Scientology will 1. pretend it has nothing to do with this while 2. pursuing its usual scorched-earth legal tactics.

As Grant Cardone might say, bring it on, Ding Dong.

 
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Start making your plans!

 
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Scientology’s celebrities, ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and more!

We’ve been building landing pages about David Miscavige’s favorite playthings, including celebrities and ‘Ideal Orgs,’ and we’re hoping you’ll join in and help us gather as much information as we can about them. Head on over and help us with links and photos and comments.

Scientology’s celebrities, from A to Z! Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

Scientology’s ‘Ideal Orgs,’ from one end of the planet to the other! Help us build up pages about each these worldwide locations!

Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society!

Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in our weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] Scientology plans Narconon drug rehab for Ireland, but the locals are not having it
[TWO years ago] The most incredible lie Scientology attorney Monique Yingling told ABC ’20/20′
[THREE years ago] Oscar snubs Alex Gibney’s Scientology documentary ‘Going Clear’ despite buzz
[FOUR years ago] Scientology reveals a lot more of its lofty plans for the former KCET studios
[FIVE years ago] Being and nothingness: And now we move on to Scientology’s Operating Thetan Level Four!
[SIX years ago] ATLANTIC MAGAZINE SPIKES SCIENTOLOGY ADVERTORIAL AFTER BACKLASH
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology Recon: Commenters of the Week!

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on January 14, 2019 at 12:30

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