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This is the guy selling you a mystery sandwich in those Scientology TV ads

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve been telling you about new TV ads that Scientology is running in 30 countries (they say) in a big new push. And once again, the ads feature a narrator trying to make Scientology []

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Here’s why you’re suddenly seeing so many Scientology ads on TV

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At its UK October gala, Scientology premiered 3 new TV ads. And it’s becoming clear that leader David Miscavige is putting a big effort behind them. The church now says they will be broadcast []

Does Shelly Miscavige know it’s Christmas 2024?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Christmas Day each year we review what we know about the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige, and wonder, why won’t Scientology let her see her family on this of all days? [What is this []

For Christmas Eve, we have Scientology videos full of cheer

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We have plenty of wrapping to do today, and we thought you might too, so we’ve lined up some Scientology-related videos you can play when you have a moment to sit with a cup []

Scientology opens ‘Ideal Mission’ in hotspot where it ran city council candidate

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday Scientology issued a press release announcing that it had opened a brand spanking new ‘Ideal Mission’ in McMinnville, Oregon, and with the whole nine yards — giant bow and ribbon, balloons, and local []

The Underground Bunker’s 2024 Scientology year-in-review starts today!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Another winter solstice has sneaked up on us here in the northern hemisphere, and to our antipodean friends, enjoy your summer! Once again it’s time to take stock of the year just past with []

Scientology granted delay in the Danny Masterson civil lawsuit

[Judge Upinder Kalra and Danny Masterson]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday Danny Masterson’s attorneys posted their appeal brief as they try to overturn his prison sentence. But even before Masterson was charged criminally, he and the Church of Scientology []

Here’s Danny Masterson’s entire appeal brief

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Danny Masterson’s appellate attorneys turned in their appeal brief a couple of days early, and we knew you’d want to dig into it and give us your thoughts. So here’s the whole enchilada. It’s []

Miracle on 125th St: Christian missionaries provide Scientology a holiday PR victory!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Christian missionaries, lured in by a restored L. Ron Hubbard property, put through staring exercises at the Harlem org, some books taken home, some restless leg cured. This is the way Scientology recruitment is []

Why Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard isn’t coming back to Earth

[Ron had his eyes on Target Two]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A question from a reader sent us on a wild goose chase into Scientology’s dim past in search of something L. Ron Hubbard supposedly said about his future []