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OOH LA LA: Scientology opens its ‘Ideal Org’ in Paris today and we’re on the scene!

[The view yesterday, with ribbon in place!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology will open another ‘Ideal Org’ today, and this time in Paris, in a country that has traditionally been harsh to the organization. Will leader David Miscavige dare […]

Resurfaced video: An afternoon in 1963 with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Want to get a good sense of what Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s acting abilities were like? We want your impressions of the legendary Hubbard charisma on display in a resurfaced film from Ron’s […]

Need a job, thetan? Scientology’s sneaky business front has your listings

Among Scientology’s sneaky front groups, one of the most insidious is WISE, the World Institute of Scientology […]

Not so fast: Judge Hammock questions David Miscavige’s challenge to step down

[Defendant David Miscavige and Judge Randolph Hammock]

When Leah Remini sued the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige at Los Angeles Superior Court last August, she wasn’t happy with the first judge who was selected to preside over it, Judge William […]

Scientology and the Great American Eclipse, 2024 edition

Is it really less than a week away, this singular day that we’ve been looking forward to for nearly seven years […]

Flying under the radar: Scientology’s unexpected reprieve in Russia

[Ivan Matsitsky’s case ended with a surprisingly light sentence]

Since the 1990s, Scientology has faced both boom and bust in post-Soviet Russia, swinging from lucrative success in the “wild capitalism” era of Boris Yeltsin to facing a ruthless crackdown under Vladimir Putin. The writing seemed to be on the wall for Scientology after the Russian police […]

Yet another celebrity ‘first’ spotted in Scientology event press releases

[David Miscavige presides over the 2023 LRH Birthday Event]

Ever since we spotted Elisabeth Moss in Scientology’s press release for the 2024 L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Event, we’ve been searching through others to see what we could […]

Scientology will appeal ruling in Leah Remini lawsuit that preserved most of her claims

We’re still seeing headlines saying that the recent ruling in Leah Remini’s lawsuit “gutted” it, or all but destroyed it, and that Scientology is entitled to fees, and so […]

Leah Remini files notice: Let Judge Kalra handle BOTH Scientology harass cases

[Judge Upinder Kalra and plaintiff Leah Remini]

Leah Remini got a lot of attention yesterday evening when she posted an image of her associate’s degree from New York University to share how much it meant to her to reach that goal at 53 years of age while she continues to work toward a bachelor’s […]

Val Ross: After the FBI raid, what it was like to return to work there — as a Scientology spy

I am certain I am not the only one who woke up with this feeling, that Scientology had co-opted my soul, that I was not a good person, and that everything bad that was happening in my life was something I deserved to have […]

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