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What Scientology is telling its members: Things have never been better!

 A big thanks to reader Rasha for tipping us to the new issue of International Scientology News. This is a large-format publication that we always enjoy seeing. It’s one of the magazines that Scientology puts out trying to convince its members that the organization is doing better than it ever []

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On the ‘Leah Remini’ Reddit special this week: A powerful Texas duo

 Cult expert Steve Hassan let the cat out of the bag last night, saying at his Facebook page that he’s one of three guests on this week’s “Reddit AMA” special episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath which is airing on A&E Tuesday at 10 pm. We can tell you who the other two []

The most incredible lie Scientology attorney Monique Yingling told ABC ’20/20′

 Jeffrey Augustine is back with another investigation of Scientology’s essential []

DONE DEAL: Billboard contract signed for site near Scientology’s Los Angeles ‘Big Blue’ HQ

 Phil and Willie Jones have done it again. In part through the generosity of the readers of this website, they’ve raised enough toward their overall goal that they have signed a contract for a new “Call Me” billboard, and they wanted us to announce []

LAPD to Leah Remini on her records request about missing Scientology leader’s wife: ‘Go fish’

[LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Leah Remini]

Despite taking extra time to come up with a response, and then blowing the deadline they set for themselves, the Los Angeles Police Department finally answered Leah Remini’s request for specific information about Shelly Miscavige yesterday by telling her they weren’t going to answer any of her []

Last night’s family on ‘Leah Remini’ found themselves targeted by Scientology attack site

[The Reisdorf boys, Brandon, Craig, and Brett]

Yesterday, as previous episodes of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath were being shown on the A&E network in the run up to last night’s “season finale,” we were casually chatting with Brandon Reisdorf on Facebook []

Tonight on ‘Leah Remini’: Once again, Scientology’s a horror show for the mentally ill

 Tonight, A&E airs the “season finale” of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the eighth episode (including a “Reddit AMA” special) but actually not the final installment of what has turned out to be an extraordinary hit for the cable []

L. Ron Hubbard’s writing about women that Scientology DOES want you to see!

[Mary Sue and L. Ron Hubbard]

Recently, we were putting together a new “Best of the Bunker” page that we thought would be helpful for all the new readers joining us. And in order to assemble it, we spent some time rummaging through our old Village Voice []

Talking to the FBI agent who canceled her talk at Scientology’s ‘mecca’

 Rod Keller has the latest developments for us in a situation that flared up on Friday…

On Friday, Mike Rinder revealed that the FBI was planning to take part in an event held by a Scientology front group. []

Phil and Willie Jones launch a new effort for billboard about Scientology disconnection

 Phil and Willie are back! After putting up billboards that call attention to Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ policy in Los Angeles and Largo, Florida last year, Phil and Willie Jones say they’re launching a new effort to get their billboard put up again in L.A. And that’s where you come []