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The 1979 Clearwater Sun Editorial the Tampa Bay Times Should Run Today

Never forget

In 1979, the full extent of Scientology’s dirty tricks campaigns, illegal break-ins, and smear attempts had been revealed in documents seized by the FBI two years earlier.

One of the targets of Scientology’s destructive schemes was the Clearwater Sun, a daily newspaper that served the town Scientology had stealthily taken over in 1975. […]

Scientology Heresy: Jon Atack on L. Ron Hubbard’s Debt to Psychiatry

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and on Saturdays he’s helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get hashed and […]

VIDEO: Scientology Leader David Miscavige’s Weird Explanation for the IRS Victory

We have some rare video of David Miscavige, leader of the Church of Scientology, giving a drawn-out and very strange explanation for why and how the IRS battled and ultimately caved to the church over its tax exempt status in 1993. The speech is from the New Year’s Eve 2000 Scientology event, which we hadn’t […]

THE MARTY RATHBUN AFFIDAVIT: Scientology Leader David Miscavige Lied To Texas Court

Marty and Monique Rathbun

Last night, stunning new documents were filed in Monique Rathbun’s lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige.

New defendants have been added to the lawsuit, which is heading for a temporary injunction hearing a week from today. But the real fireworks come in responses to a declaration […]

Our Man in Paris, Jonny Jacobsen, on the Scientology Appeal in France’s Highest Court

Jonny Jacobsen

In Paris today, Jonny Jacobsen attended the Scientology hearing before the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court, which is considering an appeal of the church’s fraud conviction which was upheld last year. He sent us this report…

Scientology’s lawyers argued today in France’s highest court that they did not get a fair trial […]

Scientology’s Drug Rehab Network Stymied in Canada, Sued by Insurers, Generally Screwed

Take off, Clark! Er, hoser!

Oh, Narconon. For so many years you were Scientology’s reliable cash cow, doing your best to pretend that you actually had nothing to do with the church itself, but basking in the glow of testimonials by Scientology’s biggest celebrities — Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Kirstie Alley, who all […]

Making the Grade: Scientology Prepares Us for the Future

Claire Headley is taking us on our journey to train as Scientologists. She and her husband Marc were Sea Org workers who escaped from Scientology’s International Base in 2005. She spent years working with Scientology’s “tech,” and was trusted to oversee the auditing of Tom Cruise. Go here to see the first part in this […]

SCIENTOLOGY’S PRIVATE DANCER: A Story of Seduction, Intervention, and Betrayal

AS SEEN ON TV: The title image for Bryan Seymour’s report on Today Tonight

The Underground Bunker has teamed up with another Australian news organization for an exclusive story about Scientology. In this case, we are pleased to have worked with Bryan Seymour of the 7 News program Today Tonight.

We coordinated with Seymour to […]

Scientology Leader David Miscavige Files Declaration in Texas Lawsuit

It’s not every day that we get to hear directly from David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology.

When we see or hear his words, it tends to be in speeches that he gives to other Scientologists at church events. We also suspect that he often writes some of the public pronouncements that […]

The History of Scientology’s Weird Vaults — The Bizarre Battlefield Earth Connection!

Trementina Base’s “Vault House,” a prop that covers up the vault entrance itself.

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