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Check out Mark Bunker’s campaign launch video as he takes on Scientology in Clearwater again!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Wise Beard Man is back! Mark Bunker sent us his new campaign launch video, and we asked him to describe what he’s up against as he runs again for Clearwater City Council at a []

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East Grinstead Sports Club loves newts — and why that may be a problem for Scientology

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s expansion plans for its UK headquarters keep running into opposition from various local groups. But one neighbor it could always count on was a sports club down the road. Now, that club has []

When Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard and the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover were pen pals

[Dropping a dime]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What they don’t tell you in Scientology: 75 years ago this past week, after failing to kidnap his wife and have her committed, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard tried to convince the []

Only took a week for the Puerto Rico Scientology ‘Ideal Org’ to empty out? Yikes!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As usual, the grand opening of a new Scientology ‘Ideal Org’ — this time in Puerto Rico — resulted in church leader David Miscavige presiding over everything with his usual aplomb. But only a []

It’s good to be a Duggan: Scientology celebrates youngest ‘Platinum Meritorious’ megadonor

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology may struggle to find new members, but leader David Miscavige continues to get huge donations out of his rich whales. The new Impact magazine has a spotlight on one young megadonor. At 27, []

They’re $500,000 donors to the IAS — but they also happen to be Scientology spies!

[Hooray, more money for Dave!]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of the reasons we keep an eye on the trophies Scientology leader David Miscavige hands out to his wealthy supporters is the reaction we get from readers who tell []

‘Healing’ church finds new home in Los Angeles after years of public mutilations

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Caroline McKuen never thought she’d reach out to a site like ours, but she wasn’t sure where else to turn. To help us understand, she sent a shaky video of a church service where []

The millionaires keeping Scientology afloat in 2026!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We keep an eye on the wealthy donors Scientology fetes each autumn in England. But leader David Miscavige held an additional ‘Patrons Ball’ in LA for the New Year’s Event, and a new issue []

Appellate justices grill attorneys for both Scientology and Danny Masterson victims

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Appellate court justices asked pointed questions of both sides at yesterday’s oral arguments hearing in the civil lawsuit between Danny Masterson’s victims and the Church of Scientology. ALSO: Even after opening its gleaming new []

Today: Danny Masterson/Scientology civil suit heard at appellate court, streamed online

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Today in LA, the civil suit filed by Danny Masterson’s victims alleging years of harassment by the actor and Scientology has a hearing before 3 appellate justices. It’s the 2nd time the case has []