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Appeals court accepts Scientology amicus on behalf of Danny Masterson — here it is in full

[Dave tries to put his thumb on the scales for Danny’s appeal]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Wow! After previously rejecting Scientology’s attempt to sway Danny Masterson’s appeal, this time the court has accepted the church’s 70-page ‘amicus’ brief with []

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LEAK: Read how Scientology reassures local pols that its controversies are overblown

[Alex keeps a wary eye on Saint Hill and its Public Affairs Director, Graeme Wilson]

 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 abuses are recorded in decades of court documents, journalistic exposes, and the accounts of former members. But how does []

Look who’s back, and helping Scientology’s sneaky anti-psych front pass new laws!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In 2020 a former Scientology insider ran for elected office in Oregon, and we helped warn voters. Now that politically-ambitious former Sea Org exec has popped up in another part of the country, and []

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: His unhinged letter to the US Atty General

[Hubbard and AG J. Howard McGrath, circa 1951]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In an era of rising McCarthyism, it was ‘a breathtaking concoction of lies, vituperation and wild allegations’: Check out the wildest moment during Scientology founder L. Ron []

Another batch of Scientology super beings is here to take over the planet!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Here they are, another class of Scientology super beings who have achieved the highest rung on the ‘Bridge to Total Freedom,’ OT 8. According to founder L. Ron Hubbard these folks should be able []

Mark Bunker on last night’s strange Scientology showdown with the Clearwater council

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Things are really heating up in Clearwater over Scientology’s latest takeover attempt, and we’re fortunate that Mark Bunker is keeping an eye on it. He gives us a detailed account of last night’s odd []

Mark Bunker on Scientology’s latest takeover attempts in Clearwater

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Tonight the Clearwater Council will discuss Scientology’s plans it’s been developing without the council’s involvement. Mark Bunker will be there, so we chatted with him about issues facing the beleaguered city. ALSO: Ian Rafalko []

How California’s AG just signaled confidence going into Danny Masterson’s appeal hearing

[AG’s office attorney Blythe Leszkay and Scientology celebrity 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: Next month, Danny Masterson’s appeal will be heard in a Los Angeles court. The Attorney General’s office just signaled its confidence in keeping him in []

John Travolta’s special friend continues to get a taste of the good life

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: With John Travolta sporting a stunning and stylish new look at Cannes for the world premiere of his new short movie, ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, we thought we’d catch up on JT, Scientology, and []

Memorial Day 2026: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s bogus war injuries

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As on past Memorial Days, we think it’s important to remind readers about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘stolen valor.’ Historian Chris Owen looks at Hubbard’s claims about being injured in war versus the []