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So David Miscavige is now a defendant: But can the trafficking lawsuit avoid arbitration?

[You got him, Valeska]

 Naturally, after yesterday’s news that David Miscavige had finally been found by a court to be evading service in the Baxter v. Scientology labor trafficking lawsuit, and that the court had officially named him a defendant in the case, there was much rejoicing in the []

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Chicago’s big Scientology event looked like a bust: Will this city ever be ‘ideal’?

[Straight up and vertical!]

 On Saturday, a longtime reader of the Underground Bunker who lives in Chicago volunteered for what we hoped might be an exciting []

When John Travolta first opened up about his Scientology involvement

 One of the casualties of the pandemic appears to be Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which has not, as far as we can tell, put out an issue since late 2019. And that’s a shame, because the magazine over the years has provided some interesting insights on Scientology’s obsession with its famous creative []

Here’s the 2023 Scientology Super Bowl ad, this year’s ‘mystery sandwich’

 Right at midnight on February 12, the day that the Super Bowl will take place, Scientology revealed its ad for the big game this year. And once again, it’s a mystery []

Something big is happening with Scientology in Chicago today: But will Dave be there?

 All week we’ve been getting ready for Scientology’s big event in Chicago today, but what exactly is going on []

Scientology turns you into a fundraising dynamo — you know you want this energy!

 Holy Xenu’s E-meter, campers, we love the long, skinny fliers that Scientology for some reason thinks are the bomb when it comes to prying money out of the hands of their []

Another Chicago Scientology hype video! But is the Saturday ‘Ideal Org’ event happening?

 Over the weekend, Mike Rinder at his blog suggested that recent materials put out by the Church of Scientology seemed to indicate that the Chicago ‘Ideal Org’ — which has long been finished — might be getting its grand opening this []

After ‘Real Water’ fiasco, Scientology donor and former Nevada legislator files for bankruptcy

 We’ve kept an eye on Scientologist attorney, legislator, and Real Water honcho Brent Jones for a long, long []

VIDEO: Scientology begs for staff in Chicago as it prepares to go ‘ideal’ — as soon as Saturday?

 This weekend, Mike Rinder suggested at his blog that recent chatter coming out of Chicago may indicate that Scientology’s “Ideal Org” there may be having its grand opening as soon as this []

That time Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard bitched to followers about his income

[Founder L. Ron Hubbard: Can’t anyone think of my needs?]

 We were delighted to hear recently from Mirriam Francis, who wondered if we had looked closely at a particular 1959 “policy letter” issued by Scientology founder L. Ron []