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New records show Scientology still hogging US ‘religious’ visas

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Nearly a decade ago we learned that Scientology was applying for a stunning percentage of this country’s special visas for religious workers. Now, a new records dump from the government shows how much this […]

A Scientology attorney, his secret work for the church, and his Paris legacy

[The late Bill Walsh and today’s Greater Paris Ideal Org]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A new leaked document describes 30 years of secretive work by an attorney for Scientology, and whether to keep paying him such a huge salary. […]

Scientology ads in London were to be replaced by ads from ex-Scientologists

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Times reported that three ads Scientology placed in the London Underground were to have been replaced this morning with new ads from ex-Scientologists. But so far, the new ads are not in place. […]

Scientology targets clients of Marc and Claire Headley in another Fair Game scheme

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One way you know that Marc and Claire Headley have been so effective talking about what they witnessed in the Sea Org is the lengths that Scientology goes to try and silence them. The […]

Killer Scientology documentary from 1985 is put online by network

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: This past week a 1985 network documentary about Scientology was put online for the first time, and we can say without hesitation that it is simply one of the best ever made about the […]

She worked with Scientology’s spies and celebs, and still has photos to prove it

[Marti Carlson, accidental archivist]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: You never know what someone who spent decades in Scientology and worked at its highest, most secret echelons might still have stored away. In this case, it turns out, a super-rare […]

So much for that cookie-cutter lawsuit against Scientology about sharing data

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In February it sounded like an interesting new approach to suing Scientology as a Pennsylvania woman filed a case saying the church had illegally shared her data with Facebook. But we wondered about the […]

Unhinged document shows how Scientology leader David Miscavige sees himself

[Scientology leader David Miscavige, circa 2006]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Imagine, you are the most important person on the planet, and all around you are nincompoops who can’t do their jobs and keep making it more difficult for you […]

The transcript: Read along as judge denies Scientology doc’s legal ploy

[Judge Andrews heard arguments about Minkoff from Ramon Rasco (left) and Kyle Fontaine]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve obtained a transcript of the April 1 hearing when notorious Scientology doc David Minkoff’s attorney argued he should be dropped from […]

More sneaky ways Scientology is buddying up with your local heroes

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology never stops trying to weasel its way into positions of influence with ‘opinion leaders,’ especially with government figures and first responders. We have some additional examples of that which have come up recently […]

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