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She denied Scientology’s Xenu to the BBC. Now she’s OT 3. Whoopsie!

[“OT III, has been, by far, my favourite OT level.”]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: She was in Scientology’s first official ‘religious’ wedding in the UK, and it got her on the BBC where she denied that silly Xenu story []

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Marc Headley: More Scientology craziness from Emily Armstrong’s mom

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, Mike Rinder told us about being in Scientology’s prison ‘The Hole’ with Gail Armstrong, mother of new Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong. Now, Marc Headley has even more about Gail’s work in the []

She made Scientology pay for its harassment: How did Bonnie Woods do it?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s been far too long since we’ve mentioned Bonnie Woods, the woman who in 1999 won a legendary court case that resulted in the Church of Scientology not only paying her damages for harassing []

Scientology encounters rough waters in northern seas

[The Naddoddur]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We hope our American readers are enjoying their long holiday weekend and will not mind too much if we bring your attention to another part of the Scientology world today, where the church []

He was in Scientology’s highest circles, but when he left he paid the price so many do

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: [What is this Substack thing, []

He was in on some of Scientology’s biggest intel operations: And now he’s talking

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The name may not be familiar, but he was a member of the inner circle around David Miscavige and had high levels of responsibility in both the Guardian’s Office and the Office of Special []

Scientology finally finds the right formula in stunning new video

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sure, Scientology has struggled to recruit staff with so much bad press and all. But leader David Miscavige’s building projects need funding, and staffs need filling out! The enthusiastic team at Orlando has put []

Inventing the wickedest cult of all to keep people out of them

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ron Kasman has been a valuable contributor at the Underground Bunker going back a number of years. He’s a comic artist with a new book is on the way. And when you see description []

Scientology does have a tax-exemption fight on its hands: But not in the US

[Scientology is in Dutch in the Netherlands]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Two years ago we told you that Scientology gained a big victory in the Netherlands as it ruled that David Miscavige’s organization was tax-exempt. However, new documents show []

Scientology debacle: Rent comes due on the double life of Aaron Kyro

[Aaron Kyro the Scientology staffer, and Aaron Kyro the skateboard mogul]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Aaron Kyro is a 20-year staff member of Scientology’s San Francisco ‘Ideal Org,’ but in his other life he’s proprietor of the YouTube empire []