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

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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]

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Scientologists into the breach! A fundraising juggernaut, with eyewitness testimony!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: If there’s one thing that characterizes Scientology today, it’s the heavy pressure to donate money so church leader David Miscavige can open up new ‘Ideal Orgs.’ That resulted in an interesting experience this week []

Alex Barnes-Ross is coming for Scientology after the UK’s recent election

[Apostate Alex with winning MPs Diane Abott and Neil Duncan-Jordan]

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 been looking forward to this post-election report from Alex Barnes-Ross, who has been causing Scientology so many headaches in the UK. And it’s a []

Scientology pulls out its secret weapon in Boston: An ideal crustacean!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: This just in, a Scientology fundraising event report for the future ‘Ideal Org’ in Beantown. See how they buttered up Scientologists to open their wallets and not be shellfish. There’s nothing fishy about this []

Watch out, suckers: Scientology is testing a new come-on!

 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 wondered if Scientology leader David Miscavige might experiment with a new approach as his organizations struggles to recruit new people. And this week, we think we may have stumbled across it. [What is []