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Another political council votes to give Scientology leader David Miscavige what he wants

[Dave can celebrate another win over local pols]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross shares the statement he made to the Mid Sussex District Council before it knuckled under and gave Scientology what it wanted, permission to pave over […]

Scientology scripture: Your problem is that you’re stuck in this universe, loser

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, […]

Mark Bunker reacts to the Wall Street Journal’s look at Scientology 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: We thought the Wall Street Journal did a fine job with an overview of Scientology’s efforts to grab even more influence in Clearwater, Florida. But we really wanted to hear from Mark Bunker, who […]

Wall Street Journal looks at Scientology’s grip on Clearwater

[Councilman Mike Mannino gets some pub for his deal with Dave]

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 always interesting when the national press takes a look at Scientology’s actual doings in places like California or Florida, and what a fine […]

He made the cover of Scientology’s ‘Celebrity’ — now he tells us how much it messed him up

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Just recently we were sent an older copy of Scientology’s Celebrity magazine we hadn’t seen before, and we realized it gave us a unique situation: To ask someone for the first time, what it […]

For Clearwater: A reminder of how L. Ron Hubbard had Scientology invade Florida

[Hubbard in Queens, NY in 1973, photo by Jim Dincalci]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We wanted to remind the people of Clearwater what they’re dealing with as once again their political leaders cave to Scientology. We figure it’s best […]

Independence Day 2026: Tell us about your fight for freedom from Scientology

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Once again we mark Independence Day here at the Underground Bunker by asking readers to tell us about their own declarations of freedom from Scientology indoctrination. What led you to dissolve the political bands […]

Scientology school fails to dislodge lawsuit over basketball coach imprisoned for abuse

[Randolph Jackson and the Delphi Academy in LA]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A Los Angeles Scientology school tried to derail a lawsuit by a former student by saying the school had no way of knowing that its basketball coach […]

After Clearwater’s surrender, another location prepares to knuckle under to Scientology

[Dave’s plans for Saint Hill appear to be going through]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Just two weeks ago a Florida city voted to give a street to Scientology even though it wasn’t necessary to the church’s planned new project […]

Scientology: Still gulling the marks over their fondness for ‘Ron’

[The Commodore and his forthcoming namesake]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Now that Clearwater is handing over another street for Scientology’s use, we expect leader David Miscavige to kick fundraising for his Vatican City into an even higher gear. And […]

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