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Memories of Jefferson Hawkins from people who knew and admired him

[Jefferson with Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Amy Scobee and Marc and Claire Headley]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We were stunned by the news that Jefferson Hawkins died on Monday. He was 79. We admired him very much, but we […]

Grant Cardone and Doug E. Fresh pull in a big crowd for Scientology

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has once again turned to Grant Cardone to pull in a big crowd, and this time with Doug E. Fresh. We have some images from the event that took place at Scientology’s ‘mecca’ […]

Mitch Brisker knows why Scientology is fixing up those old L. Ron Hubbard haunts

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology opened up three new shrines to founder L. Ron Hubbard last year, renovating places where Ron had lived in the past. It turns out that the church’s former film director, Mitch Brisker, was […]

Remembering Mike Rinder: His warning about Scientology and Christianity

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We lost Mike Rinder a year ago today, and we’re still coming to grips with it. We thought it might be best to remind people of the good work that Mike did by reprinting […]

The major Scientology donors taking over the planet, one gutter at a time

[Rury MacLeod, center, and Scientology megadonor Tom Cummins, far left]

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 let us know he spotted a familiar face in Scientology’s New Year’s event slide show, and then sent us over this fascinating description […]

The Scientology Fortress: How David Miscavige’s vision is entombing the church

[Scientology leader David Miscavige brings in 2026 in Los Angeles]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As we begin a new year of Scientology-watching, former Sea Org official Chris Shelton offers us a snapshot of where the church is now and […]

Danny Masterson’s last act of 2025: Consolidating his attacks on his criminal conviction

[Masterson and his defense team: Gardner, left, and Multhaup]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Wednesday, imprisoned Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson requested that his two distinct bids to overturn his conviction — his direct appeal and his habeas petition — […]

Scientology rings in 2026 with Tom Cruise in Los Angeles: The photos!

[David Miscavige celebrates another year as Scientology leader]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As 2026 began at midnight on the East Coast, Scientology once again posted photos from its New Year’s celebration, which was actually taped a couple of weeks […]

The most honest Scientology recruiting video we’ve seen in a long time

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Crave a minimum-wage job in an expensive modern city? Do you look forward to telling people you can read their thoughts with a quack electronic device? If this sounds attractive, you might dig the […]

Putting Scientology’s data breach in perspective with a similar leak from the past

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re still waiting for the repercussions over a recent data breach suffered by Scientology’s UK headquarters, hacked by a ransomware gang. In the meantime, we thought you’d like to see a similar leak of […]

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