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Clearwater moves to dismiss piano bar’s lawsuit over gift of road to Scientology

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: There are now TWO lawsuits regarding Clearwater’s gift of a street to Scientology. Save the Garden is suing for ignoring its petition, and The Nash Keys piano bar is suing for making it harder […]

Save the Garden sues Clearwater for caving to Scientology: Here’s the lawsuit

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After Clearwater’s city council disregarded the will of their own voters to bend over for Scientology, we said that the Save the Garden movement would have little choice but to sue. This week, they […]

Veteran’s Day: Remembering those who served, and a surprising Scientology connection

[US and British troops landing in Sicily, 1943]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of our all-time favorite members of the Underground Bunker community has a special Veteran’s Day remembrance for us that has a surprising connection to Scientology and […]

Scientology is boasting about teaching kids its creepy faith-healing massages

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A day after we told you about Scientology’s Tampa org boasting about delivering ‘quickie grades,’ that same facility is also bragging about the boys and girls that have been trained to give creepy faith-healing […]

In Scientology, ‘High Crimes’ are serious business. But tell that to the Tampa org!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Our helpers keep such a close eye on Scientology’s orgs, they catch them when they’re committing ‘high crimes’ against the wishes of founder L. Ron Hubbard! Check out this technical ‘degrade’! [What is this […]

It’s time again, Scientology donors: The US government is here to help you give, give, give!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As if Scientologists didn’t have enough pressure year-round to give to leader David Miscavige’s numerous initiatives, as the end of the calendar year nears Scientology always reminds them that their donations are tax-deductible, so […]

Mark Bunker on watching Clearwater’s council attack Save the Garden 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: Mark Bunker saw that we were astonished to see David Allbritton’s accusations about Save the Garden at Thursday night’s Clearwater council meeting, and he wanted us to know what it was like to hear […]

Clearwater council votes to disregard citizen petition and bows again to Scientology

[Allbritton: “It was all about your hate 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: In a heated meeting last night that included one councilmember accusing the Save the Garden movement of financial corruption, Clearwater’s city leaders once again voted 3-2 […]

How Scientology fared in the midterms election

[Luna, Uthmeier, and Trish]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday we heard from Mark Bunker, who fell short on his attempt to regain a seat on Clearwater’s council. Today we thought we would review what other results from Tuesday’s midterms […]

Mark Bunker’s message for Clearwater as it faces Scientology’s relentless ambition

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology critic Mark Bunker fell short of regaining a seat on Clearwater, Florida’s council, despite getting more than twice as many votes than he ever had before. We asked for his thoughts as the […]

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