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In ‘Digger,’ Tom Cruise goes for broke in a movie that never quite finds its purpose

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: ‘Digger’ opens wide today, and once again we’re privileged to have a review from our longtime friend and film critic, Luke Y. Thompson, who appreciated that Tom Cruise swung for the fences, even if […]

Another strip mall is getting a Scientology mission. This planet will be cleared in no time!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology may be struggling to bring in new members, but it never stops trying to take over the world. We have two new examples for you today, a strip mall mission and a school […]

Xavier Becerra debates Steve Hilton tonight: Will someone ask him about Scientology, please?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Xavier Becerra debates Steve Hilton tonight in the campaign for California governor. Becerra has said nothing about his former days as a shill for Scientology after his campaign said he had ‘disengaged’ from the […]

Scientology has to love the bonkers attacks the Florida GOP is aiming at Mark Bunker

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Running for city council in Clearwater, Florida is a nonpartisan affair, but the Pinellas County Republicans have decided to target Mark Bunker with a torrent of pathetic ads, which only ends up benefiting Scientology. […]

How Scientology produces its own reality: More photos from Dave’s film sets

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 really been enjoying photos from Scientology’s former film director, Mitch Brisker. He has more examples for us of just how much church leader David Miscavige was willing to spend — but also how […]

The actual Scientology ‘Knowledge Report’ at the heart of the new book about Beck

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Monday we wrote about a new book on Beck and Scientology, in particular an internal church scandal over a ‘Knowledge Report’ about his involvement with an older woman when he was 15. We […]

How Scientology watchers aided the Aftermath Foundation at HowdyCon 2026

[Photo by Tammy Synovec]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sure, we had a great time at HowdyCon last weekend. But now we’ve learned the best part: How much we raised for the Aftermath Foundation! ALSO: More hype about Scientology’s next […]

Gary Smith dies, was Scientology’s Narconon drug rehab leader in its heyday

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At one time the Narconon drug rehabs were one of Scientology’s most visible arms, and leader David Miscavige had ambitions for huge clinics. We’re reminded of how that dream died, now that one of […]

Tom Cruise invited Scientology London staffers to ‘Digger’ premiere

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The press was wowed by Tom Cruise at the London premiere of ‘Digger’ on Tuesday along with Prince William and Princess Kate. We were more interested to see that staffers from Scientology’s London ‘org’ […]

Valerie Haney now up to 17 days Scientology arbitration, and still no end in sight

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We can now report that Valerie Haney went through two more days of Scientology ‘religious arbitration’ this summer, bringing the total to 17 days, and the church still says it isn’t done. The courts, […]

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