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Bob and Me: What it was like to spy on Scientology’s number one enemy

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Patty Moher takes us into her time as a spy for the Church of Scientology, and its war with one of its all time greatest enemies: Boston businessman Bob Minton! [What is this Substack []

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Young actors, are you auditioning for a part, or 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: A casting agent is holding seminars for 8- to 18-year-olds on how to audition in Hollywood. What she isn’t saying is that she’s a longtime Scientology member and FSM who makes money getting new []

Clearwater to Scientology about contested street: Not so fast there, bub

[David Margolis and David Miscavige wrestle over S. Garden Ave]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology claims that a 1922 map proves it already owns the roadbed it wants the city of Clearwater, Florida to vacate for a new auditorium []

OT Phenomena: Miss your dead parents? Scientology can help with that!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s new OT Phenomena are here, and they offer a glimmer of hope that this once-vaunted feature may be turning a corner! It includes the first honest-to-goodness ghost encounter they’ve published in a long, []

Scientology fail: The natural act every Scientologist fears

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Phil Jones is back with a fun look at the thing that strikes fear into any Scientology member paying for courses at his or her local org! [What is this Substack thing, []

L. Ron Hubbard 2.0 gets new attorney, and solves Scientology’s biggest problem

[Ron and Ron 2, from a new Esperianism video]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Is the reincarnation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard really sitting in a Tennessee jail awaiting trial? His followers believe so, and send him money every []

Scientology smear job: Claire Headley is the latest to get Blossered

[Claire Headley is the subject of Blosser’s latest tune]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Marc and Claire Headley are constantly attacked by #Scientology online, but even they were surprised at the church’s latest attempt to paint Claire as a criminal. []

Scientology to Clearwater: $1.3 million? We’re taking your street and you get bupkis

[Dave’s keeping his eyes on the prize]

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 notified Clearwater, Florida, that it will be re-applying to take over a downtown street as part of its ‘L. Ron Hubbard Hall’ project. And this time, []

The Tribunal: How Scientology puts its members in bad spots

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: An employment tribunal in the UK has posted a decision which involved the Church of Scientology. A man there claimed he had been fired for religious discrimination. The tribunal didn’t buy it, and it []

As Maga erupts over Epstein, will Scientology fuel a split in Trump support?

[Laura Loomer, Pam Bondi]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Laura Loomer is so angry with Pam Bondi over the Epstein mess, she targeted President Trump’s attorney general yesterday with perhaps the ultimate diss. Loomer resorted to the S word. And []