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‘Dianetics’ is 74: Isn’t it time L. Ron Hubbard’s hoax got pulled from libraries?

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 not fans of censorship, but today, 74 years since ‘Dianetics’ was first released and eventually produced the Scientology movement, shouldn’t there be some discussion about whether this vile turd belongs on library shelves, […]

Rock ‘n’ roll was their fame, Scientology was their game

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, […]

The Scientology/Christian Science mix-up will live forever, but here’s a new look at it

[Mary Baker Eddy and L. Ron Hubbard, the mixup twins]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Over the years, we can’t count how many times we’ve been asked questions about ‘Christian Science’ by people mistaking it for ‘Church of Scientology.’ And […]

Jane Doe 1 appealing David Miscavige’s stunt that removed judge and ruling

[Judge Robert Broadbelt and defendant David Miscavige]

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 at the way David Miscavige sandbagged the LA Superior Court to remove a judge who was about to rule Scientology ‘arbitration’ was ‘unconscionable.’ Jane Doe […]

Trophy life: A rare look inside the family of a wealthy Scientology ‘whale’

[Liz and Dave, up to Platinum Meritorious With Honors, $3.75 million]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: For years we’ve watched Scientology’s richest members accept large trophies for the millions they give the IAS, and often we wonder, who are these […]

Why doesn’t Scientology want you to see its wealthy donors, including Grant Cardone?

[Grant Cardone and the case of the missing donor trophies]

Scientology’s latest takedown demand of images we’ve posted at the Underground Bunker is a bit of a head-scratcher, but we figured we’d raise a stink about it […]

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ill-fated 1932 pirate cruise, in news clippings

Last week, our helper who dives into old newspaper archives supplied us with some great material about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s nightmare year, […]

Is Leah Remini’s advocacy against Scientology keeping her from an honor she deserves?

We noticed that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce recently announced nominations are open again for the next crop of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That got us thinking about the names you find on Hollywood Boulevard and looking at who got stars and when. (Surely, you’ve gone down this rabbit hole yourself, […]

Rebecca Minkoff’s Scientology involvement in the news, thanks to ‘RHONY’

[Deadline’s illustration when they broke the news]

We want to thank the numerous readers who sent us links to news breaking out all over the place about Rebecca Minkoff, her Scientology upbringing, and Real Housewives of New […]

Two can play that game: Leah Remini presses for another judge change

[Leah Remini and defendant David Miscavige]

We’re still stunned by what happened yesterday in Los Angeles, where Scientology leader David Miscavige sent his personal attorney Jeffrey Riffer down to Superior Court before a scheduled hearing in Jane Doe’s forced-marriage […]

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