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Cecilia Kruchko-Smith, 1952-2025, former Scientology employee, beloved Bunkerite

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Cece was a former Scientology employee who spent more than 20 years at AOLA until she was kicked out in a bizarre incident, but we knew her as a […]

Where is Scientology’s next ‘Ideal Org’? Some news from down south.

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Dianetics turns 75 this year, and Scientology leader David Miscavige turns 65 in April. But the number the church tends to tout is how many ‘Ideal Orgs’ it has […]

Scientology’s floating cathedral is back in a big way, pilgrims!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: The pandemic was hard on Scientology’s aging cruise ship the Freewinds. And we wondered about the seaworthiness of this expensive floating cathedral. Well, a new flier suggests the old […]

With Valerie Haney’s Scientology ‘arbitration’ unfinished, is her lawsuit on the brink?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: A hearing is scheduled today in Valerie Haney’s lawsuit against Scientology, the one she filed nearly six years ago. In that period, she’s endured shockingly abusive behavior by the […]

After RHONY, Rebecca Minkoff back to promoting Scientology’s sneaky front groups

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Rebecca Minkoff walked away from Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of New York’ after a less-than-stellar run as a ‘friend’ of the cast in the show’s 15th season, but it looks […]

Scientology staff scores with a new all-star: Pro dunker Connor Barth!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Although plenty of evidence suggests that Scientology is struggling to staff its facilities as it dwindles in general, it does still manage to rope in a few suckers — […]

RFK Jr.’s ties to Scientology’s sordid past, and his unity on its goals today

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Earlier this week we told you about OT Scientologists at the Kennedy Center and in the Ukraine talks, and now we have to bring up the involvement of Scientology […]

Scientology hit with cookie-cutter lawsuit about sharing data with Facebook

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We understand why Scientology-watchers would be thrilled to see the church taken to court over anything at all. But we thought it was worth a closer look at this proposed class-action, since it seemed […]

Scientology insider at the center of White House Ukraine/Russia negotiation

[Trump with attorney John Coale in 2021]

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 told you about President Trump naming Scientology’s wealthiest donor to the board at the Kennedy Center. But there’s also a major Scientology figure involved in the […]

White House names Scientology mega-donor to Kennedy Center board

[Trish makes all-American art!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After announcing he would be the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump yesterday added the names of several others to the Center’s Board of Trustees. But the name […]

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