[Masterson and his defense team: Gardner, left, and Multhaup]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Wednesday, imprisoned Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson requested that his two distinct bids to overturn his conviction — his direct appeal and his habeas petition — […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Crave a minimum-wage job in an expensive modern city? Do you look forward to telling people you can read their thoughts with a quack electronic device? If this sounds attractive, you might dig the […]

[Jeff Ferrell (right) and the leaders of Dream Exchange, including Joe Cecala, left]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Dream Exchange, the Chicago startup led by Scientology donor Joe Cecala, in the wake of losing out on SEC approval to become […]

[Jeffrey Riffer and his client, 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: A brave publication in Mexico that takes risks writing about things like drug cartels has also taken on coverage of Scientology. Church leader David Miscavige was very unhappy […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Underground Bunker reader and researcher Cannonball has been closely watching rule changes for R-1 ‘religious worker’ visas that Scientology relies on so heavily. He says that major new shifts for these visas could create […]