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Grant and Elena Cardone were the real stars of Scientology’s Dianetics anniversary

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: May 9 is one of the holiest days on the Scientology calendar, and it’s easy to understand why. It was May 9, 1950 that L. Ron Hubbard first published Dianetics, Scientology’s bible. This year []

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The Kirstie Alley ‘Celebrity’ interview: Remembering how into the ‘tech’ she was

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Someone sent us a 1988 Celebrity magazine we hadn’t seen, and we thought you’d want to see the interview it featured with Kirstie Alley. It’s amazing that Scientology used to do interviews like this []

Danny Masterson gets in on Scientology debate in his criminal appeal

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The debate about Scientology in the case that put Danny Masterson in prison is really heating up — even Masterson has decided to weigh in. And yet we don’t know if it will have []

Field report: Scientology finally gets in gear despite a complete lack of local interest

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After allowing an empty building to rot for decades, Scientology finally gets to work creating a new ‘Ideal Org’ in a place that shows no interest in what David Miscavige is selling. Enjoy this []

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: Finally, his second wife gets away

[L. Ron Hubbard and Sara Northrup in 1951

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sara Northrup may have been the most interesting person L. Ron Hubbard ever met. And 75 years ago today, she gratefully got rid of him forever. But []

Court rejects ‘amicus’ from Scientology’s religious pals in Danny Masterson appeal

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Nine days after accepting an ‘amicus’ brief from Scientology advocating for Danny Masterson in his upcoming appeal hearing, the court has rejected an attempt to pile on from a group of 14 other religious []

This is your brain on Scientology

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Has there ever been a big Scientology donor who is so out there as an ambassador of Ron’s ‘technology’ as Elena Cardone? Her antics are really something, even in front of non-Scientologists. What could []

Another reason for the blues in Memphis: Scientology is coming to town!

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: If there’s one thing Scientology leader David Miscavige encourages, it’s big checks from wealthy members who want to make a splash, including from people so they can be ‘mission holders.’ Looks like Dave has []

Religious groups resubmit amicus on behalf of Scientology celeb Danny Masterson’s appeal

[Make no mistake where David Miscavige is in the pecking order]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Apparently bolstered by the appeals court accepting Scientology’s ‘amicus’ on behalf of Danny Masterson on a second try, the 14 other religious groups that []

Revenge of the newts: Scientology gets more bad news about its plans at UK headquarters

[Dave is running into more issues with newts at Saint Hill!]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige wants to tear up some rural fields for his annual tent party at the church’s UK headquarters. Not surprisingly, environmental []