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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 Munich Russia/Ukraine talks. Yikes! ALSO: A new class-action against Scientology in California [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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With Congress cowed, can the courts hold back a Musk-Trump dictatorship?

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 that made us do a double-take was billionaire Trish Duggan, Scientology’s wealthiest donor. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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The MAGA fire sale of US government agencies and buildings picks up its pace

Your house is a charred ruin: It’s time for Scientology to hand out awards!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Is your house in Pacific Palisades or Altadena just a pile of ashes? Was your life turned upside down by apocalyptic wildfires, evacuations, and now the chance of mudslides? After a month like that, you might not feel like celebrating. But for Scientology, it’s time to party! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Red, white, and blueland: More proof we live in the dumbest possible timeline

Neville Chamberlin, 1947-2025: Exposed Scientology, as ‘Dart Smohen’

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We are sorry to hear of the passing of Neville Chamberlin, who was among the first members of Scientology’s Sea Org when it was formed in the sixties, and who, years later, wrote fascinating descriptions of his days with founder L. Ron Hubbard under the pen name ‘Dart Smohen.’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Trump likes hearing that Putin is watching his tariffs ‘at the feet of the master’

The White House is going after ‘anti-Christian bias’ — should Scientology worry?

[Scientology donors Trish Duggan and Grant Cardone]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The White House announced last week that President Trump signed an executive order to eradicate ‘anti-Christian bias.’ So does that mean Scientology, which has bizarre space-opera ideas denying the world’s religions, should be worried? We have some documents you should see. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Trump disses Taylor, MAGA boos halftime at lame Super Bowl