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The hazards of the campaign trail are getting downright un-bear-able

Inventing the wickedest cult of all to keep people out of them

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ron Kasman has been a valuable contributor at the Underground Bunker going back a number of years. He’s a comic artist with a new book is on the way. And when you see description Ron sent us, we think you’ll understand why we thought the Bunker audience will find interest in it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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RFK Jr releases video to prove that his dumping bear cub in Central Park no big deal

Scientology’s secret sauce that supposedly booms businesses: What’s actually in it?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sex? Space aliens? Actually, and we know this might be hard for you to believe, but Scientology’s chief obsession is with… business administration. Say what? Yes, it’s weird. And Val Ross is back to dig into the organizational scheme that’s underneath it all. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Christmas in August: Trump goes after Kamala’s holiday spirit in Atlanta

Why a troubled VP bid has us recalling a bizarre 1980 Scientology extortion attempt

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Some media hand-wringing over the GOP’s VP choice has some thinking back to 1972 and the spectacular flameout of VP candidate Thomas Eagleton. But the Missouri senator is also of interest for us for a very different reason, involving a bizarre scheme by his Scientologist niece. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Libturds whine about JD Vance’s tough stance on Pikachu

LA Mayor Karen Bass to have another awkward Scientology moment, thanks to Tom Cruise?

[Karen Bass promoting Scientology before she was critical of it.]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: You’ve no doubt seen the news that Scientology’s chief ornament, actor Tom Cruise, is going to perform a death-defying stunt involving the Olympic flag at the Closing Ceremonies on August 11. But hang on, isn’t LA’s mayor, Karen Bass, supposed to be getting that flag? Uh-oh. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Trump says he’s not ‘weird,’ and his Q patriots are definitely not either

New York Scientology donor David Gentile convicted in federal fraud case

[David Gentile and the New York Scientology “Ideal Org”]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Jeffrey Augustine has been on the story of wealthy Scientology donor David Gentile from the beginning. So we asked him to summarize yesterday’s big result in court in Brooklyn, where a jury found Gentile guilty of running a $1.7 billion ‘Ponzi-like scheme.’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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