| The Underground Bunker

Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]

Bob and Me: What it was like to spy on Scientology’s number one enemy

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Patty Moher takes us into her time as a spy for the Church of Scientology, and its war with one of its all time greatest enemies: Boston businessman Bob Minton! [What is this Substack […]

Young actors, are you auditioning for a part, or for Scientology?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A casting agent is holding seminars for 8- to 18-year-olds on how to audition in Hollywood. What she isn’t saying is that she’s a longtime Scientology member and FSM who makes money getting new […]

Clearwater to Scientology about contested street: Not so fast there, bub

[David Margolis and David Miscavige wrestle over S. Garden Ave]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology claims that a 1922 map proves it already owns the roadbed it wants the city of Clearwater, Florida to vacate for a new auditorium […]

OT Phenomena: Miss your dead parents? Scientology can help with that!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s new OT Phenomena are here, and they offer a glimmer of hope that this once-vaunted feature may be turning a corner! It includes the first honest-to-goodness ghost encounter they’ve published in a long, […]

Scientology fail: The natural act every Scientologist fears

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Phil Jones is back with a fun look at the thing that strikes fear into any Scientology member paying for courses at his or her local org! [What is this Substack thing, […]

L. Ron Hubbard 2.0 gets new attorney, and solves Scientology’s biggest problem

[Ron and Ron 2, from a new Esperianism video]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Is the reincarnation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard really sitting in a Tennessee jail awaiting trial? His followers believe so, and send him money every […]

Scientology smear job: Claire Headley is the latest to get Blossered

[Claire Headley is the subject of Blosser’s latest tune]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Marc and Claire Headley are constantly attacked by #Scientology online, but even they were surprised at the church’s latest attempt to paint Claire as a criminal. […]

Scientology to Clearwater: $1.3 million? We’re taking your street and you get bupkis

[Dave’s keeping his eyes on the prize]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has notified Clearwater, Florida, that it will be re-applying to take over a downtown street as part of its ‘L. Ron Hubbard Hall’ project. And this time, […]

The Tribunal: How Scientology puts its members in bad spots

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: An employment tribunal in the UK has posted a decision which involved the Church of Scientology. A man there claimed he had been fired for religious discrimination. The tribunal didn’t buy it, and it […]

As Maga erupts over Epstein, will Scientology fuel a split in Trump support?

[Laura Loomer, Pam Bondi]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Laura Loomer is so angry with Pam Bondi over the Epstein mess, she targeted President Trump’s attorney general yesterday with perhaps the ultimate diss. Loomer resorted to the S word. And […]

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