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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]

Richest Scientologist in the world is one of the donors behind offensive Arkansas radio ad

[Trish Duggan getting a trophy from David Miscavige in 2017]

Yesterday, a political radio ad playing in Arkansas went viral nationally to widespread criticism when it was pointed out that a conservative group was endorsing a white Republican incumbent congressman by using black voices in a pretty unseemly […]

Oh gross: Scientology Sea Org now saluting donors who give for ‘Ideal Orgs’

Rod Keller has a great new report on just how wacky and desperate Scientology fundraising is […]

The new list of Scientology donors is out early this year — and the biggest whale is missing!

[Hey, whale — have you seen Bob anywhere?]

Our thanks to the tipster who got us the new Impact magazine right away, something we always look forward to. But please be aware, there are several things unusual about this newest publication from the International Association of […]

Scientology pampered some of its big donors with a trip back in time to Phoenix in 1954

As former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder has pointed out numerous times, church leader David Miscavige can’t let up for one moment on the new projects and fundraising appeals. […]

When Tom Cruise was one of Scientology’s biggest donors: A look back

Karen de la Carriere and Jeffrey Augustine shared a fun piece of history with us, and we thought you might be interested in seeing it. It’s a page from a 2005 copy of Impact magazine, the publication Scientology uses to name and congratulate its biggest […]

Scientology’s wealthy donors play royalty in Italy while Paulette Cooper takes San Diego

Bunkerites, your proprietor on Tuesday had another full day in California on the book tour, and we took care of some private meetings. Tonight, we’ll be in San Diego and hoping for a fun event.

In the meantime, one of our great tipsters put together some images from an International Association of Scientologists special meeting in […]

Whale watching: The wealthy donors keeping Scientology afloat, 2015 edition

Karen de la Carriere let us know that the new Impact magazine is out, and this is the one with photographs from the October gala held by the International Association of Scientologists.

After breaking tradition and holding its 2013 gala in Clearwater, Florida, the IAS returned this year to its usual place at Saint Hill Manor […]

Scientology grifters defy court and find themselves in a lot more trouble

[Pains in the neck: Peyroux, left, and Detelich]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One thing we have learned is that there are two words you never want to see one after the other: ‘Scientologist’ and ‘chiropractor.’ Now, two Scientology chiro […]

The world is on fire, but Scientology is here to make everything OK!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The news coming at us is pretty distressing, but at least we can take a brief break from the latest apocalypse to enjoy just how ridiculous the Church of Scientology is as it prepares […]

An appellate attorney looks at Leah Remini’s response to Scientology’s appeal

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 posted the response and cross-appeal filed by Leah Remini’s attorneys, answering Scientology’s appeal brief in Leah’s lawsuit against the church. Leah’s response seems thorough and well written. But is it good lawyering? […]

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