TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: With the Dianetics 75th anniversary coming Friday, Scientology has been looking for suckers to issue proclamations about the 1950 book. The church did manage to ensnare a couple of gullible small towns in its scheme. But one Denver suburb came to its senses just in time! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Over the years when we’ve posted Scientology’s photos of Sea Org members, it helps families get some information about missing loved ones. And now we have another set of photos for readers to pore over and identify pawns in Dave’s indentured navy. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The 80s Dianetics TV ad by Jeff Hawkins made L. Ron Hubbard’s turgid 1950 volume a bestseller again. Geoff Levin came up with the music that helped make the ad a hit. Now Geoff has sampled his iconic track for a new song to ‘celebrate’ the book’s 75th birthday. Fun! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Dianetics 75 countdown: New Scientology song from the original volcano ad genius!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Believe it or not, there are indie Scientology adherents convinced that L. Ron Hubbard has returned and is sitting in a Tennessee jail — and they send him money every month. LRH 2.0 has now hit on his most audacious scheme yet, to form his own personal navy, just as original Ron did! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading L. Ron Hubbard 2.0 hits on best scheme yet: His own Scientology Sea Org!