TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In February it sounded like an interesting new approach to suing Scientology as a Pennsylvania woman filed a case saying the church had illegally shared her data with Facebook. But we wondered about the firm that was filing dozens of similar suits, for good reason it turns out. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading So much for that cookie-cutter lawsuit against Scientology about sharing data

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Imagine, you are the most important person on the planet, and all around you are nincompoops who can’t do their jobs and keep making it more difficult for you to do yours. This is what Scientology leader David Miscavige has to put up with, according to a newly found document. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Unhinged document shows how Scientology leader David Miscavige sees himself

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve obtained a transcript of the April 1 hearing when notorious Scientology doc David Minkoff’s attorney argued he should be dropped from the Whitney Mills lawsuit because the experts saying he caused her death were not alt-medicine quacks like him. it’s entertaining reading! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading The transcript: Read along as judge denies Scientology doc’s legal ploy

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology never stops trying to weasel its way into positions of influence with ‘opinion leaders,’ especially with government figures and first responders. We have some additional examples of that which have come up recently that we wanted to highlight for you. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading More sneaky ways Scientology is buddying up with your local heroes

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A year ago they labeled him a ‘vexatious bully,’ and refused to turn over public records to him. But Alex Barnes-Ross tells us he’s getting a different kind of reception now from UK officials as a result of his persistent efforts to educate them about the threat of Scientology. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Apostate Alex: The tide is turning against Scientology with UK officials