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[Bent Corydon and David Miscavige]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Although Scientology expends enormous effort to keep leader David Miscavige out of court, he did have to sit for depositions at least twice in 1990s lawsuits. We obtained a full copy of the first of Dave’s depositions and we’re presenting the entire thing (83K words!) today. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The David Miscavige deposition, in all of its surprising (and infuriating) detail
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We asked former Scientology Sea Org member Chris Shelton what he’s been looking into recently, and wow, did he have a fascinating and really weird response. Even after all that Chris has written and said about L Ron Hubbard, he says the truly weird stuff is where the truth lies. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Really understanding Scientology requires a descent into the very strange
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As expected a local council voted yesterday to deny #Scientology a protest ban outside its UK headquarters. But what made it an even worse debacle for the church was that a common Scientology tactic backfired spectacularly: Watch this stunning moment on video. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading UK council denies protest ban, rebukes Scientology for ‘dead agent’ dossiers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Wednesday, Claire Headley and Tom DeVocht marked the 25th anniversary of a grim event in Scientology history: The death of Stacy Moxon Meyer. There’s a strange coda to this terrible story we learned covering the Danny Masterson criminal case that we wanted not to be forgotten. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The chilling coda to one of Scientology’s most notorious deaths
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 quietly been adding more ‘Ideal Missions’ in recent weeks, along with David Miscavige’s other ribbon-cutting ceremonies this year. But does it represent real expansion? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Another ‘Ideal’ grand opening for Scientology! This time, a mission in LA County
[David Miscavige changes his mind about banning protests at Saint Hill]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: For the second time in a month, Scientology has withdrawn a petition before suffering an embarrassing no vote from a local political body. But this time, its humiliation will be even more complete as a UK council plans to go through with its denial of David Miscavige’s wishes. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading SCIENTOLOGY BLINKS AGAIN: Tries to withdraw before embarrassing ‘no’ vote
[Notorious antisemite Willis Carto spun wild theories about L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: From time to time, we get asked about a curious historical nugget: In the middle of a wild 1990s fight between Holocaust deniers, there was a Scientologist in the middle of it. Did it indicate a bigger connection between Scientology and the deniers? We finally have some answers. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The Holocaust deniers and Scientology: Lingering questions about a connection
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Longtime Scientologist and Cobra Kai actor Martin Kove is in the news for some very questionable behavior. And speaking of dubious behavior by Scientologists, we thought we’d update you on some of the court cases we’ve been following which have had some interesting developments. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientologists behaving badly: A legal rundown
[Joy Villa, right, with reclusive Scientology celebrity Connor Cruise]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On May 14, Joy Villa announced publicly that she’d left Scientology and was turning her attention to exposing the organization’s abuses. She also had access to the church’s celebrities, particularly the younger ones, and has some very interesting things to tell us about them. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading After ditching Scientology: Joy Villa on hanging with the Cruise and Travolta kids
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Previously unpublished internal Scientology documents give us a new glimpse behind the scenes as church leaders were freaking out over the Tom Cruise-Brooke Shields feud. And wait until you hear who they sent to get intel on the matter! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology documents: Church freakout over the Tom Cruise-Brooke Shields feud
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