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Last week we had a lot of fun with one of the craziest fundraising fliers we’ve seen come out of Scientology. Not only was it one of these super-long documents that went on and on, in this case about raising money for an “Ideal Org” in Toronto, but it also had a “Mission Earth” theme, which we haven’t seen before. Continue reading Scientology fundraising goes down the rabbit hole in the most oblivious flier ever!
[Bunker helpfully identifies Scientology mouthpiece Ben Shaw]Late last night we heard from Mark Bunker, who wanted us to know about some comments he had made at last night’s Clearwater, Florida city council meeting. Continue reading Mark Bunker: Scientology going nuts over upcoming Tampa Bay Times report
[Deborah Rennard and Tommy Davis]One of the strangest things to come out of the Paul Haggis trial in New York last year was a scene that played out the day before closing arguments took place. Continue reading Tommy Davis accosted her in the street. Now Deb Rennard has another fight on her hands.
One of the most stunning claims that Scientology leader David Miscavige has made in his frenetic attempts to keep himself from being named a defendant in a Tampa labor trafficking lawsuit is that he does no business in Florida. Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige doing business in Florida: The evidence
[Scientology attorney William Forman is not happy with Valerie Haney]Last week we told you the surprising news that Scientology revealed that two arbitrators are now in place in Valerie Haney’s case, but it is keeping quiet about who those two arbitrators are. Continue reading Scientology got its arbitrators, but also wants $107K in sanctions from Valerie Haney
One hundred and twelve years ago today, on March 13, 1911, the Great Thetan, the Commodore, Source, LRH, the Great OT, yes L. Ron Hubbard himself, was born in Tilden, Nebraska. Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s 112th birthday: What’s your favorite tall tale of his?
We’re continuing to look back at recent issues of Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which appears to be a victim of the pandemic. Today, we thought we’d go through issue 439, which came out in October 2017 and featured actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen on the cover. Continue reading Celebrity Sunday: Jim Meskimen, Terry Jastrow, and… Helena Kobrin?
We hope you had a chance to see HBO’s excellent 2021 investigation into the origins of the QAnon phenomenon, Q Into the Storm, directed by Cullen Hoback. One of the surprising stars of the series was Fredrick Brennan, the young man who had founded 8chan, the imageboard that became the nursery for the QAnon movement, something Brennan came to regret. Continue reading PODCAST: HBO ‘Q Into the Storm’ star Fredrick Brennan on Scientology and QAnon
Last week we told you that attorney Graham Berry had taken charge of Valerie Haney’s case in a big way, submitting filings which included new names for possible arbiters in her lawsuit against Scientology, which has been forced into “religious arbitration.” Continue reading Scientology tells court: Two arbitrators have agreed to serve in Valerie Haney case
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