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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: While we wait to see Tom Cruise rappel down in Paris today, we’ll catch up on items helpful readers have sent. In Orlando, the Scientology staff sent out a video about how fulfilling it is to work at the Ideal Org. After watching, what’s keeping you from signing up, pilgrim? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology staff is the best job ever: We have video to prove it!
[London staffers Glen Milton, Sandrine Mootoo-Hall, Nat Wakley whoop it up]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: You may know about Scientology’s legendary ‘OT 3’ level which introduces the idea of ‘body thetans’ and Xenu the galactic overlord. But are you aware of what makes the next expensive level, OT 4, even more precious in some ways? Your space cooties need rehab, pilgrim! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology ecstasy: When your space cooties finally get sober
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Would you have been swayed when Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard claimed he had lived in ancient times and had tracked down details in ruins from his past life memories, and with his crew backing him up? Here’s the actual report Hubbard gave: Would you have believed him? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading When Scientology’s founder, aboard his flagship, reported on his trip into time-travel
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Radar is the latest citing unnamed sources that say John Travolta is ditching Scientology. And we get it that tabloids stir the pot. But shouldn’t they at least acknowledge there’s hard, irrefutable proof that Travolta is as dedicated, and obedient to David Miscavige as ever? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Tabs say John Travolta leaving Scientology, but only by ignoring evidence he isn’t
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ron Kasman has been a valuable contributor at the Underground Bunker going back a number of years. He’s a comic artist with a new book is on the way. And when you see description Ron sent us, we think you’ll understand why we thought the Bunker audience will find interest in it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Inventing the wickedest cult of all to keep people out of them
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Sex? Space aliens? Actually, and we know this might be hard for you to believe, but Scientology’s chief obsession is with… business administration. Say what? Yes, it’s weird. And Val Ross is back to dig into the organizational scheme that’s underneath it all. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s secret sauce that supposedly booms businesses: What’s actually in it?
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Some media hand-wringing over the GOP’s VP choice has some thinking back to 1972 and the spectacular flameout of VP candidate Thomas Eagleton. But the Missouri senator is also of interest for us for a very different reason, involving a bizarre scheme by his Scientologist niece. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Why a troubled VP bid has us recalling a bizarre 1980 Scientology extortion attempt
[Karen Bass promoting Scientology before she was critical of it.]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: You’ve no doubt seen the news that Scientology’s chief ornament, actor Tom Cruise, is going to perform a death-defying stunt involving the Olympic flag at the Closing Ceremonies on August 11. But hang on, isn’t LA’s mayor, Karen Bass, supposed to be getting that flag? Uh-oh. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading LA Mayor Karen Bass to have another awkward Scientology moment, thanks to Tom Cruise?
[David Gentile and the New York Scientology “Ideal Org”]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Jeffrey Augustine has been on the story of wealthy Scientology donor David Gentile from the beginning. So we asked him to summarize yesterday’s big result in court in Brooklyn, where a jury found Gentile guilty of running a $1.7 billion ‘Ponzi-like scheme.’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading New York Scientology donor David Gentile convicted in federal fraud case
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