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The Top 25 People Enabling Scientology, No. 8: The ghost private eyes

 
One of the hallmarks of Scientology harassment is the “noisy” nature of it. Usually, when you’re the target of a Scientology “Fair Game” campaign (and your proprietor can confirm this from personal experience) you know very well that it’s happening. Scientology wants you to know that your friends and family are being called and visited by Scientology foot soldiers (such as a person we previously profiled in this series).

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If the feds are sniffing around, they might look at Danny Masterson’s besties

[Danny Masterson stalwarts: Ben Shulman and Brie Shaffer]

In October we reported on a new development in the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s rape accusers against the That ’70s Show actor and the Church of Scientology.

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Kirstie Alley is wrong on Leah Remini & Shelly Miscavige. We know because we broke the story.

 
Yesterday, Kirstie Alley actually responded to a Twitter reader who asked her about Leah Remini and Shelly Miscavige.

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Another social media harvest that reveals Scientology’s planetary takeover

 
Once again our source has given us a sampling of the sorts of social media posts that Scientologists are sharing with each other on their way to taking over the world. Got your TRs in? Great, let’s dive in.

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Chris Shelton: What it’s like to spy for Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs

 
This week I interviewed Shane Rybacki. He is a former Scientologist who had a short stint on the EPF, worked for the Office of Special Affairs in Orange County and was eventually kicked out of the Church and disconnected from his family because he dared to disparage Scientology in a public forum. He reached out to Tony and me to start telling his story and he had a lot to say.

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Superhuman Scientology OT 8 makes news for being unable to control matter, space, and time

 
This is my Scientology OT8 sister. She has made the local news for becoming the victim of a misunderstanding: Her business has a similar name to an online camera vendor, and angry customers unable to find a phone number for the camera company are calling her Niagara Falls resort on her toll-free phone line. The phone number was apparently being given out by Amazon, which didn’t realize it was directing angry camera customers to the wrong “Campark.”

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On a Thanksgiving like no other, we’re thankful again for people we will never forget

 
It feels so strange to say that we hope on this Thanksgiving Day that you are not gathering with friends and family to celebrate the holiday.

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Steve Cannane vindicated as Australian judge denounces ‘Deep Sleep Therapy’ doctors

 
In a thorough and lengthy thrashing, Justice Jayne Jagot of the Australian federal court dismissed a case of defamation brought against journalist Steve Cannane and his book about the history of Scientology in Australia, Fair Game.

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Scientology predictably trashes Valerie Haney’s request for state supreme court review

[Valerie Haney hears from Scientology’s two legal hired hands]

We’ve obtained a copy of Scientology’s answer to Valerie Haney’s request for review to the California State Supreme Court, and it will probably not surprise you that it is a rather disparaging document.

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More former Church of Scientology members describe life after Miscavige

[Ready to say goodbye?]

We had a strong response to a recent posting that featured former Scientologists talking about what they would have missed out on if they hadn’t left the church. Scientologists are indoctrinated to believe the outside world is mysterious and dangerous, making it difficult to break away.

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