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Field report: Scientology sticks by the same old methods (because they work)

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As much as Scientology is struggling and it suffers from horrible press and a terrible public image, its old-school methods still manage to bring in the curious. Why are we so easy to tantalize and mesmerize? It’s human nature, apparently. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology must be thriving in the biggest city in the world, right?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige promises followers that ‘Ideal Orgs’ create booms of interest. Instead, when we check in with these places, they seem mostly empty. If there’s one place where an Ideal Org should be booming, however, it’s the biggest city in the world, right? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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The Scientology hype video you have been waiting for: Saint Hill en fuego!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A new hype video from Scientology not only pumps you up to go “OT,” but takes you into the inner sanctum at Saint Hill Manor, including the famous Monkey Room. Strap in, space cadet! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Historic flooding from Hurricane Helene hits Scientology-heavy Tampa Bay

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Although the eye of Hurricane Helene passed west of the Tampa Bay area its storm surge produced historic flooding in Tampa and Clearwater, where one of the largest concentrations of Scientology members in the world is. We’re asking our Florida readers to check in! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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HEDGE WIZARD: Busy apostate deals another blow to Scientology’s sneaky ways

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: There’s more evidence that the activism by former staffer Alex Barnes-Ross has ‘enturbulated’ Scientology in major ways. Apostate Alex keeps pushing, and now he’s got the church in hot water over a barrier it planted to keep out the curious. Poor Dave! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Hollywood madam sued Tom Cruise in 2021 — and then dropped dead

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: EXCLUSIVE: A former Hollywood madam that TMZ called ‘somewhat of a beloved pop culture icon’ quietly filed a lawsuit against Tom Cruise in 2021 that contained a bombshell allegation. But the lawsuit, and the ex-madam, both met their demise in 2022. We have the strange details. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Take it from them: Scientology is creating a new civilization of super-beings!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Our tipster who brought us the latest ‘OT Phenomena’ from Scientology’s Advance! magazine let us know that the new issue also had testimonials from members who had recently been let in on the Xenu story, and asked if we’d like to see them. Would we! Oh yeah. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Testimonial: Waking up your Scientology space cooties with Neil Gaiman’s nephew!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Another testimonial from Scientology’s UK headquarters at Saint Hill has come our way, and it answers that age-old question: Is it possible to rid yourself of ancient, unseen space parasites while ALSO healing a torn shoulder? We have the answer! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Your Scientology superpower is here, Thetan, and it’s for the birds!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last time Scientology put out an issue of Advance! magazine with its popular feature ‘OT Phenomena,’ we complained how tepid the stories by Scientologists boasting about supernatural abilities had become. Were they listening? You be the judge, as the newest batch has come in. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology celebrates 20 ‘Ideal’ years in Madrid — but leaves out Tom Cruise!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige’s pet project, turning ‘orgs’ into ‘Ideal Orgs,’ got going in 2003, so this week they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Madrid grand opening. But somehow they left out the best part — Tom Cruise’s speech, and in Spanish! We have it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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