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The new list of Scientology donors is out early this year — and the biggest whale is missing!

[Hey, whale — have you seen Bob anywhere?]

Our thanks to the tipster who got us the new Impact magazine right away, something we always look forward to. But please be aware, there are several things unusual about this newest publication from the International Association of Scientologists.

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DOX: Sworn testimony that a U.S. state was too afraid to take on the Church of Scientology

[Kim Poff and her attorney, Rachel Bussett]

What is it about the Church of Scientology that turns law enforcement and other government agencies into quivering cubes of human Jell-O?

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Ugh. We just found a troubling L. Ron Hubbard Scientology lecture about little boys and sex.

You have to understand something, dear reader. L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, used to give lectures on practically a daily basis — and sometimes more than one a day — for decades. This character could talk and talk about anything for hours and hours, and his followers giggled and applauded their way through whatever he threw at them.

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Don’t give short shrift to one of Scientology’s most defining qualities – its arrogance

 
You can’t really begin to understand why it’s so difficult for Scientologists to rejoin the outside world unless you keep in mind that throughout their time in the church, they’ve had it pounded into their heads that Scientologists are superior to the rest of us, who are considered “degraded beings.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Scientology interrogated Danny Masterson and accuser, didn’t notify LAPD

[The LAPD gets a check from Greg LaClaire in 2004. Photo: Getty Images]

The Underground Bunker has learned the identity of the Church of Scientology official who interrogated actor Danny Masterson and one of the four women accusing him of rape, shortly after the incident happened on April 25, 2003.

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After a landmark court case, Scientology watchers should be celebrating, not sniping

[Pete Griffiths, John McGhee, and John Duignan in happier days]

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and for more than four years he’s been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get hashed and rehashed in books, articles, and especially on the Internet.

In all the recent sound and fury, little attention has been paid to Pete Griffiths’ landmark achievement against active Scientologists in the Irish courts.

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KID CORPS: When a disease outbreak brought Scientology unwanted attention

 
Like anything else in Scientology, how children are treated is governed by a huge number of policies and reports, and in this series we’re looking at documents that show how children were treated under the ideas of L. Ron Hubbard. We’re fortunate that one man has done so much to collect huge numbers of such documents — Mark “Warrior” Plummer, who left Scientology in 1983, and is pretty legendary for the collection of church materials he’s amassed. Also helping us is Sunny Pereira, who spent several weeks working with Mark to pull out key documents for us to discuss.

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We’ve cooked up for you a special Scientology Thanksgiving — so pass the Source!

[Marcabian race car, maybe]

Here in the United States, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving today, and at the Underground Bunker we sure have a lot to be thankful for this year.

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VIDEO: Scientology gives its highest award to Nation of Islam minister, who thanks Allah

 
We have an interesting video for you today, a segment from the International Association of Scientologists celebration in England that took place last month. Each year, the IAS holds a weekend of galas at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, England, and a couple of thousand Scientologists get to listen to church leader David Miscavige speak for three hours or so.

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Tonight: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder wrap up their 2nd season with questions from viewers

 
Our favorite duo is back tonight at 8 pm to wrap up their second season with a clips show to answer questions submitted by viewers. And so while you wait for tonight’s episode to air, we’re going to take a look back at the this season from Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath and ask you once again to tell us which chapter was your favorite.

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