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[Jeff Ferrell (right) and the leaders of Dream Exchange, including Joe Cecala, left]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Dream Exchange, the Chicago startup led by Scientology donor Joe Cecala, in the wake of losing out on SEC approval to become a stock exchange, is blaming whistleblower Jeffery Ferrell for that failure, according to a defamation lawsuit filed against the former employee. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientologist-led startup Dream Exchange sues whistleblower after SEC flop
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What a year of anniversaries this has been. 75th anniversary of Dianetics, 30th of the death of Lisa McPherson, and also 20 years since Shelly Miscavige vanished. And 2025 has one last milestone: 75 years since Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was last in court to be convicted of a crime. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Another Scientology anniversary: 75 years since Ron was in court to be convicted of a crime
[Jeffrey Riffer and his client, David Miscavige]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A brave publication in Mexico that takes risks writing about things like drug cartels has also taken on coverage of Scientology. Church leader David Miscavige was very unhappy it, and had his personal attack dog, Jeffrey Riffer, send in a fiery letter. We have it for you! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Publication gets angry letter from Scientology leader’s attorney, but doesn’t bend
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While other people look forward to seeing family and friends over the holidays, imagine being a Scientology staffer, wondering how you can sell a few more books by L. Ron Hubbard to Christmas shoppers? A few of them gave it a go in a creative new video we knew you’d want to see. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Finally, Scientology finds the perfect way to sell its holiest book at Christmastime!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Underground Bunker reader and researcher Cannonball has been closely watching rule changes for R-1 ‘religious worker’ visas that Scientology relies on so heavily. He says that major new shifts for these visas could create huge headaches for church leader David Miscavige. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading New immigration headaches for Scientology and its ‘religious worker’ visas
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology forced her father to turn away from her when she left the church. Now, 15 years later on her father’s birthday, Jamie Sorrentini tells us how she’s dealing with this ‘disconnection’ by offering her dad another opportunity to reunite with her, and in the form of music. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology took her father away, but today Jamie Sorrentini offers him a gift from the heart
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross has really done it this time. He’s filed a challenge to Scientology’s license that allows it to host events at its UK headquarters, relying on his own knowledge of what goes on there as well as new information revealed in a data hack. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s license to host large events at its UK headquarters faces challenge
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday the Church of Scientology’s offer of an amicus brief in Danny Masterson’s criminal appeal was denied but ‘without prejudice.’ We think the brief may get re-filed, and so we’re still very interested in an analysis by our resident expert, appellate attorney TX Lawyer. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Will Scientology redo its amicus? TX Lawyer on Dave’s big favor for Danny Masterson
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday we had so much fun telling you how Scientology’s amicus brief submitted in Danny Masterson’s appeal was actually one long tantrum by church leader David Miscavige. But the court has already weighed in: It wants no part of Dave’s nonsense, and won’t consider the brief. Ouch! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology DENIED: Court turns down church ‘amicus’ brief for Danny Masterson
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Saturday we told you the docket in Danny Masterson’s appeal indicated Scientology was still backing him in a big way by filing an amicus brief on his behalf. We have now received a copy of that brief from the court, and we know you’re going to want to see it in its entirety. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s attempt to get Danny Masterson out of prison: The full ‘amicus’ brief
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