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This new image of David Miscavige makes years of Scientology Watching all worth it

 
We want to thank a reader for sending us the latest Freewinds magazine, which contained the absolute gem you see here.

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Never before seen: Video of a woman moments after achieving superhuman Scientology powers

 
Today’s story, Bunker readers, is going to test you. On Saturday, we debuted some fascinating and rare footage from home video of a Scientology event — the 1989 L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Celebration aboard Scientology’s private cruise ship, the Freewinds.

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Is Scientology’s notorious prison detail — the ‘RPF’ — a thing of the past?

 
There are so many horror stories about what Scientology’s “Sea Org” members have experienced while serving in the “Rehabilitation Project Force,” the organization’s prison detail.

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Rerun Tuesday: ‘Leah Remini’ participants tell us what the series has meant to them

 
We have another week to get through before new episodes of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath start running again. So we thought we’d tide you over on another rerun Tuesday with a special treat.

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Another Scientologist becomes instant star with Trump supporters, this time in Puerto Rico

 
First it was Joy Villa, a celebrity-wannabe who had been trying for years to use her involvement in Scientology to get somewhere in Hollywood. Then she put on a “Make America Great Again” dress at the Grammy Awards in February and instantly became a hit with Donald Trump supporters. The climber has used that overnight fame to get in with Fox News and the Trump campaign, despite the fact that during the election she actually supported Bernie Sanders.

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Scientology celebrates its disaster response in Florida, but struggles in Puerto Rico and Mexico

 
Rod Keller keeps an eye on how Scientology’s “Volunteer Ministers” capers are turning out during this remarkably bad spate of natural disasters…

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Never before seen: Video from the first ‘LRH Birthday’ aboard the Scientology ‘Freewinds’

 
Wow, what a treat we have for you today. Thanks to a tipster who wants to remain nameless, we have something super rare in the world of Scientology — home video from an event, and not just any event, but the first L. Ron Hubbard birthday celebrated on the MV Freewinds, the church’s private cruise ship.

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Turning hurricane chaos into gold? Scientology might learn something from L. Ron Hubbard

We’re super excited and proud to feature a new writer for us here at the Bunker today. It’s Chris Owen, already well known in the Scientology Watching community for his important work, Ron, The “War Hero.” He has a very timely piece for us today about L. Ron Hubbard and of all things, hurricanes.

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‘Aftermath’ fan gets into party at Scientology’s ‘Int Base,’ brings Karen Pressley’s book along

[Tropical Scientology fun on a ship in the desert]

With Leah Remini’s A&E series Scientology and the Aftermath well into its second season, we expected the Church of Scientology to increase its attacks on the show. But what we didn’t expect was a sudden charm offensive.

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Bernie Feshbach, 1923-2017: A man who fought against Scientology in his own way

 
In January, we tried to reach Bernie Feshbach by telephone, but he emailed us to say that he had checked in at a VA hospital.

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