Scientology pulls out its secret weapon in Boston: An ideal crustacean!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: This just in, a Scientology fundraising event report for the future ‘Ideal Org’ in Beantown. See how they buttered up Scientologists to open their wallets and not be shellfish. There’s nothing fishy about this trawling of eager Hubbardites! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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The shocking podcast about Neil Gaiman, and our participation in it

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In a 4-part podcast that dropped Wednesday, two women say they were sexually assault in otherwise consensual relationships with author Neil Gaiman, who denies the allegations. We got involved when the podcasters wanted to go over Neil’s strange Scientology past. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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It’s Independence Day: Tell us about your own fight for freedom from Scientology

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As usual, we mark Independence Day here at the Underground Bunker by asking readers to tell us about their own declarations of freedom from Scientology indoctrination. What led you to dissolve the political bands which connected you to David Miscavige and his tyrannical cabal? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology doesn’t want you looking at their rotting un-Ideal Orgs!

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 no doubt, Phil and Willie Jones are two of our favorite people here at the Underground Bunker. And it’s always great to hear what they’ve been up to lately, like their recent visit to a rotting future Scientology ‘Ideal Org,’ and the crazy reception they received! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Courts have no excuse: Scientology’s ‘Fair Game’ harassment tactics were exposed early on

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Our helper who dives into old news archives is at it again. This time we have a collection of items demonstrating that Scientology’s harassing ‘Fair Game’ has long been exposed in court cases. There’s really no excuse for judges or media organizations to be unfamiliar with it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Watch out, suckers: Scientology is testing a new come-on!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve wondered if Scientology leader David Miscavige might experiment with a new approach as his organizations struggles to recruit new people. And this week, we think we may have stumbled across it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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VIDEO: Scientology is now targeting your patriotic fervor, pilgrim!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re connoisseurs of #Scientology promotional materials, and we especially enjoy video appeals. We saw several fliers for last night’s event, and we get the idea that this push for an ‘Ideal USA’ was a pretty big deal for church leader David Miscavige. Check out this come-on! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology and ‘dropping the body’: More reactions from our readers

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We continue to receive reactions from readers since Scientology angrily denied that the church encourages ill members to ‘drop the body’ and start new lifetimes. We’ve been hearing from former church members who say that concept is very much a part of Scientology culture. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology may deny it exists, but here’s a recent example of the ‘drop the body assist’

[Be gone, thetan!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Since Scientology reacted to the Whitney Mills wrongful-death lawsuit by denying she was told to ‘drop the body,’ we’ve heard from former members who say the concept is very much a part of the culture. And now, an anecdote from a reader who very recently left the organization. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Swiss authorities charge former Scientology donor, set trial date

[Jailed Scientology donor Ivan Gaspari with church leader 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: We previously described a bizarre situation in Switzerland, where a Scientology mega-donor is in jail on accusations by the richest Scientologist donor of all, Trish Duggan. Yesterday we heard from Ivan Gaspari that he has now been charged formally and faces trial in 3 months. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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