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Leah Remini explains why supporting the Aftermath Foundation is so crucial

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: And now, a word from Leah Remini about the March 11 special comedy fundraising event for the Michael J. Rinder Aftermath Foundation! Read Leah’s very serious message about why it’s important to join the fun and have a laugh at Scientology’s expense. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Jason Lee gets touchy about Scientology (again), even though he left it a decade ago

[Jason Lee returned to acting last year in Netflix series The Residence]

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Although he left Scientology more than a decade ago, actor Jason Lee proved to be very touchy about it in a fabulous new profile of him by Nate Rogers for Defector. And that reminded us of our own encounter with him some 15 years ago. Why so sensitive, Jason? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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OT Phenomena: Ghost haunting your real estate? Scientology can help with that!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The new OT Phenomena are here! For years we’ve enjoyed reading the ghost stories Scientology passes off as evidence of superpowers gained on the ‘Operating Thetan’ levels, which take years to complete and hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for. It’s mind over money! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Another red-letter day in Scientology history: When L. Ron Hubbard kidnapped his own wife

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Seventy-five years ago today, readers of the Los Angeles Examiner found a very odd story waiting for them on page five of their daily paper. Take a trip with us as we recall one of the strangest episodes in Scientology history, when founder L. Ron Hubbard kidnapped his own wife and child! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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She’s 17, and she wants you to become a Scientology mind-reader!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Just a few days ago we highlighted Scientology’s focus on the children of existing members as one of the few areas where it has any recruiting success. Here’s another example, a 17-year-old extolling the virtues of getting trained as an auditor. Let us translate. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology leader David Miscavige posts his Puerto Rico vacation photos!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Wow, that was fast. Scientology posted its slide show last night after Sunday’s “Ideal Org” grand opening in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was the usual thing, with church leader David Miscavige presiding, and we were curious who else he managed to corral for the event. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology gets its shiny new cathedral in San Juan, Puerto Rico

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Some images and videos have begun popping up on social media after yesterday’s grand opening of Scientology’s new ‘Ideal Org’ in San Juan, Puerto Rico. And yes, church leader David Miscavige did make the scene, as we expected! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Dave blinks: Scientology pauses its UK expansion plans in the face of so much opposition

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Was it the newts? The bats? We’re not sure which of the objections raised to Scientology’s plans for its UK headquarters was too much, but David Miscavige has put those plans on a temporary hold. ALSO: A new Ideal Org today in Puerto Rico, and we say goodbye to Fredrick Brennan. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Court considering sanctioning Boies Schiller for AI blunder in Masterson/Scientology civil suit

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On March 3 the public gets a chance to watch as the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s victims has a crucial hearing. And on Thursday the court gave notice that it’s considering monetary sanctions on Boies Schiller partner John Kucera, who is representing the Jane Doe victims. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology power thetans Nancy Cartwright and the Cardones crash Mar-a-Lago

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As we’ve been taking a look at the connections between wealthy Scientologists and the White House, what timing for this new image. It’s some of Scientology’s most well known figures at Mar-a-Lago. Did these power thetans get the chance to meet with the president this weekend? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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