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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Under David Miscavige, Scientology’s original plan has been jettisoned for a more direct approach: Prying ever more cash out of a dwindling membership. And now, new photos have arrived, showing that handing out trophies to donors only once a year is simply not enough for Dave! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology held two bonus Patrons Balls in 2025, and we have the trophy list!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: EXCLUSIVE: We’ve been well aware that Scientology subjects its elderly Sea Org workers to harrowing abuse as they age. And now, we have remarkable new information in public records that shows where Scientology’s secretive Int Base has been sending its elderly workers to die. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: The places Scientology is hiding dying elderly Sea Org workers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Some of Scientology’s wealthiest donors descended on Manhattan recently to throw themselves a big party and to fundraise for turning all of New York ‘Ideal.’ What, you didn’t know the city was in David Miscavige’s crosshairs? Well, we have the photos to prove it! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology takes Manhattan with ‘biggest gala ever in the Big Apple’!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Another ‘season’ debuts Monday on Scientology TV, and among the new offerings is a talk show hosted by actor Jason Dohring. Former insider and film director Mitch Brisker has some great observations about how David Miscavige’s weird TV experiment got to this point. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s new celebrity TV talk show is a warmed-over idea, says former insider
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology recently suffered a setback in its ongoing takeover of Clearwater, Florida. But as Bruce Hines reminds us, the church’s schemes in this fight go back decades. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The fight for Clearwater has a long history — and so do Scientology’s ploys
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Has it really been 7 years that Scientology TV has been on the air? In that time, David Miscavige’s experiment has failed in part because his vaunted celebrities won’t go near it. But that’s about to change, according to what we found in a new slideshow at Scientology’s website. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s celebrities finally getting involved with Scientology TV
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 been writing about Joy Villa for more than ten years, when she began appearing in Scientology magazines as one of its up-and-coming celebrities. On May 14, Joy went public with her defection from the church. And now, with help from Alex Barnes-Ross, we’re going to be talking to her during a live video today starting at 11 am Eastern. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading LIVE: Joy Villa answers questions about her Scientology defection
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We know that recruiting for Scientology’s inner hard core, the Sea Org, is relentless. But after they’ve got you to sign the billion-year contract, how do they sink that hook so that you never want to leave? Val Ross describes the process, and brings the documents. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading How Scientology indoctrinates its most hard core soldiers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As on past Memorial Days, we think it’s important to remind readers about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘stolen valor.’ Historian Chris Owen looks at Hubbard’s claims about being injured in war versus the actual record. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Memorial Day 2025: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s bogus war injuries
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Former London Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross has been keeping us current on the church’s efforts to get a law passed that would ban protesting at its UK headquarters. Now, he’s asking for your input as the local government asks protesters to abide by a set of protocols. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology trying to ban protests at UK headquarters: Alex needs your input!
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