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Does Shelly Miscavige know it’s Christmas 2025?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Six years ago we decided Christmas Day would be a good time to review what we knew about Shelly Miscavige, wife to Scientology leader David Miscavige, who vanished in 2005. We wondered if Shelly, kept hidden in a remote mountain compound, even knew what day it was. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology smears Alex Barnes-Ross daily, and what else is there to do but sing about it?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Geoff Levin has a treat for us on Christmas Eve — another song! And this time about the smears Scientology has been aiming at Alex Barnes-Ross, who had another monster year. Check out the tune and the lyrics, and enjoy your holiday! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology’s next headache at UK headquarters: The water main right under its plans

[Alex Barnes-Ross is keeping an eye on Dave’s troubles]

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As if the prospect of slaughtering protected newts wasn’t bad enough, Scientology has another headache that may hold up its expansion plans for its UK headquarters: Turns out, a major water main runs right under the field it wants to develop. Alex Barnes-Ross has the details! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Proof, finally, that sticking with Scientology for many years does wonders for your mind

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s not every day that we get success stories like this out of Scientology, and from someone who has a pretty interesting past in the church. Are you being held down by negative case? Have your flows started to stick together? This space ranger has the answer for you! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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The Underground Bunker’s 2025 Scientology year-in-review starts today!

[David Miscavige and his targets, clockwise: The White House, East Grinstead, the 2nd Appellate District, and Clearwater]

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A happy winter solstice to our northern hemisphere readers! And to our antipodean friends, enjoy your summer! Yes once again it’s time to take stock of the year with our annual review of Scientology news, which begins today. ALSO: Where in the world is your proprietor? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Putting Scientology’s data breach in perspective with a similar leak from the past

 
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 still waiting for the repercussions over a recent data breach suffered by Scientology’s UK headquarters, hacked by a ransomware gang. In the meantime, we thought you’d like to see a similar leak of Scientology data from an earlier era that has never before been published. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientologist-led startup Dream Exchange sues whistleblower after SEC flop

[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?]

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Another Scientology anniversary: 75 years since Ron was in court to be convicted of a crime

 
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?]

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Publication gets angry letter from Scientology leader’s attorney, but doesn’t bend

[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?]

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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: 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?]

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