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UK government responds to petition about Scientology delivered to 10 Downing Street

[Amir Essalhi, Alex Barnes-Ross, Danielle Chamberlain and Zoe Hancock in June]

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In June, a group including Alex Barnes-Ross filed a petition about Scientology to 10 Downing Street. Now, the UK government has responded. We have that answer, as well as Alex’s thoughts. ALSO: More evidence of child endangerment at Scientology’s UK headquarters [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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How racist were Scientology’s ‘tech’ films? They got help from Hitler’s favorite filmmaker

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Former Scientology film director Mitch Brisker has more eye-opening photos for us that he took on the church’s movie sets, and wow, do these have a backstory — involving two of the 20th century’s most infamous characters. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Site report: An industrial town prepares to go Scientology Ideal!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A longtime reader sent us photos from his trip to check on Scientology’s ‘Ideal Org’ project in Manchester, England. And he found that work is definitely underway! ALSO: David Miscavige has plenty of summer homework for the minions. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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High-five moment: The former Scientology staffer and Suri Noelle in Edinburgh

 
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 enjoyed getting to know Amir Essalhi, a recent Scientology defector who had worked on staff in Edinburgh. Last night, he sent us an intriguing message about running into Suri Noelle there. ALSO: Is this an endurance test, 11 straight days with Elena Cardone? Yikes. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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The time Scientology put in a whole new film around scenes of Isaac Hayes

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday we saw photos from former Scientology film director Mitch Brisker from a re-shoot of a movie that was necessary because a key celebrity had defected. Today, we have more of Mitch’s photos from another re-shoot caused by a very different situation! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology is hiding this film, but its director can show us photos from the set!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last week we told you about a film Scientology has under lock and key that could be highly relevant to current litigation against the church. Its director told us we’d never see it, but now he has photos from the set to share with us! What a great glimpse. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology critic Mark Bunker qualifies for runoff in Clearwater city council race

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In 2020, Scientology’s pals in Clearwater politics were so offended that Mark Bunker had won a seat on the city council, they changed council election law. Yesterday, that new law benefited none other than Mark Bunker, who has qualified for a November runoff! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Read Scientology’s shrill demand that The Times remove its undercover investigation

[Graeme Wilson (inset) responds to The Times in a big way!]

 
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 Scientology’s well-worn strategy to attack a reporter rather than address the problems exposed by their reporting. But you have to see this shrieking letter from the church demanding The Times take down its recent undercover investigation. It’s a classic! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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John Travolta got his Cannes ‘look’ from a fellow Scientology member

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In May, John Travolta revealed a stunning new look at Cannes that he said evoked the great film directors of the past. But there was more to it than that, and it involves interesting new information about his ongoing connection to, yes, Scientology. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Val Ross: Leaving Scientology and accepting you’re a ‘namby-pamby panty-waist dilettante’

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Val Ross is back with another account of how she survived being a Scientology spy who infiltrated the FBI — and learned to thrive away from this organization! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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