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Thirty years ago today: The final hours of Lisa McPherson’s Scientology life

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: And so we reach the 30th anniversary of Scientology’s grimmest scandal, the tragic death of Lisa McPherson. We conclude our series about her final days with the truly disturbing details about her final hours. ALSO: Scientology’s UK headquarters hacked by ransomware criminals! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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How Scientology ‘caretakers’ could stand by and watch Lisa McPherson deteriorate

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Day after day, Scientology’s ‘caretakers’ stood by and watched Lisa McPherson deteriorate. How could they do that and not get her real care? Just a day before the 30th anniversary of her tragic end, we look back at the underlying Scientology concepts that created this horror. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology says it’s the world’s fastest-growing religion, but its own stats say otherwise

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology calls itself the world’s fastest growing religion without a shred of evidence. It’s always fun to examine actual facts and figures that expose this lie whenever they’re available. And thanks to some hard work from one of our podcast stalwarts, we have some! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Former Scientology titan Kurt Feshbach in bankruptcy, blames Google

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Big donors. Super Scientologists. Market mavericks. At one time the Feshbach brothers were legends in Scientology with a reputation for profiting on the misery of others. But more recently they’ve hit hard times. The latest setback is a bankruptcy with a surprising explanation. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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An OT Scientologist is in Pinellas County Jail for a truly awful reason

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard said every person is actually trillions of years old, and over that many lifetimes has committed every horrific crime possible. Maybe that explains why there’s an OT Scientologist in Pinellas County Jail right now accused of truly awful things. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Trump frees Scientologist fraudster, doesn’t free non-Scientologist crime partner

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Only days into a 7-year sentence, convicted fraudster and longtime Scientology donor David Gentile was freed from custody Wednesday. The White House didn’t grant clemency to Gentile’s non-Scientologist crime partner, the latest sign of Scientology’s in with this president. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology’s IAS trophy winners part two: The big whales keeping Dave afloat in 2025

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Today we present Scientology’s really big whales, the megadonors who have given at least $1 million each to church leader David Miscavige’s legal slush fund, with the trophies they were given at this year’s IAS gala. Recognize anyone? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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It’s here! Scientology’s list of trophy-winning donors from 2025’s Patrons Ball!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Patrons Ball at this year’s IAS gala was held less than 4 weeks ago, but Scientology has already put out our favorite, Impact magazine, and you know what that means: Scientology whales and their trophies! Can you help us identify them? ALSO: A Hubbard made the scene! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Thanksgiving 2025 is here and it’s time to pass the Source again!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Underground Bunker wishes its American readers a very happy Thanksgiving. Once again, we return to our tradition of asking readers to tell us what they’re thankful for as we enjoy one of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s most hilarious tall tales. Pass the Source! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Holy Xenu’s sleigh bells: The 2025 Scientology holiday catalog is here!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has put up its holiday catalog again, with images to prove how much L. Ron Hubbard’s church cares about this treasured day of the year. What’s that? Ron said Jesus was a figment of Xenu’s imagination? Well, try not to think about that, space cadet, and buy, buy, buy! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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