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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: Tonight the Clearwater Council will discuss Scientology’s plans it’s been developing without the council’s involvement. Mark Bunker will be there, so we chatted with him about issues facing the beleaguered city. ALSO: Ian Rafalko on spotting his dad Dr. Eric Berg with RFK Jr. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Mark Bunker on Scientology’s latest takeover attempts in Clearwater
 [AG’s office attorney Blythe Leszkay and Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson] TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Next month, Danny Masterson’s appeal will be heard in a Los Angeles court. The Attorney General’s office just signaled its confidence in keeping him in prison in an interesting way. ALSO: Your proprietor sits down with a former Scientology private eye! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading How California’s AG just signaled confidence going into Danny Masterson’s appeal hearing

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: With John Travolta sporting a stunning and stylish new look at Cannes for the world premiere of his new short movie, ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, we thought we’d catch up on JT, Scientology, and whether a certain someone was along for the trip. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading John Travolta’s special friend continues to get a taste of the good life

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 2026: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s bogus war injuries
 [SF’s Aaron Kyro, making his pitch] TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ian Rafalko has shared great stuff, such as news his dad, YouTube chiro Dr. Eric Berg, is training a new generation to make videos about Dianetics. Now Ian has something with skateboard mogul Aaron Kyro (pictured) and Jason Dohring. What’s going on with Scientology and video? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Ian Rafalko on Scientology’s new push for social media relevance

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Chris Shelton goes deep on one of Scientology’s sneaky front operations that doesn’t get enough attention, and concludes that it’s actually the most successful of L. Ron Hubbard’s inventions. Scary! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading WISE: What a Scientology world looks like

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While he was in Las Vegas, ‘Apostate Alex’ Barnes-Ross made contact with a source at the Scientology ‘Ideal Org’ there. What Alex received was a snapshot of how the org is performing, and it confirms a lot of what we’ve been hearing about the state of David Miscavige’s cabal. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Field report: Alex gets a source inside Scientology’s Las Vegas Ideal Org

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A federal judge has denied the motion by Valeska Paris asking him to do something about Scientology’s ‘religious arbitration’ becoming intolerable. The judge didn’t even compel Scientology to put an end date on what has already lasted 15 days, with no end in sight. Incredible. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Judge refuses to intervene, Scientology arbitration will have to continue in trafficking case
 [Justices Baker, Hoffstadt, and Moor] 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 told you the breaking news, that an appeals court upheld a ruling that denied Scientology’s attempt to gut the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s victims. Now, here’s the full 64-page opinion for you to see this almost total win for the Jane Does. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Full ruling denying Scientology’s appeal of its anti-SLAPP in the Danny Masterson civil case

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Over the past week we’ve taken a couple of looks at California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra’s past as an enthusiastic Scientology booster. But we wondered, how does he feel about Scientology today? Now we have an answer, and David Miscavige isn’t going to like it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Xavier Becerra says he’s seen the light about Scientology after years as a booster
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