TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Maybe it was just two mega-stars watching a football game. But when one is Tom Cruise, questions about Scientology come up. And maybe now there will be more attention on what we brought up last year: Taylor Swift’s name appearing in Scientology’s bible. Say what? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Scientology put Taylor Swift’s name in the new ‘Dianetics.’ Now, she’s hanging with Tom Cruise?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Mitch Brisker, Scientology’s former film director, says that he doesn’t care how Elena Cardone tells her life story: ‘But because she and Grant met as a result of my casting them both in the same video, I get to correct the record.’ Oh, this is a fun one. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Mitch Brisker: The real story of how Grant and Elena Cardone met on a Scientology video set

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Twenty-five years after the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, we remember that Scientology tried to turn the tragedy into a sales opportunity, with church leader David Miscavige’s infamous ‘Wake-Up Call’ that he produced that very day and sent out to all Scientologists everywhere. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Remembering 9/11, and how Scientology tried to turn tragedy into a sales opportunity

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of the standard features of Scientology is the ‘graduation,’ when someone is asked to give a speech about the ‘wins’ they’ve gained after a grueling regimen of auditing or coursework. What does that look like in 2026? Check it out in this leaked video. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Experience what it’s like to be high on Scientology and going Clear!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Traditionally it’s Labor Day when political campaigns kick off before a November election. So we asked Mark Bunker, who recently succeeded in a primary to qualify for a run-off against Sam Wilson for a seat on Clearwater’s city council, for his thoughts. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Labor Day campaign kickoff: Why Scientology fears a Mark Bunker victory!