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[Peter Mansell, Scientology minion]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Three ex-Scientologists say they were put through an abusive ‘arbitration’ that was so unprofessional, they want a judge to intervene. Scientology denies this and has submitted a declaration from someone who was in the room. Here it is in full. Who will the judge believe? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Here’s Scientology’s version of what happened at the aborted Clearwater arbitration
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last year, Scientology leader David Miscavige held what we figured was a one-off celebration to mark 75 years since publication of L. Ron Hubbard’s 1950 bestseller Dianetics. But Dave had so much fun, apparently, he wants to do it all over again on the 76th anniversary. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology is holding another anniversary party for Dianetics! Will Dave be there?
[The pope of Scientology wants his own sacred city]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In 1975, Scientology secretly crept into Clearwater, Florida, and its citizens were not consulted if they wanted to become its ‘spiritual mecca.’ Now, leader David Miscavige wants the city to turn over a street to complete plans for his Vatican City. Here’s his pitch. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Read Scientology’s pitch for the Clearwater street it wants shut down for its Vatican
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We continue the history of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as it played out 75 years ago, and that the church hides from its members today. This time, Hubbard finally told his 2nd wife where he had absconded with their baby in a bizarre 1951 letter you have to see. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: His bizarre letter from Cuba
[Dave at the 2025 IAS gala]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige today marks 66 years on the planet. Will he have a party, with cake? We wonder. As for the Underground Bunker, we’ve turned again to the real experts for their thoughts on this occasion, and we asked them for their birthday greetings! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige is 66 today, and we have presents!
[Dave is working the lines in England and Florida]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Things are heating up on both sides of the Atlantic as David Miscavige tries to arm-wrestle a couple of cities important to Scientology’s fortunes. Alex Barnes-Ross was at a planning meeting in England, and Mark Bunker visited the new showroom in Clearwater. We hear from both! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology gets biased boost in East Grinstead, submits new plans in Clearwater
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 been obvious for several years that Scientology leader David Miscavige was dealing with lagging recruitment by convincing wealthy donors to give more, and to spend that money on buildings. And this year, Dave seems to have picked up the pace. Here’s the latest. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s new building spree: Real expansion, or more baubles to impress donors?
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In February, we learned that Nancy Cartwright, the Cardones, and Tom Cummins made a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago. And now, in the latest mission of ‘safe-pointing,’ a minor Scientology celebrity made her way there for a black-tie event and schmoozed with the Secret Service! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading More Scientology safe-pointing at Mar-a-Lago, this time with Kerri Kasem
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: News stories report that Scientology paid $16 million for the Mama Shelter hotel in Hollywood and its well known rooftop bar, which closed in 2025. What those stories left out: Scientology owned the place as a gritty 1970s Sea Org berth. Spanky Taylor tells us about it! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology buys distressed Hollywood hotel it used to own in the 1970s
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology opens its newest shrine to founder L. Ron Hubbard today with a Canary Islands villa where he wrote the Xenu story in ’67. But Hana Whitfield tells us she visited Hubbard there, and it looked nothing like the ‘restoration’! ALSO: Another Clearwater grand opening today! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Hana Whitfield remembers the Xenu villa — and it didn’t look like Scientology’s new shrine!
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