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March 25, 2021
Q patriots: How we gonna fly without vaccines? Fake passports!
Some links to Q-related items today…
Get yer bitcoin ready to nab a black-market vaccine passport, patriot!
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Meanwhile, the ship in the Suez canal continues to fascinate the hopeful.
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And some are worn down to the nub.
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Is the party over?
This is what this storefront used to look like. I wonder how many QAnon followers across the country are quietly taking down their Q merch. https://t.co/4NlzR5fsQh pic.twitter.com/YVW6mXZb1s
— Travis View (@travis_view) March 24, 2021
Don’t believe your lying eyes, people! There never was a QAnon!
QAnon followers really want you to think there is no such thing as QAnonhttps://t.co/zmVWCnBaCG
— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) March 24, 2021
And as ever, the lies spread faster than the truth.
NEWS: A new NPR investigation finds that articles FALSELY connecting vaccines and death have been among the most highly-engaged-with content online this year — evading social media moderation, and going viral in a way that could fuel hesitancy.https://t.co/Cj5wplRR04
— Miles Parks (@MilesParks) March 25, 2021
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent recent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 25, 2021 at 9:20
Another records request from Scientology shows how Mark Bunker drives them nuts
We know you find these Glen Stilo records requests with the city of Clearwater as entertaining as we do, so we thought we’d share the latest one.
As many of you have pointed out, this is mostly just an exercise in harassment. Bunker is clearly doing his best to turn over copies of his utterances, but Scientology obsesses over even the most mundane texts and emails as if they were state secrets.
The result is simply a lot of make-work for the city and for Bunker, designed to make him think it wasn’t worth becoming a city councilman in Scientology’s sacred city of Clearwater, Florida.
After getting a copy of Glen’s latest letter, we decided to call up Commissioner Bunker on the hotline, our super-secret communication device that produces no records that Glen Stilo can access.
We asked Bunker what he thinks about these repeated requests.
“They’re digging through everything to see if there’s any reason why they could take me to court, I suppose,” he said.
And after a year of this kind of obsessive stalking by Scientology, has he seen them actually do anything with the many records he’s turned over?
“Nothing,” Bunker answered.
We had to agree. We haven’t seen a new Scientology smear site or anything else. Again, it’s the harassing nature of the requests that seems to be the point.
Well, here it is. Give it a look and let us know what you think of Glen’s newest whine…
Glen Stilo Letter March 23,… by Tony Ortega
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A public’s story
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“The possession of an object is necessary to its handling and control. The ability to have something is necessary to its nullification. In other words, if you want to take the danger out of something, you’d better be able to have it. Don’t try to stretch away and run away to the other end of Earth because some machine is going whirr-clang. Because there’s a guillotine somewhere that is going whirr-clang is no reason that you have to go to south Borneo. It might be if you’re trying to play the game of preserve the body, preserve the body, preserve the body, to take the body there. But I assure you, that if you run away from a guillotine, the next time you get beheaded it’ll hurt like hell. But if you didn’t run away from the guillotine there’s a distinct possibility that the guillotine wouldn’t clang. If it did it wouldn’t hurt. First, if it did clang it wouldn’t hurt, or it wouldn’t even drop, or it would disappear, or you probably have the ability to simply mock up a body someplace else. In other words, you could vanish if you could be there. But not if you ran away.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 25, 1957
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“WEDDING: The Wedding of Diana Hubbard and Jon Horwich went off beautifully. The reception at the hotel was extremely nice. They will go on a honeymoon to the states on April 15. It is planned to have a second ceremony at Jon Horwich’s home. PARTY: There will be a party with the same band aboard on the evening of 3 April for those who did not attend the reception yesterday evening.” — The Commodore, March 25, 1971
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“Scientology was created for the most part by one person, and it’s the first technology of its kind and only one to truly make people’s lives better. Any other form of therapy or knowledge is limited in its application whereas Scientology has few limits. When one tries to accept changes to the tech, we’re dealing then with other people’s realities and cases dependent on where they are on the Tone Scale and how much training they themselves have had. LRH spent thirty years developing, trying, and testing Scientology. It is a study of the human mind. Altering it means changing that which works to that which MIGHT work. It’s not practical when we have the answers in front of us.”
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1998: “Wynot” reported that following the Atlanta picket last week, he received a disconnection letter from a Scientologist friend of 20 years: “The morning after the March 13 picket in Atlanta, I received the following in the mail. It was dated the 11th, postmarked the 13th. I do not know if it was mailed before or after the picket. ‘I am writing to you to make it clear and certain that I don’t wish to have anything more to do with you. I don’t wish to talk with you, see you or hear from you. I am doing this because you have decided to denigrate my church in public and with it myself and the people I work with and for whom I have the greatest respect. You do this based on information from a one-sided attack without apparently even questioning the motives and intents of the people forwarding the attack. You do this without questioning me, supposedly your friend, for opposing information. And out of a city of millions, my supposed friend is one of three people publicly attacking my church. This is outrageous to me. I won’t have it and I don’t need it.'”
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“You know, I actually try not to swear on here. And If I’m in mixed company I try to do the same. Even though I’m an old punk I do have fairly good manners, and I have the scars from my mother’s fingernails digging into the fleshy part of my arm when I didn’t to prove it.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Discovery hearing on April 20, prelim set for May 18.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] The million-dollar donors keeping Scientology flush, New Year’s 2020 edition
[TWO years ago] Scientology, naturally, is trying to capitalize on the New Zealand mosque massacre
[THREE years ago] The Ideal Org grift isn’t complete until Scientology’s ‘Birthday Game’ is won
[FOUR years ago] ‘God of Pop’ Kuba Ka on meeting Scientology’s David Miscavige: ‘Like an emperor or the Pope’
[FIVE years ago] Attorney for Scientology’s drug rehab centers threatens lawyer running anti-Narconon website
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’: Marty Rathbun on what he was thinking during his key moment in Gibney’s film
[SEVEN years ago] Lawyer Vance Woodward sues Scientology over his time in the church — here’s the complaint
[EIGHT years ago] A SMERSH Madness Update: Time for the Bracket Finals to Begin!
[NINE years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: RON the Encyclopedia — THE VIDEO!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,251 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,755 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,275 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,295 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,186 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,493 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,361 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,135 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,465 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,939 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,255 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,821 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,740 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,908 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,489 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,750 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,788 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,501 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,026 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 381 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,556 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,107 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,256 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,576 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,431 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,550 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,906 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,209 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,315 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,717 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,589 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,172 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,667 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,921 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,030 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 25, 2021 at 07:00
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March 24, 2021
Genius Q patriots decide that the ship stuck in the Suez canal is part of the cabal
Some links to Q-related items today…
As an HBO series piles on with others that have suggested Q is actually a former pig farmer in the Philippines and his asocial son, Q patriots vow never to give in.
The stuck ship is part of the cabal, apparently.
QAnon is abuzz with the Suez Canal story.
Given the Ever Given ship's call sign is H3RC, and Hillary Clinton's initials are HRC, and the ship is operated by Evergreen Marine, and Hillary's secret service code is Evergreen, the ship is tarfficking kids on behalf of the Clintons. pic.twitter.com/4iI42QS5Ca
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 24, 2021
January 6 gets worse and worse.
JUST IN: Prosecutors revealed comms between top Oath Keepers this morning that show evidence they coordinated tactics with the Proud Boys and other militia groups in advance of Jan. 5-6 activities. pic.twitter.com/2VyeyarieO
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 24, 2021
The pillow guys suggests that Fox is “in on it.”
Mike Lindell on why Fox should let him back on the air to tell lies about the election: "You're already sued. It's too late to close the gate. The cow's are out of the barn… Waddaya gonna get double sued?" https://t.co/nleHwjm2D2
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) March 23, 2021
This seems like a key insight.
In QAnon, every loss is a victory. The bigger the loss, the bigger the victory. No victory can simply be won outright, it has to be disguised as a loss first. Trump couldn't just win in 2020, he had to lose so he could later win even bigger. It's a brain-destroying way to live. https://t.co/NOcA5fXrWt
— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd) March 23, 2021
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent recent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 24, 2021 at 8:55
Danny Masterson holds on to his passport as judge decides he’s no flight risk
[UPDATE: Judge Charlaine Olmedo denied the DA’s request to have Danny Masterson turn in his passport, saying that his $3.3 million bond is enough to ensure the he’ll show up in court. Next hearing set for April 20.]
Danny Masterson’s social media posts suggest that he’s back from Oregon and in Southern California now, which had us wondering if he would attend today’s hearing in his rape case at Los Angeles Superior Court.
A court spokesman told us yesterday that a waiver is still on file that would allow Danny to have his attorneys go in his stead, and that’s probably what is going to happen today. But they added that Danny could show up if he wanted to.
We can’t imagine that Danny would want to be present as his attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum battle with Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller in the courtroom of Judge Charlaine Olmedo over such issues as whether or not Danny can hold on to his passport while he awaits trial. But whether the That ’70s Show actor is present or not, we’ll do our best to listen in through the court’s new audio channel.
Last time, when Danny was arraigned on January 20, we heard only part of the proceedings and nothing in Olmedo’s court, so we don’t know what we’ll get today. If we can hear anything, we’ll post updates in the comments section below. The court spokesperson, meanwhile, told us that a couple of media requests were denied and that cameras will not be in the courtroom today, which is surprising. We’ll see if that changes.
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});We’ll remind you that this hearing is in regards to the three counts of forcible rape that Masterson is facing, accused of assaulting three different women who were all Scientologists at the time of the incidents, which occurred between 2001 and 2003. Masterson himself grew up in Scientology and remains one of its celebrities.
If convicted at trial, Masterson faces 45 years to life in prison because he’s been charged under California’s strict “One Strike” sexual assault law. In a previous hearing, Mesereau and Appelbaum argued that the incidents took place outside of the statute of limits, but Mueller successfully argued that because the charge of raping multiple women carries a potential life sentence, the statute of limitations doesn’t apply and he was free to bring the charges at any time.
The next major step in the case would be a preliminary hearing, which would take place later this year and would be the first opportunity for Masterson’s accusers to offer live testimony about what they went through. After today’s hearing we may get a date set for that prelim. We also expect the two sides to argue about how much evidence has been turned over in the case, and about the conditions that Masterson must abide by while he awaits trial.
(And please note, this criminal prosecution is entirely separate from the civil harassment lawsuit that Masterson’s accusers filed against him in August 2019 and that has been derailed by a ruling favoring Scientology’s ‘religious arbitration.’ Masterson is not being sued for raping the women, he and Scientology are being sued for allegedly harassing the women after they came forward with their allegations. The lawsuit is now before the California state supreme court and is not going well for Masterson’s alleged victims, but his criminal case is an entirely different matter.)
Things are scheduled to begin at 8:30 Los Angeles Time, which is 11:30 here in New York.
UPDATE: Here’s what happened in court today, based on what we could hear on the court’s (very poor quality) audio feed.
Masterson was not in the courtroom, but his attorneys Mesereau and Appelbaum were there, as was prosecutor Reinhold Mueller.
Judge Olmedo started out by giving a lecture about how there were empty seats in the courtroom, and everyone was being careful wearing masks and social distancing, so there was no excuse for media not to be in the courtroom, and she said she wouldn’t be using the audio feed in the future. She also said there had been some abuse of the audio feed, but she didn’t spell it out. (Someone had apparently recorded a previous hearing.)
Well that makes things tough for us here on the east coast, but whatever.
Three matters were handled in this hearing. First, Mesereau’s continuing objection to media coverage of the case, second, Mueller’s motion to have Masterson turn in his passport, and third, setting dates for future hearings.
Mesereau once again bellyached about how the case was being covered in the media, but Mueller denied that anything confidential had been leaked, and Judge Olmedo said she didn’t see how this was really very different than other high-profile Hollywood cases. She denied Mesereau’s request. So media will be allowed at hearings, but we’re not sure if that means cameras at future events.
She then made a technical point about the passport request, saying that the conditions of Masterson’s $3.3 million bond had already been set. Mueller countered that it was in her discretion to have Danny turn it over. But she denied the request, saying that Danny’s $3.3 million bond would ensure that he comes to court.
And finally, they talked about future dates, setting April 20 for a discovery hearing, and then May 18 for the preliminary hearing, which Masterson will have to attend in person. Mueller estimated the preliminary hearing would last three to four days.
After how long it took Masterson to be arraigned, that’s a pretty quick schedule. Judge Olmedo isn’t going to let this case gather dust.
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SOME OF OUR PAST REPORTING ON THE MASTERSON CASE
March 3, 2017: LAPD probing Scientology and Danny Masterson for multiple rapes, cover-up
March 8, 2017: Danny Masterson: Victim C gets support from a veteran actress
March 11, 2017: Scientology made Danny Masterson’s Victim B search past lives to explain being raped
May 9, 2017: Masterson hires Michael Jackson criminal defense attorney Tom Mesereau in rape probe
Nov 2, 2017: Read the threatening letter Danny Masterson’s attorney Marty Singer sent a victim’s husband
Nov 26, 2017: EXCLUSIVE: Scientology interrogated Danny Masterson and accuser, didn’t notify LAPD
Feb 14, 2018: PROSECUTORS PREPARE CHARGES CARRYING LIFE SENTENCE FOR DANNY MASTERSON
Apr 27, 2018: Strange days for a woman accusing Danny Masterson of rape — and for her rocker husband
July 8, 2018: Masterson witness fears for safety as investigation drags on and on
Nov 30, 2018: LEAH REMINI: Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey, do your job already
Aug 14, 2019: RAPE ACCUSERS SUE DANNY MASTERSON, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, AND ITS LEADER
Jan 22, 2020: Cedric Bixler-Zavala blames Scientology for poisoned dog he had to put down yesterday
Feb 10, 2020: Another dog poisoned: Bobette Riales says harassment worse since suing Scientology
Feb 26, 2020: SEVENTH victim comes forward to LAPD accusing Scientology actor Danny Masterson
Feb 29, 2020: Amended complaint filed against Danny Masterson with new stalking allegations
March 14, 2020: Danny Masterson’s victims speak out in sworn documents in lawsuit against Scientology
Masterson: Drop me from Scientology lawsuit if the ‘Jane Does’ won’t name themselves
June 17, 2020: SCIENTOLOGY CELEB DANNY MASTERSON CHARGED ON MULTIPLE RAPE ALLEGATIONS
June 19, 2020: Records show that Danny Masterson is a woeful Scientologist — would he turn on the church?
June 23: 2020: The key thing about Danny Masterson’s ‘DJ Donkey Punch’ nick is why he stopped using it
Sept 30, 2020: Could Danny Masterson’s odd legal fight over his Hollywood house endanger his freedom?
Oct 11, 2020: Danny Masterson asks to halt civil lawsuit while criminal case is ongoing, as expected
Oct 12, 2020: Bijou Phillips on her husband Danny Masterson: A macho ‘Strong Island’ guy
Oct 16, 2020: Danny Masterson ‘accidentally’ outs Jane Doe accuser after judge told him not to
Nov 19, 2020: Danny Masterson takes another expensive and futile swipe at his criminal charges
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Dec 1, 2020: If the feds are sniffing around, they might look at Danny Masterson’s besties
Dec 4, 2020: WHOA! Scientology to Judge Kleifield: Wrecking human lives IS our ‘commerce’
Dec 18, 2020: Jane Doe #1’s own attorneys flubbed and ID’d her and her IP address in court documents
Dec 24, 2020: Letter shows Scientology gave Jane Doe #1 permission to sue Danny Masterson in 2004
Dec 31, 2020: MASTERSON ACCUSERS DENIED RIGHT TO TRIAL, FORCED TO ‘RELIGIOUS ARBITRATION’
Jan 2, 2021: Worst part in the Scientology ‘arbitration’ ruling? Danny Masterson can participate.
Feb 11, 2021: Gretchen Carlson slams Danny Masterson and Scientology ‘arbitration’ to Congress
Feb 24, 2021: MASTERSON ACCUSERS PETITION APPELLATE COURT: Seeking to overturn ‘arbitration’ ruling
Mar 9, 2021: PETITION DENIED: Danny Masterson accusers can’t skip Scientology arbitration, court says
Mar 23, 2021: Danny Masterson accusers take Scientology ‘arbitration’ to California Supreme Court
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“We need, then, a peaceful planet. So I worked this out originally as…what became the name of the project: International City Project. Well, I…finally came to the conclusion that if all the capitals of the world were located inside one city that they were not likely to bomb each other out, that they, in effect, would be very careful of declaring war. They would be close cheek by jowl enough to discuss most of their problems…Now, you take every capital of the world and treat it accordingly and then treat it in such a way that transport within the capital is very fast and so that each and every section and center of the capital has some of its own atmosphere rather easily planned up, by the way. It isn’t just a sprawling mess…So Wendell Willkie came out with something he called One World, and practically everybody shot him down in his tracks. He was a pioneer in this particular field. But nevertheless this idea has become more and more popular and it’s actually sweeping in that direction. The first step would have to be you’d have to persuade all governments to turn over all atomic weapons, stocks, control of atomic manufacturers to the United Nations at once, you see. Second step is persuade the United Nations and all governments to select a site for and construct an International City, preferably in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast where land reclamation can expand its area and where its communication lines can be easily centered for Earth. Third step: Persuade all governments to remove their capitals to International City complete with heads of government, congresses and parliaments. Prohibit a secondary capital or even a communication relay center within the country itself.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 24, 1964
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“TELEXES are meant to be answered the same day; when answered, they go to the ‘Telexes In’ basket in the Comm Bu. Deadline 2300 hrs. Even if they cannot be answered immediately, they should be returned to this basket, as these telexes go up to LRH for his viewing after 2300. These unanswered telexes will then be returned for answering.” — Org Off Bu IV, March 24, 1971
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“Many of us left ‘official’ Scientology beginning in the 1970s. As the Sea Org advanced, we retreated. In our view, we are the keepers of ‘true’ Scientology, who apply what we know of it with reason, not fanaticism. That includes Child Scientology, in which book Hubbard expresses and encourages some very kind sentiments towards children.”
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1997: From Michael Reuss about a picket in Boulder: “A German freelance film crew based out of Washington DC interviewed Larry and some of the Scientologists. The Germans are astounded at how little Scientology is understood in this country, and about how disinterested the American public is with fascist totalitarians. Several Scientologists said I was a dupe, groupie, cultie, and/or follower of Larry Wollersheim. One even repeated the peanut butter in the underwear story to me, claiming it was in Larry’s service records. That really made my day. And it gave me the perfect opportunity to tell him about Hubbard’s service records, the lying, the screwing off, the shelling of Mexican goats, the lying, being paid a VA disability for his entire post-Navy life, even after he’d claimed to have found all this healing technology.”
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“I went to the Scientology rebuttal site for ‘Going Clear’ and it’s almost as long as the book! They start fairly low-keyed and then next thing I knew they were inferring that Dave Touretzky was trying to get people to bomb Scientology orgs. They can’t control the crazy for too long.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Next conf to set prelim, March 24.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay’s sentencing delayed to April 13.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology leader David Miscavige calls the pandemic ‘planetary bullbait’ in epic briefing
[TWO years ago] TOM CRUISE THANKED BY DAUGHTER ISABELLA IN BIZARRE SCIENTOLOGY PROMO
[THREE years ago] Leah Remini talks ‘Aftermath,’ developing a new show, and more with Chris Shelton
[FOUR years ago] DREAM LAWSUIT: ‘God of Pop’ Kuba Ka vs the Church of Scientology. THANK XENU, IT’S ON!
[FIVE years ago] Chris Shelton: How Scientologists can use critical thinking to break free
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’: Paul Haggis pens a description of the Scientology experience you won’t forget
[SEVEN years ago] Jillian Schlesinger says Scientology now ‘sneakier’ about forcing abortions
[EIGHT years ago] It’s Ron’s Birthday, And Your Present is More Scientology Stuff to Spend Money On!
[NINE years ago] Scientology 451: Commenters of the Week!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,250 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,754 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,274 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,294 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,185 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,492 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,360 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,134 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,464 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,938 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,254 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,820 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,739 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,907 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,488 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,749 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,787 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,500 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,025 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 380 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,555 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,106 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,255 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,575 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,430 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,549 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,905 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,208 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,314 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,716 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,588 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,171 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,666 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,920 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,029 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 24, 2021 at 07:00
E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.
Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…
Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.
Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele
Danny Masterson’s criminal case takes its next step today, but will Danny be there?
Danny Masterson’s social media posts suggest that he’s back from Oregon and in Southern California now, which had us wondering if he would attend today’s hearing in his rape case at Los Angeles Superior Court.
A court spokesman told us yesterday that a waiver is still on file that would allow Danny to have his attorneys go in his stead, and that’s probably what is going to happen today. But they added that Danny could show up if he wanted to.
We can’t imagine that Danny would want to be present as his attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum battle with Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller in the courtroom of Judge Charlaine Olmedo over such issues as whether or not Danny can hold on to his passport while he awaits trial. But whether the That ’70s Show actor is present or not, we’ll do our best to listen in through the court’s new audio channel.
Last time, when Danny was arraigned on January 20, we heard only part of the proceedings and nothing in Olmedo’s court, so we don’t know what we’ll get today. If we can hear anything, we’ll post updates in the comments section below. The court spokesperson, meanwhile, told us that a couple of media requests were denied and that cameras will not be in the courtroom today, which is surprising. We’ll see if that changes.
We’ll remind you that this hearing is in regards to the three counts of forcible rape that Masterson is facing, accused of assaulting three different women who were all Scientologists at the time of the incidents, which occurred between 2001 and 2003. Masterson himself grew up in Scientology and remains one of its celebrities.
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});If convicted at trial, Masterson faces 45 years to life in prison because he’s been charged under California’s strict “One Strike” sexual assault law. In a previous hearing, Mesereau and Appelbaum argued that the incidents took place outside of the statute of limits, but Mueller successfully argued that because the charge of raping multiple women carries a potential life sentence, the statute of limitations doesn’t apply and he was free to bring the charges at any time.
The next major step in the case would be a preliminary hearing, which would take place later this year and would be the first opportunity for Masterson’s accusers to offer live testimony about what they went through. After today’s hearing we may get a date set for that prelim. We also expect the two sides to argue about how much evidence has been turned over in the case, and about the conditions that Masterson must abide by while he awaits trial.
(And please note, this criminal prosecution is entirely separate from the civil harassment lawsuit that Masterson’s accusers filed against him in August 2019 and that has been derailed by a ruling favoring Scientology’s ‘religious arbitration.’ Masterson is not being sued for raping the women, he and Scientology are being sued for allegedly harassing the women after they came forward with their allegations. The lawsuit is now before the California state supreme court and is not going well for Masterson’s alleged victims, but his criminal case is an entirely different matter.)
Things are scheduled to begin at 8:30 Los Angeles Time, which is 11:30 here in New York.
SOME OF OUR PAST REPORTING ON THE MASTERSON CASE
March 3, 2017: LAPD probing Scientology and Danny Masterson for multiple rapes, cover-up
March 8, 2017: Danny Masterson: Victim C gets support from a veteran actress
March 11, 2017: Scientology made Danny Masterson’s Victim B search past lives to explain being raped
May 9, 2017: Masterson hires Michael Jackson criminal defense attorney Tom Mesereau in rape probe
Nov 2, 2017: Read the threatening letter Danny Masterson’s attorney Marty Singer sent a victim’s husband
Nov 26, 2017: EXCLUSIVE: Scientology interrogated Danny Masterson and accuser, didn’t notify LAPD
Feb 14, 2018: PROSECUTORS PREPARE CHARGES CARRYING LIFE SENTENCE FOR DANNY MASTERSON
Apr 27, 2018: Strange days for a woman accusing Danny Masterson of rape — and for her rocker husband
Nov 30, 2018: LEAH REMINI: Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey, do your job already
Aug 14, 2019: RAPE ACCUSERS SUE DANNY MASTERSON, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, AND ITS LEADER
Jan 22, 2020: Cedric Bixler-Zavala blames Scientology for poisoned dog he had to put down yesterday
Feb 3, 2020: Here’s Scientology actor Danny Masterson’s legal response to his rape accusers
Feb 10, 2020: Another dog poisoned: Bobette Riales says harassment worse since suing Scientology
Feb 26, 2020: SEVENTH victim comes forward to LAPD accusing Scientology actor Danny Masterson
Feb 29, 2020: Amended complaint filed against Danny Masterson with new stalking allegations
March 14, 2020: Danny Masterson’s victims speak out in sworn documents in lawsuit against Scientology
Masterson: Drop me from Scientology lawsuit if the ‘Jane Does’ won’t name themselves
June 17, 2020: SCIENTOLOGY CELEB DANNY MASTERSON CHARGED ON MULTIPLE RAPE ALLEGATIONS
June 19, 2020: Records show that Danny Masterson is a woeful Scientologist — would he turn on the church?
June 23: 2020: The key thing about Danny Masterson’s ‘DJ Donkey Punch’ nick is why he stopped using it
Sept 30, 2020: Could Danny Masterson’s odd legal fight over his Hollywood house endanger his freedom?
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Oct 11, 2020: Danny Masterson asks to halt civil lawsuit while criminal case is ongoing, as expected
Oct 12, 2020: Bijou Phillips on her husband Danny Masterson: A macho ‘Strong Island’ guy
Oct 16, 2020: Danny Masterson ‘accidentally’ outs Jane Doe accuser after judge told him not to
Nov 19, 2020: Danny Masterson takes another expensive and futile swipe at his criminal charges
Dec 1, 2020: If the feds are sniffing around, they might look at Danny Masterson’s besties
Dec 4, 2020: WHOA! Scientology to Judge Kleifield: Wrecking human lives IS our ‘commerce’
Dec 18, 2020: Jane Doe #1’s own attorneys flubbed and ID’d her and her IP address in court documents
Dec 24, 2020: Letter shows Scientology gave Jane Doe #1 permission to sue Danny Masterson in 2004
Dec 31, 2020: MASTERSON ACCUSERS DENIED RIGHT TO TRIAL, FORCED TO ‘RELIGIOUS ARBITRATION’
Jan 2, 2021: Worst part in the Scientology ‘arbitration’ ruling? Danny Masterson can participate.
Feb 11, 2021: Gretchen Carlson slams Danny Masterson and Scientology ‘arbitration’ to Congress
Feb 24, 2021: MASTERSON ACCUSERS PETITION APPELLATE COURT: Seeking to overturn ‘arbitration’ ruling
Mar 9, 2021: PETITION DENIED: Danny Masterson accusers can’t skip Scientology arbitration, court says
Mar 23, 2021: Danny Masterson accusers take Scientology ‘arbitration’ to California Supreme CourtAdvertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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“We need, then, a peaceful planet. So I worked this out originally as…what became the name of the project: International City Project. Well, I…finally came to the conclusion that if all the capitals of the world were located inside one city that they were not likely to bomb each other out, that they, in effect, would be very careful of declaring war. They would be close cheek by jowl enough to discuss most of their problems…Now, you take every capital of the world and treat it accordingly and then treat it in such a way that transport within the capital is very fast and so that each and every section and center of the capital has some of its own atmosphere rather easily planned up, by the way. It isn’t just a sprawling mess…So Wendell Willkie came out with something he called One World, and practically everybody shot him down in his tracks. He was a pioneer in this particular field. But nevertheless this idea has become more and more popular and it’s actually sweeping in that direction. The first step would have to be you’d have to persuade all governments to turn over all atomic weapons, stocks, control of atomic manufacturers to the United Nations at once, you see. Second step is persuade the United Nations and all governments to select a site for and construct an International City, preferably in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast where land reclamation can expand its area and where its communication lines can be easily centered for Earth. Third step: Persuade all governments to remove their capitals to International City complete with heads of government, congresses and parliaments. Prohibit a secondary capital or even a communication relay center within the country itself.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 24, 1964
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“TELEXES are meant to be answered the same day; when answered, they go to the ‘Telexes In’ basket in the Comm Bu. Deadline 2300 hrs. Even if they cannot be answered immediately, they should be returned to this basket, as these telexes go up to LRH for his viewing after 2300. These unanswered telexes will then be returned for answering.” — Org Off Bu IV, March 24, 1971
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“Many of us left ‘official’ Scientology beginning in the 1970s. As the Sea Org advanced, we retreated. In our view, we are the keepers of ‘true’ Scientology, who apply what we know of it with reason, not fanaticism. That includes Child Scientology, in which book Hubbard expresses and encourages some very kind sentiments towards children.”
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1997: From Michael Reuss about a picket in Boulder: “A German freelance film crew based out of Washington DC interviewed Larry and some of the Scientologists. The Germans are astounded at how little Scientology is understood in this country, and about how disinterested the American public is with fascist totalitarians. Several Scientologists said I was a dupe, groupie, cultie, and/or follower of Larry Wollersheim. One even repeated the peanut butter in the underwear story to me, claiming it was in Larry’s service records. That really made my day. And it gave me the perfect opportunity to tell him about Hubbard’s service records, the lying, the screwing off, the shelling of Mexican goats, the lying, being paid a VA disability for his entire post-Navy life, even after he’d claimed to have found all this healing technology.”
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“I went to the Scientology rebuttal site for ‘Going Clear’ and it’s almost as long as the book! They start fairly low-keyed and then next thing I knew they were inferring that Dave Touretzky was trying to get people to bomb Scientology orgs. They can’t control the crazy for too long.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Next conf to set prelim, March 24.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay’s sentencing delayed to April 13.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology leader David Miscavige calls the pandemic ‘planetary bullbait’ in epic briefing
[TWO years ago] TOM CRUISE THANKED BY DAUGHTER ISABELLA IN BIZARRE SCIENTOLOGY PROMO
[THREE years ago] Leah Remini talks ‘Aftermath,’ developing a new show, and more with Chris Shelton
[FOUR years ago] DREAM LAWSUIT: ‘God of Pop’ Kuba Ka vs the Church of Scientology. THANK XENU, IT’S ON!
[FIVE years ago] Chris Shelton: How Scientologists can use critical thinking to break free
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’: Paul Haggis pens a description of the Scientology experience you won’t forget
[SEVEN years ago] Jillian Schlesinger says Scientology now ‘sneakier’ about forcing abortions
[EIGHT years ago] It’s Ron’s Birthday, And Your Present is More Scientology Stuff to Spend Money On!
[NINE years ago] Scientology 451: Commenters of the Week!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,250 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,754 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,274 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,294 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,185 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,492 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,360 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,134 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,464 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,938 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,254 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,820 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,739 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,907 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,488 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,749 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,787 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,500 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,025 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 380 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,555 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,106 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,255 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,575 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,430 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,549 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,905 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,208 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,314 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,716 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,588 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,171 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,666 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,920 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,029 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 24, 2021 at 07:00
E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.
Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…
Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.
Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele
March 23, 2021
Man arrested for damaging Scientology cameras with laser while on ‘Cult City’ tour
The Clearwater Police department arrested a local man yesterday for damaging several of Scientology’s surveillance cams with a laser while he was on a “Cult City Tours” walking tour on February 26.
Robert Charles Harris, 76, was booked on felony criminal mischief and released on $2,000 bond. No court date has yet been set.
According to the police complaint, Harris damaged six different cameras at Scientology buildings in downtown Clearwater located on Cleveland Street and Fort Harrison Avenue, including two cameras at the Flag Building, also known as the Super Power Building. The laser’s beam caused permanent damage to the cameras, the church said, totaling $2,091.46 in damages.
Police figured out that the laser was pointed by Harris when they looked at Scientology’s surveillance footage and watched Harris get into his car, spotting his license plate.
Officer Brittani Berg went to Harris’s home yesterday to show him the footage, according to her report.
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“The defendant was interviewed at his home and audio recorded. The defendant admitted to the offenses. He stated he was saying hello to the people of Scientology. He was shown the videos and he stated that was him on the video,” the report states.
“I’m not going to fight the fact I did it,” Harris told the Tampa Bay Times. “I will fight the fact I was not purposefully trying to hurt the cameras.”
We’re reaching out to Scientology for a reaction, as well as Cult City Tours operator Ted Reinhard.
UPDATE: We just received this message from Ted Reinhard…
“Nothing to say really. We encourage the respect of private property on our tours (even mention it twice in our terms & conditions). But it’s up to the individual, and since we’re in public spaces (sidewalks), there’s nothing we can do to limit or force action or inaction.”
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“I’m not down on religion. I believe in religion, except I don’t believe in limited religion. If we’re going to have two gods let’s worship two gods, that’s all. If we’ve got to have worship of gods, let’s at least worship the minimum number allowable in this universe. Now, let’s not fool around with this religion, tell people what they can’t do with religion and what they can do with religion. We’ve just got religion — if we’re going to have religion, then let’s be honest with it and look and see and find this to be the case: that everybody who starts worshiping one god and one god only, and shaping his pathway straight toward one god and only one god and good, and it’s good, and that’s all we can have anything to do with is good, winds up bad. Ever know any minister’s sons?” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 23, 1953
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“Had a good break today on Research. Cracked why one can’t be audited after exteriorization so one can. Will push OT ability up out of sight. I do get my own hats worn despite randomity!” — The Commodore, March 23, 1970
“Isn’t science fiction surely just science that hasn’t yet been developed, discovered and refined? Almost all of the technology we take for granted now has appeared in some form or another in sci-fi works before, and it’s definitely the case that sci-fi writers have been critical to introducing the ideas that inspire scientists to create amazing things. Some of the sci-fi writers were originally physicists, engineers and industrial chemists. Therefore, is it no surprise that the development of spirituality from being a series of myths and monsters into a systematised and evidence-based approach should have been made by a sci-fi writer? I would say it is because of, and not in spite of, that.”
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1996: An excerpt posted from the tech dictionary this week, describing a disease invented by LRH. “METALOSIS, osis. Greek. action; process, condition abnormal or disease condition caused by . METAL, any of a large group of substances (as bronze steel) that typically show a characteristic luster, are good conductors of electricity and heat, are opaque,can be fused or are usually malleable and ductile. A psychosomatic condition caused by the the interaction of body electric flows and magnetic and other fields of metal. The effects take a long time to occur. Engrams are formed. METALOSIS RUNDOWN. The procedure used in expanded Dianetics to cure metalosis.”
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“I remember growing up in the 60’s, and this idea that all of our problems were due to suppressed subconscious desires or traumatic incidents we had ‘forgotten,’ and if some psych could make us remember we would be miraculously whole and normal again like Liz Taylor, was the concept that was being pushed on everyone. Hubbard just took the bullshit and ran with it.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Next conf to set prelim, March 24.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay’s sentencing delayed to April 13.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] The wealthy donors keeping Scientology in business, New Year’s 2020 edition
[TWO years ago] Carol Es on 20 years in Scientology: ‘You’re programmed to think emotions are weak’
[THREE years ago] Stop interacting with Scientology’s Internet trolls. Here’s proof it can backfire on you badly.
[FOUR years ago] State investigators fired for blowing the whistle on Scientology’s rehabs get hearing in Denver
[FIVE years ago] Scientology attorney Bert Deixler takes another swing at Karen de la Carriere
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’: Mike Rinder helps us understand a Scientology document that will creep you out
[SEVEN years ago] Three weeks out of Scientology: Fresh information from a ‘blown’ Sea Org member
[EIGHT years ago] Blood Brother Ron: Starting Out Life on the Wrong Blackfoot
[NINE years ago] Scientology on the High Seas: Posing as Archaeology Students for the Sardinians
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,249 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,753 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,273 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,293 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,184 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,491 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,359 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,133 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,463 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,937 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,253 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,819 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,738 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,906 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,487 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,748 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,786 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,499 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,024 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 379 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,554 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,105 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,254 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,574 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,429 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,548 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,904 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,207 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,313 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,715 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,587 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,170 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,665 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,919 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,028 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 23, 2021 at 15:47
E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.
Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…
Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.
Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele
Predictably, Q patriots decry the Boulder shooting as staged ‘false flag’
Some links to Q-related items today…
Save the non-existent children in non-existent tunnels under the White House, but the Boulder shooting is all fake and set up by the Dems to take our guns. These are your friends and neighbors, people!
Sydney Powell: “Oh wait, you believed that shit I was spewing?”
To the contrary, the far-right internet extensively hyped Sidney Powell's claim she would "release the Kraken" of evidence for her false voter fraud claims. A QAnon conspiracy theory about her "Kraken" promise even reached Trump. https://t.co/sWe95JsacY https://t.co/AJjI02wL1A
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) March 22, 2021
Just a normal day in Arizona.
“An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines” https://t.co/DYLT7LORGW
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) March 23, 2021
Have you seen the HBO episodes yet? We enjoyed seeing Travis View at work.
Me showing @CullenHoback where it hurts when I watch QAnon YouTube videos. pic.twitter.com/piRA0tG9m9
— Travis View (@travis_view) March 22, 2021
As we said, just a normal day in Arizona.
Arizona has become a hotbed for attempts to overturn the election, with amateur sleuths diving into dumpsters and investigating chicken coop fires. A failed treasure hunter and a Satanism expert are involved.https://t.co/8OqAtNoUPo
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 22, 2021
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent recent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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THE LOWDOWN is our blog for news, the QAnon phenomenon, and other subjects not related to our coverage of the Church of Scientology. If it’s our Scientology coverage you’re looking for, please use this bookmark for our latest stories.
Posted by Tony Ortega on March 23, 2021 at 8:50
Danny Masterson accusers take Scientology ‘arbitration’ to California Supreme Court
We know that petitioning for a writ of mandate with an appeals court is a longshot. But we thought Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and the others suing Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology had a pretty decent shot.
How, they asked in their petition, could they be compelled to participate in a “religious arbitration” with their accused rapist, while they are under a protective order from the criminal court where the district attorney is prosecuting that alleged rapist and attempting to put him in prison for life?
That bizarre conflict between civil and criminal courthouses in Los Angeles, however, was still not deemed extraordinary enough, and California’s 2nd Appellate Division declined to take on the case.
So on Friday Carnell-Bixler’s team filed a petition with the state’s supreme court, asking it to step in. We have that petition for you, and it’s powerful stuff.
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});After setting up the introduction to the case, here’s how the document describes this legal quagmire…
The courts in this case are being asked to enforce religious retribution against individuals who were raped and who have rejected the faith.
Despite this, and in violation of Petitioners’ First Amendment and California constitutional right to freedom of religion and their California constitutional rights under Marsy’s Law which guaranty specific rights to crime victims like Petitioners, the trial court ordered that they submit to “Religious Services Arbitration,” which is controlled by the Church and is being wielded as a sword to re-traumatize these rape victims.
Chrissie’s attorney, Bobby Thompson, asks the court to take up and resolve these issues:
(1) Does a rape victim and nonbeliever have the right to refuse a “religious services arbitration” under the First Amendment where such “arbitration” process specifies that all “arbitrators” shall be ministers of the religion who are charged with applying that religion’s “doctrine”?
(2) Does the First Amendment permit a court to force a rape victim who left the faith to submit to religious services “arbitration” regarding punishment inflicted upon the victims by the religious organization for reporting the rape to the authorities?
(3) Are rape victims protected against being forced into a so-called religious services arbitration with their perpetrator and his agents during the pendency of the criminal case where: (a) the criminal court issued a protective order against their perpetrator; and (b) the California Constitution guarantees against the harassment of crime victims?
What follows is a considerable amount of background to the case, which we have reported on many times here. We’ll let you go through the document in case you need a refresher on the kinds of harassment that these plaintiffs say they’ve been through since they came forward to accuse Masterson in an LAPD investigation in 2016.
But as we’ve seen in this case and others, courts have held that contracts Scientologists sign for religious services that contain a “religious arbitration” clause oblige them to bring their grievances to Scientology’s internal arbitration, even if the acts they are complaining about occurred years after they left the church.
The document has to convince the state supreme court that this is an injustice the court should take a look at:
Novel Question: Does a rape victim and nonbeliever have the right to refuse a “religious services arbitration” under the First Amendment where such “arbitration” process specifies that all “arbitrators” shall be ministers of the religion who are charged with applying that religion’s “doctrine”?
In an issue no California appellate court has yet addressed, defendants’ motion to compel arbitration attempts to subject Petitioners, non-believers who survived abuse and harassment at the hands of defendants, to undergo a religious ceremony where Scientology “ministers” are the “arbitrators” and Scientology “doctrine” is the “law” to be applied. The trial court thus engaged in unconstitutional coercion by forcing former Scientologists to now be subjected to the Scientology religious services arbitration.
The trial court’s Order violates Petitioner’s First Amendment right to freedom of religion and so must be reversed.
Scientology, for its part, has denied that its religious arbitration procedure is a “religious ritual,” and they have said in earlier filings that Chrissie’s team has improperly brought up Marsy’s Law in the case and other issues.
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});And in this case and in Valerie Haney’s similar lawsuit, the 2nd Appellate Division has pointed out that if these plaintiffs do go through the arbitration procedure, they will then have the right to appeal and the court will be obliged to consider it. So reviewing the lawsuits at this stage is simply premature, the appeals court has ruled.
But that ignores the fact that going through the arbitrations could be damaging to the criminal case against Masterson, and putting him in a room with his accusers would violate the criminal protective order that obliges him to keep away from the women. It’s a conundrum, but will this court take it up?
Give the document a look and let us know if you think it will convince the state supreme court to act.
Here’s the petition…
Bixler v. Masterson/Sciento… by Tony Ortega
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Leah Remini podcast: Yashar Ali
Says Mike: “We are joined this week by media and politics reporter and social activist Yashar Ali. Yashar has done over a dozen stories related to Scientology and more are coming. He has been a long-term voice against scientology abuses who has never been scared off by their Fair Game tactics.” Check out the episode here…
“I’m not down on religion. I believe in religion, except I don’t believe in limited religion. If we’re going to have two gods let’s worship two gods, that’s all. If we’ve got to have worship of gods, let’s at least worship the minimum number allowable in this universe. Now, let’s not fool around with this religion, tell people what they can’t do with religion and what they can do with religion. We’ve just got religion — if we’re going to have religion, then let’s be honest with it and look and see and find this to be the case: that everybody who starts worshiping one god and one god only, and shaping his pathway straight toward one god and only one god and good, and it’s good, and that’s all we can have anything to do with is good, winds up bad. Ever know any minister’s sons?” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 23, 1953
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“Had a good break today on Research. Cracked why one can’t be audited after exteriorization so one can. Will push OT ability up out of sight. I do get my own hats worn despite randomity!” — The Commodore, March 23, 1970
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“Isn’t science fiction surely just science that hasn’t yet been developed, discovered and refined? Almost all of the technology we take for granted now has appeared in some form or another in sci-fi works before, and it’s definitely the case that sci-fi writers have been critical to introducing the ideas that inspire scientists to create amazing things. Some of the sci-fi writers were originally physicists, engineers and industrial chemists. Therefore, is it no surprise that the development of spirituality from being a series of myths and monsters into a systematised and evidence-based approach should have been made by a sci-fi writer? I would say it is because of, and not in spite of, that.”
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1996: An excerpt posted from the tech dictionary this week, describing a disease invented by LRH. “METALOSIS, osis. Greek. action; process, condition abnormal or disease condition caused by . METAL, any of a large group of substances (as bronze steel) that typically show a characteristic luster, are good conductors of electricity and heat, are opaque,can be fused or are usually malleable and ductile. A psychosomatic condition caused by the the interaction of body electric flows and magnetic and other fields of metal. The effects take a long time to occur. Engrams are formed. METALOSIS RUNDOWN. The procedure used in expanded Dianetics to cure metalosis.”
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“I remember growing up in the 60’s, and this idea that all of our problems were due to suppressed subconscious desires or traumatic incidents we had ‘forgotten,’ and if some psych could make us remember we would be miraculously whole and normal again like Liz Taylor, was the concept that was being pushed on everyone. Hubbard just took the bullshit and ran with it.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Next conf to set prelim, March 24.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay’s sentencing delayed to April 13.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] The wealthy donors keeping Scientology in business, New Year’s 2020 edition
[TWO years ago] Carol Es on 20 years in Scientology: ‘You’re programmed to think emotions are weak’
[THREE years ago] Stop interacting with Scientology’s Internet trolls. Here’s proof it can backfire on you badly.
[FOUR years ago] State investigators fired for blowing the whistle on Scientology’s rehabs get hearing in Denver
[FIVE years ago] Scientology attorney Bert Deixler takes another swing at Karen de la Carriere
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’: Mike Rinder helps us understand a Scientology document that will creep you out
[SEVEN years ago] Three weeks out of Scientology: Fresh information from a ‘blown’ Sea Org member
[EIGHT years ago] Blood Brother Ron: Starting Out Life on the Wrong Blackfoot
[NINE years ago] Scientology on the High Seas: Posing as Archaeology Students for the Sardinians
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,249 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,753 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,273 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,293 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,184 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,491 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,359 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,133 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,463 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,937 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,253 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,819 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,738 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,906 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,487 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,748 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,786 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,499 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,024 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 379 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,554 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,105 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,254 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,574 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,429 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,548 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,904 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,207 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,313 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,715 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,587 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,170 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,665 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,919 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,028 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 23, 2021 at 07:00
E-mail tips to tonyo94 AT gmail DOT com or follow us on Twitter. We also post updates at our Facebook author page. After every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our FB page.
Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2020 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2020), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Watch our short videos that explain Scientology’s controversies in three minutes or less…
Check your whale level at our dedicated page for status updates, or join us at the Underground Bunker’s Facebook discussion group for more frivolity.
Our non-Scientology stories: Robert Burnham Jr., the man who inscribed the universe | Notorious alt-right inspiration Kevin MacDonald and his theories about Jewish DNA | The selling of the “Phoenix Lights” | Astronomer Harlow Shapley‘s FBI file | Sex, spies, and local TV news | Battling Babe-Hounds: Ross Jeffries v. R. Don Steele
March 22, 2021
Q patriots seem unfazed by HBO’s first two episodes of ‘Into the Storm’
Some links to Q-related items today…
Reactions to the new HBO documentary are starting to go through the Q community.
Patriot hit with an intervention by family? “Stay strong and pray.”
Laura was always a traitor and we were always at war with Eastasia.
Who needs Q when you have Ron Johnson.
Senator Ron Johnson has become Republicans’ foremost amplifier of disinformation, pushing falsehoods on the election, the virus and vaccines. https://t.co/86sWkNqo0s
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 21, 2021
Oh, Florida.
I, for one, take all of my medical advice from shirtless people dressed as comic book villains who notoriously blow up hospitals. https://t.co/JZ6Grz6MYX
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 21, 2021
An endorsement for the HBO doc.
aside from #feetgate, I thought #QIntotheStorm has done a good job thus far trying to explain this absolute madness. It's taken us hundreds of hours to unpack this stuff, so to condense it into something digestible for a broader audience is no easy task.
— Jake Rockatansky (@RealRockatansky) March 22, 2021
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent recent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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THE LOWDOWN is our blog for news, the QAnon phenomenon, and other subjects not related to our coverage of the Church of Scientology. If it’s our Scientology coverage you’re looking for, please use this bookmark for our latest stories.
Posted by Tony Ortega on March 22, 2021 at 9:05
Scientology on the ground: Despite church PR, things look very grim as the pandemic lingers
Someone mentioned that they’d seen a sign at the Scientology Cambridge Ideal Org that said they were closed. We thought we’d take a look. And since we were in the neighborhood there were a few other Orgs we wanted to see.
Saturday morning Willie and I headed out to Toronto to have a look at whether renovations had started on the Org on Yonge St. Things are opening up more and more here and it was evident as we drove up from the bottom of Yonge St to where the Org was located. There were lots of people out and about.
As we approached the Org we pulled into a side street across the way and into a small parking lot there. I jumped out and walked back to Yonge St with camera in hand and stood across the street. The building was even more decrepit that when I last saw it about a year ago. The Building permit sign was on the front door, but it was from several years ago and there definitely was no sign of any building repairs going on.
I grabbed a few photos and headed back to the car. I couldn’t help but think how much money local Scientologists have poured into this and that nothing at all has been done on the building. There was a big fundraising push over a decade ago that lasted for a few years. My OT8 sister told me they’d raised about $5 million, but that Scientology International needed it for some emergency Google campaign and scooped it up. Then a few years ago they ran another fundraiser for Toronto (Tony has written a number of articles on this). I always noticed in the pictures of their fundraisers all our old “friends” from back in the ’70s and ’80s, along with their kids. Still there.
After that we headed out to Guelph, Ontario. The Guelph Org is the “Continental Liaison Office” for Canada and is staffed by Sea Org. I’d never seen it before so was curious. I knew my nephew worked there but didn’t think we’d get a chance to see him.
When we got there I parked right across the street and took a few photos. There were a few Sea Org staff out on the side of the building having their requisite smoke break. I strode over to chat and see if I could say hi to our nephew. I asked if I could see him to say hello and one of the staff trotted off to get him.
While I was waiting I went back to chat with the other staff members and just made small talk about the weather and things. One interesing tidbit was that my sister and her husband’s son are still doing Scientology drug lectures in the Ontario schools, but that they are doing them online.
After a few minutes of waiting the staff member came back out of the building with a very serious look on his face. He walked up to me and told me that since I was a declared SP that my nephew wouldn’t be coming out to see me. Then he gathered up the other staff, told them not to talk to me and led them back inside. Pretty much as I expected.
On to Cambridge. It was a beautiful day and the drive in the country was very pleasant. Another thing that was pleasant was seeing a “Closed” sign on the Cambridge Org. There were a few cars parked in the back but no motion to see anywhere. I’m not sure why they’re closed but in Scientology, during the 40 years we were there it was a huge crime to close an Org even for a short time. I think there’s even a Hubbard policy on it.
The current Toronto Org is on King St and a friend grabbed a few photos for me. They are located on the 2nd floor and he said there was just one person he could see through the window.
It was a fun road trip on a sunny day. I kind of would have liked to see my nephew but didn’t have high hopes for that. I’ve always liked him. Back when we had some contact with him he was always cheerful and friendly. He loved to dance and was an excellent ballroom dancer. I guess if he’s going to be in the Sea Org at least he’s not at Flag or god forbid, Gold Base.
If Scientology ever does renovate Toronto Org I think they’d be very hard pressed to find enough people to staff it.
— Phil Jones
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Talking Scientology
We had fun talking with Joey and Jacquelyn about this Scientology thing.
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“Let’s get the idea that right this moment you’re engaged in killing a woman. Now let’s remember this as an incident that occurred 20 years ago. Now let’s get the idea that you’re right this moment engaged in killing a man. Now let’s remember this as though it happened 35 years ago. All right….Now let’s get the idea of being a space ranger, a space man being shot to death right at this minute. Now let’s get this on recall now, as something that happened a hundred thousand years ago. This very incident. All right. Now let’s get the idea, right this moment you’re engaged upon being a sultan. Being a sultan. And now recall this as having happened 200 years ago. Now let’s get the idea of being a general, a general who is engaged in slaughtering a million troops. Killing them all to the last troop. Now let’s get this as having occurred a hundred and fifty thousand years ago. Now let’s get the idea of you being engaged this moment, successfully engaged upon blowing up the entire physical universe. Now get this as having happened yesterday. Now let’s get the idea of your own universe at this moment being blown to pieces. Now throw your memory into action as though it happened last night. And now as though it happened 50 years ago. And now as though it happened a billion years ago. And now as though it happened a trillion years ago. And now as though it happened 76 trillion years ago. Now, let’s get the idea right now of being engaged upon the construction of an entirely new universe. Now let’s get this as though you were engaged upon it, actually, at six o’clock this morning. OK.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 22, 1954
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“SECURITY: Remember, we were doing great until we forgot our security in letters, telexes and radio comms and ceased to be archaeologists or moving pictures people. Get our security in.” — The Commodore, March 22, 1969
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“I think various people are rollercoastering from lack of proper supervision and having done weird things to their own cases, as well as those of their PCs. I think what we’re seeing is the outcome of a huge experiment on their part into what happens if all the checks and balances of Scientology are ignored. Left to their own devices and doing the wrong processing actions badly, or skipping key actions altogether, they’ve managed to create a really bad chain of BPCs, overruns, etc. In a properly supervised org scenario, all of these indies would have their folders red-tagged and it would get handled with a GF, from which any other repair actions would be taken. There would also be Qual oversight over their processing.”
2002: Scientologist John Mappin has lost a case in the U.K. for defrauding a gossip columnist, claiming that he would produce a film based on the writer’s life. From The Guardian: “Benjamin Pell, better known as ‘Benji the Binman,’ has won back the 77,500 pounds he was hoodwinked into paying to finance a bogus Hollywood blockbuster about his life, following a high court ruling this afternoon. Mr. Pell brought an action for fraudulent misrepresentation against John Mappin, an heir to the Mappin and Webb jewelry empire, claiming he had been ‘duped.’ He made four separate payments totaling 77,500 pounds so as not to miss this ‘unique opportunity to work with one of the biggest names in Hollywood.’ His counsel, Marion Smith, said: ‘He believed there were going to be Hollywood writers on the case, for it to be picked up by a Hollywood studio, cast with big-name actors and a Hollywood film resulting.’ In fact, the ‘well-connected Hollywood film-maker’ was a friend of Mr. Mappin called Iain Jones, who turned out to be a hairdresser. Mr. Jones, she claimed, had never directed or produced any film at all, but had been credited with hair design on three Quentin Tarantino films – Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and White Man’s Burden.”
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“Margery Wakefield writes in ‘The Road To Xenu’ about how they were allowed and encouraged to watch Star Trek in the mess hall. They would laugh about how the ‘wogs’ didn’t understand what they were watching were real Whole Track memories.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Next conf to set prelim, March 24.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay’s sentencing delayed to April 13.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.
Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.
Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks
The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.
After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology tries to rah-rah its way through the pandemic while endangering its members
[TWO years ago] Here’s the police report on Scientology’s sad attempt to mess with ‘Aftermath’
[THREE years ago] Scientology TV gives viewers a glimpse of the church’s most secret locations — but why?
[FOUR years ago] The real reason Leah Remini is taking a wrecking ball to Scientology
[FIVE years ago] Trial set in New York on April 7 over Narconon drug rehab hiding connection to Scientology
[SIX years ago] ‘Going Clear’ subject Hana Eltringham Whitfield fills us in on a Scientology secret or two
[SEVEN years ago] Jon Atack: Why I call Scientology a cult and not a church
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology’s Sneaky Infiltration of New York City Schools
[NINE years ago] Russia Still Going About Things All Wrong, and More in our Scientology Stats Roundup
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,248 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,752 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,272 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,292 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,183 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,490 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,358 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,132 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 1,462 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,936 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,252 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,818 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,737 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,905 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,486 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,747 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,785 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,498 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,023 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 378 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,553 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,104 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,253 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,573 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,428 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,547 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,903 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,206 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,312 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,714 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,586 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,169 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,664 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,918 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,027 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 22, 2021 at 07:00
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