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“Let’s be some distance from the body, if possible. Some distance from the body and find some places where you are not. Some more places where you are not. Now some things from which you are not exteriorizing. Some things you’re not at this moment getting out of. And now some things that aren’t pulling you into them. And some things you are not getting out of. And now some things you’re not stuck in. Some more things you’re not stuck in. Now some energy masses that aren’t wrapping themselves around you at this moment. All right. Now some energy masses you aren’t wrapping yourself around at this moment. And now some effort you are not at this moment trying to get out of. Some effort you’re not trying to keep from expending at this moment. All right.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 12, 1954

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“SOURCE TO CAUSE: I’ve heard it said that as ‘source’ I should handle something way outside my general activity. This is a confusion between SOURCE and CAUSE. Whereas I am source of data, overall coordination and planning, You are CAUSE over your area. Results are the effect of your own efforts. When these support general programmes we all win. You should not minimize yourself as CAUSE. It is your greatest ability. Being Blamed sometimes blunts Being Cause. But if one’s total ambition is to be blameless the best situation is to get one’s name on a tombstone. And it’s no fun being dead. Being CAUSE over Matter, Energy, Space, Time, Force, Form, Location and Life is just another way of saying ‘OT’.” — The Commodore, March 12, 1970

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“Clear really is something spectacular and very worthwhile, and highly stable. Despite all the knocks and bullying I’ve had over the past 40 years, the state is beyond price. Clear has not been available in the Church of Scientology for many years now, you won’t find it there. But if one were to follow the procedures exactly as laid out in DMSMH, Clear is still available for free. If Ron had done nothing else after the publication of DMSMH it would still remain a workable system to achieve Clear. I warmly recommend it.”

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1999: Protests were held at Scientology orgs this week to commemorate L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday. From Jens Tingleff, at Saint Hill: “What with the nice banner reading ‘$cientology says you’re full of dead aliens’ set up right across from the gate and the boom-box blaring away contentedly off on the right, I’m sure we got a lot of attention from the clams. There was certainly a lot of cars who had errands inside Saint Hill who slowed DOWN to read our sign as they turned into the gate. Two guys were out photographing. The second one had the biggest camera and thought that the tape playing LRH going ‘VRRROOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!’ and ‘The man on the cross, there was no Christ’ was hilarious.”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“I’m not ‘hating’ on anybody — especially folks I don’t even know — but on the other hand I don’t believe in turning a blind eye in order to maintain a positive front. My sister undoubtedly put her kids in the Sea Org, and for that I could never forgive her.”

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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

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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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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.

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.

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 new Scientology OT 8s are here! Masters of matter, energy, space, and time!
[TWO years ago] Scientology TV debuted one year ago, and it’s still unwatchable propaganda
[THREE years ago] Tonight, ‘Vanity Fair Confidential’ brings the Shelly Miscavige story to the ID network
[FOUR years ago] David Miscavige wants to turn Clearwater into Scientology’s Vatican — but can he?
[FIVE years ago] Meet the guy Scientology is relying on to get the ‘disconnection’ billboard stopped
[SIX years ago] DOX: Two early Dianetics supporters, including the E-meter inventor, turn against Hubbard
[SEVEN years ago] Vivian Kubrick posts remarkable photos from the sets of her father’s movies
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology Starts Out as Staring Contests
[NINE years ago] Scientology’s Writers of the Future Contest: Troubling Ties to Abuse in the Church

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,238 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,742 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,262 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,282 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,173 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,480 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,348 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,122 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,926 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,242 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,808 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,727 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,895 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,476 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,737 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,775 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,488 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,013 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 368 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,543 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,094 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,243 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,563 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,418 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,537 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,893 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,196 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,302 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,704 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,576 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,159 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,654 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,908 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,017 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 12, 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

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Trump’s endorsement of Covid vaccines has Q patriots very confused

Some links to Q-related items today…

Trump’s endorsement of the vaccines is really throwing patriots for a loop.

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Another report from overseas.

"Despite its very American DNA, QAnon is adapting, rapidly spawning new variants across the world." –@FridaGhitis https://t.co/poxXE84gD7

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) March 11, 2021

Yikes.

Scoop: A veteran charged in the Capitol riot once served as a crew chief for the presidential helicopter squadron.

The job requires a top secret clearance, including a process known as Yankee White, which is reserved for personnel close to POTUS https://t.co/twaZd2fzHE

— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) March 10, 2021

Q is ready for his closeup, apparently.

Ron Watkins has posted on Telegram for the first time since Inauguration Day to promote this upcoming HBO QAnon documentary. https://t.co/8LWWVoJQoj pic.twitter.com/B4fmY1MKnU

— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) March 11, 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.

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New Scientology magazine boasts that David Miscavige is now a Florida fixture

Our thanks to the reader who shared with us the new issue of Source magazine, Scientology’s propaganda rag for its Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.

The Flag Land Base is Scientology’s biggest moneymaker, because some of the highest-level auditing levels can only be done at Flag, and they cost a boatload. So Source puts out a lot of glossy come-ons about Flag’s various attractions — upper level auditing, the L Rundowns, Super Power, and they tend to look the same, issue after issue.

But this issue also paid tribute to Flag’s new resident, Scientology leader David Miscavige, who showed up unexpectedly at a Friday night graduation event at the Fort Harrison Hotel last November, and then kept coming back to them each Friday, week after week.

This is actually a pretty big deal. We reported years ago that Dave had stopped going to his former home at “Int Base” near Hemet, California, which for decades had been the center of Scientology’s management world.

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For the next several years we weren’t really sure which of his residences was acting as his primary home, and process servers were having a hard time locating him.

But now, not only is Scientology itself announcing to the faithful that Dave is a Flag resident, but in a recent court filing Miscavige’s attorney also confirmed that he’s living in Florida.

In fact, Source magazine has added Miscavige as one of its attractions: Spend a bundle on high-level auditing at Flag, and you might run into Dave!

The audience was shocked and then awed the first time Chairman of the Board RTC, Mr. David Miscavige, walked on stage at Flag’s Graduation. It was a rare event — or so they thought — until it happened again and again and again. Since November 20th, Mr. Miscavige has thrilled those lucky enough to be in attendance at nearly a dozen Graduations. In each of these intimate briefings, he offers a behind-the-scenes look at how he’s been keeping the pedal to the metal. “We decided we’re going to be at cause and not at effect. Instead of going into fear, we’re going to take action and do something about it. We’re definitely pushing for the future.”

Indeed, Mr. Miscavige has punctuated his briefings with international news that underscores the fact that, while the world hit the pause button, we’ve kept going and going and going. He has also previewed the monumental strides we’ve made toward creating an Ideal world, with updates on orgs around the globe that are speeding down the runway toward Ideal. At each of these captivating events, the collective emotion of those in attendance is palpable. Mind-blowing. Powerful. Motivating. Unfiltered. So damn cool. Those are just a few of the reactions of Scientologists who’ve attended these exclusive events. When you come to Flag, you can catch up on all these briefings. And if you’re here at the right time, you might just have the privilege of witnessing the next live event. Another reminder that Flag is the place to be.

This is yet another piece of evidence that backs up something we’ve been pointing out for a few years now, and that’s the shifting of Scientology’s center of gravity from California to Florida. Miscavige abandoned Int Base seven or eight years ago, and we’ve seen Clearwater being built up and built up. Tom Cruise building his death star double-penthouse just steps away from Dave’s place at the Flag Building was a major clue that Miscavige was circling the wagons in the gulf town.

Now, he’s apparently a permanent resident there, living at the Flag Building and crossing the air bridge for the fine dining at the Fort Harrison Hotel without having to step foot on the street and be seen.

This Saturday, Marc Headley is joining a list of other notable suppressive persons on Ted Reinhard’s “Cult City Tour,” including Mike Rinder, Aaron Smith-Levin, Mat Pesch, and Mary Kahn. We hear it’s sold out. Is Dave going to put up with the likes of Mike Rinder standing outside his new home and gawking? This should be interesting.

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New Jon Atack book

Scientology historian Jon Atack sent us the link to a new book he’s put out. Here’s his description:

Human predators roam among us. Although there aren’t many of them, they have a tremendous influence. To them, the rest of us are prey. Predators manipulate their prey using well-tried tricks. Once you know these tricks, it is much easier to avoid them or to stop them in their tracks. Every bad relationship, every destructive group, every dangerous government has a human predator at its heart. Predators rely upon persuasion. In honest persuasion, we have access to all of the facts – and different opinions about those facts – and enough time and privacy to consider these facts and opinions. But then there is the type of persuasion used by predators, which is simply manipulation. To manipulate means to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner. Facts are hidden or distorted, and we are rushed into decisions that take away our own authority and harm our interests. Predators cause upset, conflict, corruption and devastation. By seeing through their methods, we can take power away from human predators and have a much greater chance to overcome the problems they cause in our personal and group relationships. This book will show you how to deal with predators and how to make society safe from their tricks and traps.

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“I might as well tell you why the foundation at 211 West Douglas just went out of the processing business entirely and is teaching as few students as possible and at this late date is going into research. I’m not quite sure what they’re going to research, but they’re just going into research and so I, this leaves as official entities in the field the HDAs in the field, the affiliates, that is to say the college associates, a professional school in Wichita, and whatever unit is here as far as the lineups are concerned, and of course this foundation. OK? This by the way is a big load off my mind because I’ve been wondering which way those people were going to jump, and sometimes suicides jump the wrong way. And all they seem to have gotten me for so far is to tell the income tax people that I’m vastly out of order on my income tax, so the income tax people are coming down. Do we have anybody around town who’s awfully good on income tax? Well, they wouldn’t let me look at any of the ’51 books, so I don’t know what income they’ve got written down. And they wiped out all my income just before income tax time, so I don’t know, I mean, I wrote the collector of internal revenue about a year ago and I said, ‘God, I’m confused.’ And he never replied, so I guess he is too….What do you know? Well we’ve got to make a couple of theta clears quick and wreck these income tax people right quick.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 11, 1952

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“MATA HARI: LISA O’KRACKEL, ‘the Mata Hari of our times,’ came aboard as the wife of Bill O’Krackel, made trouble, blew, was seen ashore hanging around for a week in Corfu, got $1,600 from her mother and left the area. Turns out she was married before to a Greek in Greece, was not divorced before she ‘married’ Bill. In the meantime she worked as a ‘pros’ in Las Vegas. She has six aliases (different names) and possibly 3 passports, one in her maiden name, one as the Greek’s wife and one as Bill’s ‘wife.’ We guess that Bill found out about her former marriage and no divorce and possibly that’s why she blew. We don’t know that she was here for info but for sure some wild left wing characters in the press are trying to talk about a disappeared ‘girl’ and had the crust to ask the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece about the ‘disappeared girl’ and ‘that ship in Corfu.’ The DPM said our ship was OK and he’d ‘look into the girl matter.’ Well, we’re also looking into it. We mean her no harm. But her blow is causing Dev T. Looks like another ‘Linda Smith’ plant.” — The Commodore, March 11, 1969

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“A psychological operation perpetrated by unfriendly Gray ETs has been Disclosed. In it the Gray ETs choose people for abduction and mind control. After they have been programmed, the abductees and contactees are introduced into society in positions of influence. The ‘Chosen One’ individuals are mainly connected to military or government positions and families. This Psyop has apparently not been identified in Scientology auditing. One reason for that is because there are specific publications by LRH that forbid the inclusion of PCs with connections to governments, intelligence agencies and the military.”

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1998: A German news crew flew a helicopter over Scientology’s Hemet, California base. From the Press-Enterprise: “Federal aviation officials are investigating a complaint filed by the Church of Scientology alleging that a helicopter hired by two Germans flew too close to its school behind the Soboba Indian Reservation. The Germans, who authorities said were television reporters, later were involved in a confrontation with Scientology officials outside the school in which both sides arrested each other. Ken Hoden, general manager of the church’s Golden Era Productions, said Monday’s incident was related to the problems Scientologists have in Germany. He described the helicopter’s action as ‘a total disregard’ for the privacy and safety of the children who attend the Castile Canyon School. Scientologists believe two passengers in the helicopter were the same people who posed as German vacationers during a public tour of the church’s complex in Gilman Hot Springs on Sunday, Hoden said. They left after Hoden said he started questioning their motives because they matched the description of a couple who earlier had been ‘harassing’ the church’s headquarters in Los Angeles.”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“You people’s humanity is rubbing off on me and it’s making me unstable.”

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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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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.

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.

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] What it’s like to discover your employer is pushing Scientology on his office
[TWO years ago] New government docs show Scientology trying to snow the Justice Dept after Snow White
[THREE years ago] Scientology TV goes live tomorrow at 8 pm Eastern on app, DirecTV
[FOUR years ago] Source: Scientology made Danny Masterson’s Victim B search past lives to explain being raped
[FIVE years ago] Belgian judge throws entire case against Scientology out of court on technicality
[SIX years ago] The ‘Going Clear’ screening in Austin, featuring Marty Rathbun and other familiar faces
[SEVEN years ago] Judge in Laura DeCrescenzo’s case retires, Scientology objects to his replacement
[EIGHT years ago] LEAKED: Scripts Spell Out How Scientology Directs the Unsuspecting to Its Rehab Network
[NINE years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: Countdown to LRH’s Birthday!

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,237 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,741 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,261 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,281 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,172 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,479 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,347 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,121 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,925 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,241 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,807 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,726 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,894 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,475 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,736 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,774 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,487 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,012 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 367 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,542 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,093 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,242 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,562 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,417 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,536 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,892 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,195 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,301 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,703 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,575 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,158 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,653 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,907 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,016 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 11, 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

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Published on March 11, 2021 04:00

Patriots dealing with headaches as they wait for ‘Joe Biden’ to rip his mask off

[For Dr. Carrie, the Jan 6 riot was only a warm-up on her anti-vaxx crusade]

Some links to Q-related items today…

“Single parenting is tough but rewarding.”

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A video of an apparent QAnon supporter who spoke at the January 6 rally before the insurrection claiming COVID vaccines are purposefully being used to kill people has gotten over 100,000 views on Instagram in the past few days, even though Facebook prohibits vaccine misinfo. pic.twitter.com/Jw1TuQi5Q5

— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) March 9, 2021

It's frustrating to see how these conspiracies have been recycled for months , with many of us pointing out to the potential threats, yet outside of the circle of experts this mostly falls on deaf ears until someone gets hurt. https://t.co/lOoF4cTVOH

— Marc-André Argentino (@_MAArgentino) March 9, 2021

New: We found a network of websites linked to The Epoch Times—including, intriguingly, a bunch of sites set up as social media networks—showing how far right media orgs are casting a wider net in the face of crackdowns by mainstream platforms. https://t.co/1zXn80U6YS

— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) March 9, 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 10, 2021 at 9:20

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If Danny Masterson’s accusers take lawsuit to Calif. supreme court, they will have issues

[Is Chrissie Carnell-Bixler headed for the state supreme court?]

Yesterday, we reported the stunning news that an appeals court denied the petition filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers. The court, like in Valerie Haney’s case, found that these plaintiffs suing Scientology can appeal their cases — but only after they go through Scientology’s “religious arbitration,” not before.

After Valerie’s petition was denied, she asked the California state supreme court for a review, but the court refused.

Should Danny Masterson’s accusers take the same step?

We think they will be tempted to. But if they’re going to succeed where Valerie failed, we figure they’re going to have to deal with some real problems in their case.

That became clear when we got a look at Scientology’s opposition to their petition, a copy of which we received yesterday at the same time we learned about the court’s denial.

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Even though the case is over at that level, we still think it’s worth going through Scientology’s opposition, because it spells out issues in the case that Masterson’s accusers are going to have to deal with if they take the decision on arbitration to a higher court.

In part, these are the same issues that people suing Scientology have been dealing with for years, and that’s the trap that Scientology sets for them with religious service contracts that oblige them to take their claims to arbitration instead of civil court, and that bind them no matter how far into the future they say they are harmed by the church.

But there are also other issues that have come up because, time and again, the Masterson accusers have been represented by a legal team that has repeatedly blown deadlines or submitted claims improperly, and that now have accumulated into a real mess. Scientology, it’s plain from this new document, has many ways to attack any argument that the Masterson accusers make because of the sloppy court record.

For example, one of the most outrageous situations in this case is that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield ruled that Danny Masterson could take part in the Scientology religious arbitration, and Masterson has stated twice in court papers that he intends to do so. This would appear to violate the rights of his accusers under California’s “Marsy’s Law” as long as he’s also being prosecuted criminally for raping three of the plaintiffs, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and two women going by the names Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2.

But as Scientology points out in its opposition, Chrissie’s attorneys didn’t bring in the Marsy’s Law argument properly, submitting it in a “sur-reply” that the judge hadn’t asked for or approved. It’s a maddening technicality, but the kind of blunder that Chrissie’s attorneys have been committing throughout this case and that Scientology is only too eager to exploit.

Scientology’s main point in its opposition is that the appeal by Chrissie and the other plaintiffs wasn’t actually based on Judge Kleifield’s ruling, but that it builds its argument on Marsy’s Law, the criminal court protective order, and other claims that Chrissie’s team never properly brought into the case.

Please give the opposition a close read and let us know what you think. Which of Scientology’s arguments will the legal team need to attack head-on if it takes this case to the state supreme court?

Here’s the document.

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“Way back here at origin, you get the first separation from theta. And that actually would be Incident One…It’s very patterned, and you can run it without much trouble. It simply consists of this: The race, with its bodies and so forth, inhabiting a place in THIS universe, a planet in this universe, was hit by, infiltrated by, an incoming race…This invader race came in and says – with a lot of electronics and said, ‘Boys, all you’ve got to do is take this little jim-dandy whizzer, and you know, you will be twice as thetesque as before.’ They sold you all a bill of goods…They knocked us off with a very simple apparatus, and that simple apparatus consisted of something that went around your head and across the top of your head and under your chin — under your throat — and back of your head. And everything pointed at the pineal. They turned on the juice…and your mystic powers more or less went by the boards…Long time later, maybe even a million years later, you eventually wound up before another crew. And this other crew said, ‘We don’t want you around anymore, and we’re going to send you to jail.’ And so they packaged you up and shipped you off, and that is an incident we call Before Earth — B.E….But there’s a race existing right now out in outer space, and this race is not very interested in you, not very interested. And some of you, by the way, without much trouble, can do a contact across, because some of your theta line stayed out there….I’m sorry if it stretches your credulity. I do hope, however, that it doesn’t stretch it to the point where you won’t operate on it.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 10, 1952

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“Margo Clarke is to work 48 hours in the Income Dept preparing statements to become familiar with the rundown. INCOME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DISBURSEMENT. Liz Ausley is to act as Temporary Purser, check out on the new P/L on org boards and do a proper org board for Div III FAO. The WHY of any FAO disorganization or slow forming has been traced to lack of knowledge on how to post an org bd as covered by the new P/L.” — The Commodore, March 10, 1971

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“What we see in the world today is the deliberate and knowing application of Reverse Scientology, the compromise, inversion and reversal of truth. KUCDEIOF (know, unknow, curious, desire, enforce, inhibit, none of it, false) is applied downscale by firstly persuading the person to unknow what they actually know to be true. KUCDEIOF is applied in reverse to implant false and substituted stable data. Reverse KUCDEIOF is pyramid sales, WorldBook Encyclopedia for example. The point is one handles all this stuff by applying Scientology upscale. It’s an interesting avenue of approach when we consider that LRH indicates the undercut to the GPMs is increasing perimeters of awareness and increasing awareness levels or responsibility levels within those increasing perimeters of responsibility. Gradients apply.”

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1997: Reuters reported the unlikely-sounding story of a bomb disposal at a French Scientology org this week. “A member of the Church of Scientology found and defused a powerful bomb Friday in a church in the western town of Angers, police sources said. They said the device, concealed in a sports bag, was found in the entry hall shortly after the Scientology church, near the town railway station, opened in the morning. The Church member who found it carried it to a nearby park and defused it himself. Eyewitnesses said it had been primed to explode minutes later. ‘The explosive device was made to kill and was very powerful,’ one investigator said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility and no indication of the motives behind the attack.”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“I think right now Katie’s main goal is to get Suri acclimated to the real world and to not give Tom and Bert any ammo for a new custody suit. Can you imagine if Katie got caught smoking pot or something else fairly innocuous to most sane people?”

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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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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.

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.

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 mail contract worth $5 million a year says firm suing a former employee
[TWO years ago] A new drug shows promise for depression, so naturally Scientology is fighting it
[THREE years ago] Mike Rinder answers questions about the new ‘Aftermath Foundation’
[FOUR years ago] Louis Farrakhan, Leah Remini, and a document that helps explain the Scientology-NOI pact
[FIVE years ago] Reporter’s notebook: Scientology’s latest intimidation attempt is sadly familiar
[SIX years ago] Scenes from a ‘Going Clear’ screening — Alex Gibney at the True/False Festival
[SEVEN years ago] ‘Mad Men’ actress Elisabeth Moss’s record in Scientology is actually easy to obtain
[EIGHT years ago] Hurry, Scientology Needs Your PR Help!
[NINE years ago] Scientology Intervention: Commenters of the Week!

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,236 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,740 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,260 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,280 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,171 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,478 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,346 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,120 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,924 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,240 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,806 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,725 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,893 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,474 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,735 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,773 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,486 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,011 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 366 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,541 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,092 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,241 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,561 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,416 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,535 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,891 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,194 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,300 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,702 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,574 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,157 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,652 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,906 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,015 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 10, 2021 at 07:00

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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

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Published on March 10, 2021 04:00

PETITION DENIED: Danny Masterson accusers can’t skip Scientology arbitration, court says

[Justices Baker, Rubin, and Moor]

The California 2nd Appellate Division just delivered the stunning news that it is denying the petition filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers, which had asked the court to reverse a ruling by a lower court that forced their lawsuit into Scientology’s internal “religious arbitration.”

Even though this particular case seemed to present some intractable conflicts between Los Angeles Superior civil and criminal courts, the appeals court decided not to get involved in the case.

Instead, in a short ruling by Justices Lamar Baker and Carl Moor the court found that Masterson’s accusers can appeal, but only after they’ve gone through the arbitration and receive an “adverse arbitration award.” (Presiding Justice Laurence Rubin, the third member of the panel, indicated “I would issue an order to show cause returnable in this court.” But he was outnumbered.)

“The preferred procedure is to proceed by arbitration and attack confirmation on appeal,” the court quoted from case law, explaining that it was too early to intervene in the case.

The court completely side-stepped the troubling fact that these women argue that they can’t go through with Scientology’s arbitration when Masterson, a Scientology celebrity, has said he intends to take part in the proceedings, which would violate the criminal protective order that prevents him from being in the same room as these women, whom he’s accused of raping and faces 45 years to life in prison if convicted at trial. (And to be clear, today’s ruling only affects the civil harassment lawsuit and not Masterson’s criminal case.)

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It’s a stunning non-decision by the appeals court, which also lifted the stay it had put in place on the case less than two weeks ago.

Legal experts had told us that it is uncommon to have such petitions granted, but that it depended on presenting the appeals court with an extraordinary situation calling for intervention.

And we’re not sure how much more extraordinary it could be than three women who are former Scientologists being told by a Los Angeles civil court judge that they will have to take their claims of stalking, libel, and harassment to a Scientology star chamber, arbitrated by church members, and featuring the involvement of their own accused rapist.

Here’s a statement we received from Mike Rinder about today’s ruling:

Another tragedy of injustice for these victims.

I’ve written extensively on my blog about the terrible violation of the victims’ First Amendment rights these court decisions are creating by requiring victims of Scientology abuse to undergo further abuse in the Kangaroo Court of Scientology “religious arbitration” (there is no such thing in the “scripture” — it only appears in legal documents).

This decision, like those before it in this case, Val Haney’s and the Garcia’s symbolizes everything wrong with the civil justice system: those with the most money can hire the best lawyers to throw the most shit against the wall to see what sticks. Hundreds of cases have set precedents over the years, favoring the parties who seek protection behind the shield of the First Amendment (the churches, who have the money to hire the lawyers) and “arbitration agreements” (the large corporations who use them and can also afford the lawyers). Now courts seem unwilling to look beyond the easy answers: “we can’t engage in inquiry about religious scripture” (even though it is a fiction that there is any religious arbitration “scripture” in scientology) and “we favor arbitration to lessen the burden on the courts.”

The legal system has been turned on its head. Victims are not only unable to have their day in court, courts are being used as the vehicle to further more abuse on the victims.

Eventually, this insanity will cause enough outrage that change will come. But that is little comfort to those bearing the burden of the abuse today. I liken them to those who fought for civil rights in the sixties and suffered unthinkable abuse, but ultimately were seen as heroes for their courage and willingness to fight for what was right.

Chrissie Bixler and her co-plaintiffs are the Rosa Parks of this fight playing out today.

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

Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});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 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
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});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 16, 2020: Judge in Danny Masterson lawsuit doubts Scientology ‘arbitration,’ sets hearing
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
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});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

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Leah Remini podcast: Sarah Edmondson

Says Mike: “This week, Leah and I talk with Sarah Edmondson, featured in The Vow, author of Scarred and host (with her husband Anthony “Nippy” Ames) of a new podcast, A Little Bit Culty. We talked about the similarities between Nxivm and Scientology, the systems of control and even the language are remarkably similar, so much so that there is little doubt in my mind that Keith Raniere studied Hubbard.” Listen to the podcast here…

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“I blew up a whole writing class one time. It’s a wonder they all didn’t leave school. Actually, they relegated it to sort of getting the professor to reprimand me. It was the short story class of Harvard — excuse me, ‘Hah-varrd.’ They made the mistake of having a series of lectures from successful writers. And each one of these gave them a short series of lectures. And all of these people were in a class called Creative Writing. And they were very nicely dressed children. And so my lectures were very well received, and so forth, right up to a point….Because what I told the class that caused them to completely blow up was, I said, ‘Well,’ I said, ‘when you’ve written a few hundred thousand words, why, then you’ve got a style. And it’s taken me about I think, about a hundred thousand words before I had any inkling of any kind of a style.’ And I suddenly noticed, I looked around, I had a class in front of me that was in a state of shock!…It had never occurred to those damned fools or that professor that writers write! And this had nothing whatsoever to do with their education. I know that’s an unbelievable experience. It left me in a state of shock. ‘Well, Hubbard’s an awful bad fellow.’ Never forgave me. I was probably used as a horrible example in that school for years.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 9, 1965

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“AOUK is the highest GI since September 1969! The International GI is the highest since 5 May 1969! Yet several orgs GIs were missing on it due to telex delays! So the FB and production of FAO are showing up where it counts. This is the direct result of renewed Flag industriousness, the teams we are sending out and the on the ground hard work of willing staffs. All have a part in producing such wins, storesmen, engineers, the whole crew.” — The Commodore, March 9, 1971

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“There are suppressive people in our groups and we are reasonable with them. We allow them to third party good auditors, we allow them to pervert the tech. We allow too much and thus, like a cancer, it spreads, and it taints the very hard work we do to make things go right for us and for the rest of us. Consider that your average SP is dangerous enough. Now, you add Scientology into the mix and you have a much more powerful monster. We have monsters among us. I’m sorry if that’s too critical, too bitchy, too reactive for you to have. We have monsters posing as friends, 1.1ing us all the way until our eventual demise. Confronting evil is necessary. In my opinion it is one of, if not the most ethical thing(s) to do.”

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1996: Tilman Hausherr posted new prices for Scientology processing and courses, from the January 1996 issue of The Auditor. “Student Hat $680; Method 1 co-audit course $680; Hubbard Key To Life course $5,200; Hubbard Life Orientation course $2,100; Hubbard New Professional TRs course $600; Hubbard Professional Upper Indoc TRs course $1,800; Solo Auditor Course Part One $2,400; PTS/SP course $800; OEC, per volume (there are seven!) $3,120; Hubbard Elementary Data Series Evaluator’s course $2,560; Saint Hill Special Briefing course SHSBC, individual level (there are 16!) $1,200; SHSBC (all level paid for at one time) $14,400; Case Cracking 12 1/2 hour intensive $3,760; New Era Dianetics 12 1/2 hour intensive $3,760; Expanded Dianetics 12 1/2 hours intensive $5,600; Clear Certainty Rundown 5 hour intensive $1,880; Sunshine Rundown – free with CCRD; Power (Grade 5) & Power Plus (Grade VA) 25 hour intensive $10,000; OT preparations 12 1/2 intensive $3,760; OT Eligibility 12 1/2 intensive $3,760; The Expansion of Havingness Lectures $240”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“Hey, a free trip to America and free rice and beans probably sounds pretty good to a fairly large segment of the world’s population.”

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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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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.

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.

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 attempts to clean up its balloon mess by clearing beach of syringes
[TWO years ago] William Burroughs at Scientology’s ‘Saint Hill Manor’ in 1968, before his discontent
[THREE years ago] Scientologists bombarded to attend Hubbard birthday events, and this is our favorite flier
[FOUR years ago] As Louis Theroux’s ‘My Scientology Movie’ hits U.S., troubling news of co-star Marty Rathbun
[FIVE years ago] Scientology ‘disconnection’ billboard to be a block from David Miscavige’s office & residence
[SIX years ago] Scientology documentary ‘Going Clear’ participants getting harassed, threatened
[SEVEN years ago] Video Vault: When Scientology basked in the success of giant cucumbers
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology Mythbusting with Jon Atack: Xenu the Galactic Overlord, Part 1!
[NINE years ago] Scientology: Told to Chill in Texas, and Another Embarrassing Admission in Israel

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,235 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,739 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,259 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,279 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,170 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,477 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,345 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,119 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,923 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,239 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,805 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,724 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,892 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,473 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,734 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,772 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,485 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,010 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 365 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,540 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,091 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,240 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,560 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,415 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,534 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,890 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,193 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,299 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,701 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,573 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,156 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,651 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,905 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,014 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 9, 2021 at 14:34

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

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Published on March 09, 2021 11:34

No shortage of fake news catering to Q patriots assures that they have plenty to hope for

Some links to Q-related items today…

Depressed that mass arrests and executions aren’t happening? Think outside the box, people.

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Meanwhile, patriots remain perplexed by Trump’s seeming endorsement of the vaccines.

Onward Gabby soldiers.

The last line of this, "spiritual warfare", is in my view a QAnon dogwhistle.

Unsurprising as Gab recommends new users follow Q influencers. https://t.co/GnQke4hUV0

— Fredrick Brennan (@fr_brennan) March 8, 2021

Conspiracies sell, there’s just no doubt.

A conspiracy theorist TikTok account has gotten in just a few days at least 5.7 million views for a video pushing a conspiracy theory map that includes QAnon. https://t.co/Axt76cY3G0 pic.twitter.com/7JyP6gk3Ny

— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) March 8, 2021

It’s gotta be true!

Anons continue to live in a completely separate reality pic.twitter.com/UrcCuII7VP

— Feminist Proper Gander (@dappergander) March 8, 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 9, 2021 at 9:05

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Published on March 09, 2021 06:06

Civil case on ice (for now), and will Danny Masterson show for next criminal hearing?

[We may get a repeat of this performance in a couple of weeks]

There was a court hearing yesterday in the Danny Masterson civil lawsuit that we had a chance to listen in on, and we have some other updates to the litigation that we’ve been watching here at the Underground Bunker.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield conducted the hearing, which originally had been intended to deal with the issue of Bobette Riales and whether to put her part of the lawsuit against Masterson and Scientology on hold.

If you recall, the other plaintiffs suing the That ’70s Show actor had their part of the lawsuit derailed when Judge Kleifield granted motions by Scientology to deny their right to trial and force them into Scientology’s internal brand of “religious arbitration.”

However, Riales was never a Scientologist, and so the judge had asked both sides to submit statements about whether Bobette should be able to proceed without her fellow plaintiffs, or wait until they get the arbitration thing sorted out. (For some reason, the statement filed by attorneys for the plaintiffs was four days late, but Kleifield said nothing about it during yesterday’s hearing.)

Adding even more complexity to the situation was that Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, her husband Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and two women going by Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 have now filed a petition to the California 2nd Appellate Division, hoping to get a reversal of Kleifield’s ruling that derailed their case. The appeals court hasn’t ruled on the petition, but it did issue a stay, halting Scientology from going through with any arbitrations in the matter.

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If the judge was put out about his ruling being appealed by Chrissie’s attorneys, Kleifield didn’t let on. But he did say that since there was no way to know what the appellate court is going to do, he proposed simply putting off yesterday’s hearing until June 7. The parties readily agreed.

Meanwhile, attorney William Forman said during the hearing that Scientology filed an opposition to the appellate petition on Friday, and we’re working to get you a copy of it as soon as possible. Scientology’s oppositions tend to be rather entertaining, in a screechy kind of way.

Also, on the criminal side, we got our hands on a transcript of Masterson’s January 20 arraignment that took place before Judge Charlaine Olmedo, and that we had not been able to listen in on at the time for technical issues.

We didn’t learn much from it other than that Masterson’s attorneys continue to press for the release of information from the prosecution, and that the prosecution will be using the next hearing on March 24 to try and get Masterson to turn over his passport as a condition of his release while awaiting trial.

Masterson himself did not attend the January 20 arraignment, but will he have to show up on March 24?

At an earlier hearing, on January 6, the Superior Court’s presiding judge ordered that defense attorney Tom Mesereau bring his client to court at the first hearing after arraignment. But at the January 20 hearing, Olmedo talked about accepting a 977 waiver that would allow Masterson to stay at home. So we’re not sure yet whether he’ll be there or not while his attorneys deal with prosecutors trying to get his passport on March 24. We’ll try to get some clarification about that as soon as we can.

In other news, we talked to Marc Headley last night about yesterday’s rare footage of a 2001 mission opening in San Francisco, and he gave us some more background about the event to consider.

He reminded us that not only did David Miscavige issue a “wake up call” to Scientology on the day of the September 11 attacks, but that actor Tom Cruise had delivered his own tough-guy message to Scientology’s celebrities, brow-beating them about answering Dave’s call.

So after making those appeals to members and celebrities alike, the first opportunity for those celebrities to show that they were on board was the September 29, 2001 mission opening in San Francisco, and so that’s why so many of them had flocked there.

“That’s the reason Cruise went to that event. He wouldn’t go to a stupid little mission opening otherwise,” Marc said with a laugh. “Cruise gave those celebs a wake-up call.”

He was also impressed to see that Shelly Miscavige had been caught on video at all, even if it was just for a few moments.

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“That’s some rare shit right there,” he said. “It’s like seeing the Titanic while it was still floating. This was before they sank her ass.”

Oh, that Marc Headley.

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Leah Remini podcast: Sarah Edmondson

Says Mike: “This week, Leah and I talk with Sarah Edmondson, featured in The Vow, author of Scarred and host (with her husband Anthony “Nippy” Ames) of a new podcast, A Little Bit Culty. We talked about the similarities between Nxivm and Scientology, the systems of control and even the language are remarkably similar, so much so that there is little doubt in my mind that Keith Raniere studied Hubbard.” Listen to the podcast here…

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“I blew up a whole writing class one time. It’s a wonder they all didn’t leave school. Actually, they relegated it to sort of getting the professor to reprimand me. It was the short story class of Harvard — excuse me, ‘Hah-varrd.’ They made the mistake of having a series of lectures from successful writers. And each one of these gave them a short series of lectures. And all of these people were in a class called Creative Writing. And they were very nicely dressed children. And so my lectures were very well received, and so forth, right up to a point….Because what I told the class that caused them to completely blow up was, I said, ‘Well,’ I said, ‘when you’ve written a few hundred thousand words, why, then you’ve got a style. And it’s taken me about I think, about a hundred thousand words before I had any inkling of any kind of a style.’ And I suddenly noticed, I looked around, I had a class in front of me that was in a state of shock!…It had never occurred to those damned fools or that professor that writers write! And this had nothing whatsoever to do with their education. I know that’s an unbelievable experience. It left me in a state of shock. ‘Well, Hubbard’s an awful bad fellow.’ Never forgave me. I was probably used as a horrible example in that school for years.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 9, 1965

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“AOUK is the highest GI since September 1969! The International GI is the highest since 5 May 1969! Yet several orgs GIs were missing on it due to telex delays! So the FB and production of FAO are showing up where it counts. This is the direct result of renewed Flag industriousness, the teams we are sending out and the on the ground hard work of willing staffs. All have a part in producing such wins, storesmen, engineers, the whole crew.” — The Commodore, March 9, 1971

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“There are suppressive people in our groups and we are reasonable with them. We allow them to third party good auditors, we allow them to pervert the tech. We allow too much and thus, like a cancer, it spreads, and it taints the very hard work we do to make things go right for us and for the rest of us. Consider that your average SP is dangerous enough. Now, you add Scientology into the mix and you have a much more powerful monster. We have monsters among us. I’m sorry if that’s too critical, too bitchy, too reactive for you to have. We have monsters posing as friends, 1.1ing us all the way until our eventual demise. Confronting evil is necessary. In my opinion it is one of, if not the most ethical thing(s) to do.”

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1996: Tilman Hausherr posted new prices for Scientology processing and courses, from the January 1996 issue of The Auditor. “Student Hat $680; Method 1 co-audit course $680; Hubbard Key To Life course $5,200; Hubbard Life Orientation course $2,100; Hubbard New Professional TRs course $600; Hubbard Professional Upper Indoc TRs course $1,800; Solo Auditor Course Part One $2,400; PTS/SP course $800; OEC, per volume (there are seven!) $3,120; Hubbard Elementary Data Series Evaluator’s course $2,560; Saint Hill Special Briefing course SHSBC, individual level (there are 16!) $1,200; SHSBC (all level paid for at one time) $14,400; Case Cracking 12 1/2 hour intensive $3,760; New Era Dianetics 12 1/2 hour intensive $3,760; Expanded Dianetics 12 1/2 hours intensive $5,600; Clear Certainty Rundown 5 hour intensive $1,880; Sunshine Rundown – free with CCRD; Power (Grade 5) & Power Plus (Grade VA) 25 hour intensive $10,000; OT preparations 12 1/2 intensive $3,760; OT Eligibility 12 1/2 intensive $3,760; The Expansion of Havingness Lectures $240”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“Hey, a free trip to America and free rice and beans probably sounds pretty good to a fairly large segment of the world’s population.”

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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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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.

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.

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 attempts to clean up its balloon mess by clearing beach of syringes
[TWO years ago] William Burroughs at Scientology’s ‘Saint Hill Manor’ in 1968, before his discontent
[THREE years ago] Scientologists bombarded to attend Hubbard birthday events, and this is our favorite flier
[FOUR years ago] As Louis Theroux’s ‘My Scientology Movie’ hits U.S., troubling news of co-star Marty Rathbun
[FIVE years ago] Scientology ‘disconnection’ billboard to be a block from David Miscavige’s office & residence
[SIX years ago] Scientology documentary ‘Going Clear’ participants getting harassed, threatened
[SEVEN years ago] Video Vault: When Scientology basked in the success of giant cucumbers
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology Mythbusting with Jon Atack: Xenu the Galactic Overlord, Part 1!
[NINE years ago] Scientology: Told to Chill in Texas, and Another Embarrassing Admission in Israel

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,235 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,739 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,259 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,279 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,170 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,477 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,345 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,119 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,923 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,239 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,805 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,724 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,892 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,473 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,734 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,772 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,485 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,010 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 365 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,540 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,091 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,240 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,560 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,415 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,534 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,890 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,193 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,299 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,701 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,573 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,156 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,651 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,905 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,014 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 9, 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

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Published on March 09, 2021 04:00

Q patriots reveal where we’re going after the libs are executed: a 1950s Utopia

Some links to Q-related items today…

Ah, so it turns out that Q patriots are just the newest Utopians. Makes sense.

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How could that be Oprah interviewing Harry and Meghan? Isn’t she supposed to be under arrest at Gitmo or something?

A deep dive into Ali Alexander…

Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander helped create the conditions for Jan. 6.

A lifelong Republican operative, Alexander has long attacked the integrity of the vote, often with the GOP's blessing. He radicalized in step with his party.

My story:https://t.co/s5tNstF3w6

— Luke O'Brien (@lukeobrien) March 7, 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 8, 2021 at 9:15

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Published on March 08, 2021 06:18

SHELLY MISCAVIGE ON VIDEO: Never-before-seen footage from before her disappearance

We have something very special for you today: The first new footage of Shelly Miscavige in many years, and the best look at her on video ever, a brief glimpse from the year 2001, four years before she vanished.

On January 18 we brought you some new photos that had been taken at the September 29, 2001 opening of a new Scientology mission in San Francisco. It was just two weeks after the September 11 attacks, when Scientology leader David Miscavige had put out a “wake up call,” urging Scientologists to step up their involvement in the wake of what had happened in New York and Washington.

So the event in San Francisco was packed with Scientology celebrities who had answered Miscavige’s call. The occasion was the opening of a minor mission south of Market Street (hence, the “Soma” mission), which had been paid for by wealthy Scientology donors Joe and Cindy Feshbach, and actress Jenna Elfman.

Among the crowd were celebs Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, Danny Masterson, Juliette Lewis, Catherine Bell, and others.

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When one of our readers saw those photos, she tells us that she realized it reminded her of something she’d seen on a DVD-R she picked up years ago at a garage sale. She reviewed it, and realized the footage was from the same event. So she sent it to us.

What we have is 31 minutes of footage shot by someone at the event, showing the setup, the speeches, the ribbon pull, and then, at the end, David Miscavige walking around with his wife Shelly and his “communicator” Laurisse “Lou” Henley-Smith Stuckenbrock.

We’ve decided to break out the video into several different parts. If you’re itching to see Shelly, skip to the final segment.

Part 1: The setup

Missions used to be a huge part of how Scientology recruited new people. And they were moneymakers for the people who owned and operated them. Even under David Miscavige at this time, 2001, putting up the cash to open a mission was still a sign that a donor had truly arrived.

In the last two decades, Miscavige has decimated the mission system, and Scientology has shrunk drastically overall. We’re estimating that current worldwide membership is only 20,000 or less. But in 2001, Scientology was more robust and still held greater sway in Hollywood.

Our video begins with shots of the stage outside the mission being set up for the grand opening. You’ll briefly see Joe and Cindy Feshbach, who were the mission holders (with Jenna Elfman) and had financed the facility.

[Joe and Cindy Feshbach, on the right]

They are the parents of Jessica Feshbach, who was at one time a Scientology spokeswoman and was married for several years to her counterpart, then-spokesman Tommy Davis. Tommy also attended this event, but if he’s visible in the video it’s only for a second later on, and we didn’t spot Jessica. Sadly, Joe Feshbach died of a heart attack during an Idaho bicycle ride in 2011.

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The video then turns to the Scientology celebrities waiting for the event to start. Initially, we can see Danny and Christopher Masterson, Lynsey Bartilson, and then Catherine Bell joins them.

Who else do you recognize? Near the end of this segment, Juliette Lewis comes in, and we can see that she’s shorter than the others.

Then, about 1:15 into this segment, the angle shifts as John Travolta and Kelly Preston arrive.

Part 3: Cindy Feshbach’s speech

Now the event begins as Joe and Cindy Feshbach, Scientology leader David Miscavige, and Jenna Elfman take their places on the stage.

Cindy is up first, thanking the crowd for attending, and she begins her remarks about the mission. She then calls up San Francisco Police Department Capt. Tony Parra to hand him a proclamation, and he helps out with a few words of his own. What would a Scientology grand opening be without a local shill.

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Part 4: David Miscavige’s speech

Cindy then turns over the podium to the diminutive David Miscavige, who gives one of his more boring speeches. And having seen so many of these things over the years, that’s saying something. We present it here just for completeness.

Part 5: Jenna Elfman’s speech

Jenna Elfman is less of a stiff than Miscavige, and her enthusiasm is plain. She has clearly put a lot of effort into opening this facility. Sadly, only a few weeks later Scientology will sell the building, and the mission was moved around to various locations. It’s never amounted to much.

Part 6: The ribbon pull

After finishing her speech, Jenna then calls up the other celebs to join her on stage so they can pull the ribbon, officially opening the mission. Tom Cruise bounds up first, naturally, followed by Kelly Preston, John Travolta, Bodhi Elfman, Kirstie Alley, Catherine Bell, Juliette Lewis, and then Eduardo Palomo, a Mexican telenovela star who died in 2003 of a heart attack at only 41.

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Then everyone pulls in tight for a photo…

Jenna invites everyone into the facility for a tour, and the last thing we see on this segment is Travolta and Kelly Preston boogying down the stairs…

This is definitely a fun segment and one of the greatest concentrations of Scientology celebrity in one place ever caught on film.

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Part 7: Shelly Miscavige

And now for the big finish. The camera keeps recording, and catches David Miscavige walking around as people are going into the mission. As he walks inside, behind him you’ll see a slender and smartly dressed woman in black slacks and a tan top with her hair up. When they come back out moments later, you can see that the smartly dressed woman is, in fact, Shelly Miscavige. (See photo at the top of the story.)

With them is a woman in a dark navy suit and short hair. She’s Lou Stuckenbrock, Dave’s “personal communicator,” who sticks closely with them.

You’ll see the three of them huddle at some stairs to discuss something.

Then the scene jumps and Dave and Shelly are walking out of the mission. They stop to say something to two women, and then walk out of the frame, and we get one last good look at Shelly.

It’s only a brief shot, but as we’ll explain, it’s just about the best images on video we’ve ever seen of her.

Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Four years later, in late August or early September 2005, Shelly Miscavige was put into a car at Scientology’s secretive “Gold Base” (also known as “Int Base”) near Hemet, California, and wasn’t seen again until she was allowed to attend the funeral of her father Maurice “Barney” Barnett in the summer of 2007. Other than that, she hasn’t been seen in public or at Scientology’s events.

We believe that during that entire 15 years, her husband has kept her in a small very secretive Scientology compound in the San Bernardino Mountains which is the headquarters for its subsidiary called the Church of Spiritual Technology.

For our complete rundown of why we believe Shelly is there and why we believe she’s still alive, please see our complete story on her whereabouts which we publish each Christmas Day.

As for previous images of Shelly, when we first started writing about her disappearance about nine years ago, there were almost no photos of Shelly online at all. Just a group shot in the Sea Org and one very bad and very tiny photo from her wedding to David Miscavige in the early 1980s.

Then, in the summer of 2013, we made a trip to Italy and paid a visit to Dave and Shelly’s former tailors, Claudio and Renata Lugli. They revealed to us that they had taken wonderful photos of Shelly posing in their clothes in the 1990s, and they let us bring several of them back with us. Most of the photos you’ve seen in magazines since then came from that trip to see the Luglis, and we’re still very indebted to them. Here are a few of them…

The next new images of Shelly, which were actually taken earlier, in the 1980s, were released by Shelly’s father-in-law, Ron Miscavige, when he went public with his escape from Scientology in 2016.

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As for video, the only other footage we’ve seen that captured Shelly at all were glimpses in the infamous “We Stand Tall” video from 1990, and just a few seconds at the 2004 Madrid Ideal Org grand opening, the event where Tom Cruise gave a speech in Spanish. You can see that very brief glimpse of her here in the short video we put together about her disappearance.

So, with that background, you can see that although today’s new footage is brief, it really is just about the best look we’ve ever had of Shelly Miscavige. And, as several people who knew her have told us, it confirms that she was a stylish woman who cared very much about her appearance.

For the last 15 years her husband has had her confined to a small mountain compound, working at a project archiving L. Ron Hubbard’s words so they last thousands of years in underground vaults.

We have said repeatedly that she may be resigned to her fate. But does she really choose to live, year after year, without any contact with the outside world, or with any time spent with her family?

We hope these new images raise even more awareness of her situation, and result in more calls for Scientology to produce evidence that she is well and chooses to have no contact with the outside world.

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“Christ bore the burdens of all man and the world, didn’t he? So, if a person keeps on offending, offending, offending against the seventh dynamic, he will eventually offend so wrongly and so widely and broadly that his only solution to it is to wind up as Christ. This isn’t saying that’s the route that Christ went although some of the lost books of the Bible tell you how he spent his early youth using his powers to destroy those around him. You may not be aware of these early accounts. There’s one story, in these lost books of the Bible, about his blinding a playmate merely by telling him to go blind.” — L. Ron Hubbard, March 8, 1952

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“THE RUMOURS: The landing ships out in the harbour ‘briefed’ their men on how this ship was out of bounds as ‘full of draft dodgers, marijuana smokers, free love, hypnotism,’ said to have been briefed by their ‘upper echelon.’ We are sending Ensign Dunleavy and a boat out (the sea sled) to call on their senior captain to get it handled. Their men are upsetting the Greeks also. We’ll take care of it. Captains in the US Navy who ‘can’t handle their men’ (the one thing Admirals in the US go bonkers about) are seldom promoted any more. We hold all the aces. We’ll handle it on the lower echelon level and run it back to some psychiatrist they’ve got aboard, I’m sure. Poor old SMERSH.” — The Commodore, March 8, 1969

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“KSW is hard core. It keeps people from squirreling the tech. It is under attack right now and if I follow logic it tells me that the folks attacking it want to squirrel. That’s OK, but go somewhere else and do it. If someone wants to be free with the tech — go ahead, but if you kill someone or maim someone with Black Dianetics or Black Scientology, you are no different than DM. How a piece of paper can ‘stop thought’ is beyond my comprehension. That is such nonsense it makes my head hurt. And about people being victims of Scientology: No one can be a victim of Scientology. LRH said in the tape ‘LRH Talks to Ethics Officers WW’ that if a pc gets sick after an auditing session he is PTS to the auditor and/or the C/S who apparently suppressed him with out-tech. Does that mean the auditor and/or the C/S are suppressive? No. They just committed out tech on the pc and he got sick. So if someone had ill-effects from the ‘Sea Org’ or the ‘Church’ or ‘Scientology’ it was not because of the subject of the ‘Sea Org’ or the ‘Church’ or ‘Scientology,’ it is because of people. A group can be suppressive, like the IRS or the NSA, but when you peel it back it is one person who dictates what to do. Same with the Church, if you take out DM and his connections (SPs) you will have a calmed down scene that would be easy to reform. It is just insanity to say that KSW #1 cuts across thought. LRH busted his ass to get us good workable tech and all he is saying is ‘do it the right way or get the hell out of here.’ That’s all. And people call it ‘thought control.’ My head actually hurts from this stupidity.”

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2002: Prosperity Magazine reported news from the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, including the opening of new facilities in Los Angeles and New York. “CUTTING THE RIBBON ON A NEW FUTURE – The New Hubbard College of Administration Special Grand Opening. Mr. Sky Dayton, founder of Earthlink the largest independent Internet Service provider in the United States, was the first speaker. ‘By diligently applying Mr. Hubbard’s administrative technology; from setting my original life goals to constructing the plans and organizations to achieve them, I have been able to make my dreams a reality. The Hubbard College will graduate and endless stream of managers and administrator who know the laws of organizations and how to win the game with intelligence and integrity. This has the potential not only to change the face of business and government, but also of society’.”

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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

“I’d bet the farm that this isn’t the end of the battle for the mind of poor Suri. This was only round one. Things will get ugly, real ugly, further down the road.”

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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. March 8: 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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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.

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.

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] Forcing Scientology ‘arbitration’ on rape victims would be US courts imposing religion
[TWO years ago] Can Scientology be tripped up by consumer protection? You must hear this pitch.
[THREE years ago] While in hiding, Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard sent advice to newly elected Ronald Reagan
[FOUR years ago] Danny Masterson: Victim C gets support from a veteran actress, but will LAPD answer the call?
[FIVE years ago] BACK ON: Scientology ‘disconnection’ billboard OK’d by competitor after Outfront Media bails
[SIX years ago] Scientology really, really, really doesn’t want you to see this movie
[SEVEN years ago] Jon Atack: Why it takes so long to recover from Scientology
[EIGHT years ago] Scientology Targets Aussie Kindergartners, Swedish Grade Schoolers
[NINE years ago] Scientology + Nation of Islam Charter School to be Exorcised from the Earth Forever and Ever

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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 2,234 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,738 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,258 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,278 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,169 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 4,476 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,344 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 3,118 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,922 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,238 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,804 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,723 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,891 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 3,472 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,733 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,771 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 2,484 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,009 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 364 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 1,539 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,090 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,239 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 3,559 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 8,414 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 3,533 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,889 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,192 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,298 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,700 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,572 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,155 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,650 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,904 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,013 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 8, 2021 at 07:00

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