Tony Ortega's Blog, page 70
December 2, 2024
Q patriots melt down as Biden pardons son Hunter
Some links to Q-related items today
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});BREAKING: President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter on gun and tax charges, despite previous promises that he would not do so. https://t.co/vrvWVP8ZYO
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 2, 2024
Elon is claiming Biden was run by the Deep State. Rambo is saying Biden was an actor in a mask controlled by Trump. QAnon is a choose your own adventure book where you make up reality as you see fit. pic.twitter.com/VtK7rrbNQ8
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) December 1, 2024
NEW:@DineshDSouza has issued an apology over his election conspiracy film “2,000 Mules” on his website.
D’Souza admits that the heart of the film – surveillance footage of vote drop boxes supposedly showing illegal “ballot trafficking” – is false and misleading. pic.twitter.com/8z8n2lTbZr
— Tom Dreisbach (@TomDreisbach) December 2, 2024
New from me at @RawStory:
Trump and Kash Patel, his pick to lead the FBI, are obsessed with the agency's handling of the "Russia Russia Russia." But neither has had anything to say about the FBI's aggressive efforts to disrupt neo-Nazi terror plots. /1 https://t.co/EaB2jAmtQ2
— follow @byjordangreen on bluesky (@jordangreennc) December 2, 2024
I was wondering how all the racists were gonna deal with the fact that Trump's coalition was more diverse now and I guess one approach is a kind of a Lord of the Rings/Star Wars racism where different races do different jobs https://t.co/IfV6bx7elV
— John Ganz (@lionel_trolling) December 2, 2024
"This is going to be biblical" is the mildest of re-phrasing of "It's going to be biblical" which is a slogan QAnon followers use to describe what will happen when Trump finally crushes the Deep State. pic.twitter.com/TbcOsbo4f3
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) December 1, 2024
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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 December 2, 2024 at 08:00
December 1, 2024
The Christmas season is here, and Scientology wants all your presents
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology fundraises all year round, but there’s something special about the way they try to convince members that giving over their hard-earned cash in December is the most magical thing ever. Check out this latest video announcement from the coolest religion on Earth! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“Remember, the pc is always willing to reveal. He or she doesn’t know What to reveal. Therein lies the difficulty. Pcs get driven out of session when asked to reveal something yet do not know what to reveal. By the auditor’s saying ‘There’ or ‘What’s that?’ quietly each time the needle reacts newly, the pc is led to discover what should be revealed. Auditors and pcs get into a games condition in Integrity Processing and rudiments only when the auditor refuses this help to the pc.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“All this of course is, is, I’m just, I’m just kidding you mostly. I don’t believe that you’ve been in the universe seventy-six trillion years. I don’t believe you have any past before birth. I don’t believe that there’s any reason whatsoever for this universe to be here except that some fellow called the devil or something that built it. Uh, I don’t believe any of these things. And I don’t want to be agreed with about them. It infuriates me to be agreed with about them, so I’m not asking for anybody to agree with me. But I’m not asking for anybody to disagree with me either.” — L. Ron Hubbard, December 1, 1952
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“NEXT PORT: The next port has its drawbacks but also its advantages. It is a bit dusty and occasionally smelly. But it is very quiet. It has an interesting native area. And you can have ash trays by the ton at the pottery shop. Remember to bargain hard. Offer a third or less of what is asked and come up a bit when buying odds and ends.” — The Commodore, December 1, 1970
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“I used to wonder what if I accidentally ended up in a female body next time around. Oh my god, I couldn’t act like a woman, that’s just not me. Would I also solve this with a sex change or just turn dyke? Well into Solo NOTs, that’s no longer a concern, as these considerations on gender-beingness and identity have gone out the window since and I no longer have any issues or concerns which one I end up with, as I would be comfortable now operating whichever lot fell my way. It’s really just a matter of willingness to assume a beingness and take responsibility for it which I previously would have rejected as … ugghh, puke. I’m pretty sure Bruce Jenner could have been contented with his sex and accepted it for what it is had he gone up the Bridge instead of under the knife. Psych alter-is = complications, non-comprehensibles = professionals trained in the schools of false data = MONEY, STATUS. Who’d wanna mess with a such a good thing? Forgettingness is part of aging. It has to do with shedding responsibility for the stuff of this lifetime. I’m not saying it’s inevitable; I’m just saying that it’s common out in the world. One thing that can happen: thetan goes along, and lifetime after lifetime, he lives to about the same age. He gets used to that. Now along comes a lifetime where he’s surpassing that age. But he starts to experience the symptoms of aging at the time he would normally be dying, even though he’s nowhere near dying this lifetime. Habit. Interesting comment about the body remembering what the thetan isn’t paying attention to. I often wondered about that. I rather suspect the GE has its own bank going on. I think maybe the GE records everything, but I’m (thetan) more selective. I tend to draw a blank during times of injury, and it’s not from being engrammically anaten; rather, I tend to exteriorize when the body is about to get hurt (when I don’t prevent the injury in the first place), because I don’t like or want to experience the pain. The GE probably gets it full force, but I don’t.”
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2001: The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported that Scientology is shooting a movie at Gold Base, near Hemet, California. “A booming cannon shoots toward a row of cottonwood trees on the lush, grassy fields of 17th-century France. Fifteen minutes later, the fire lands among a cluster of charging soldiers wearing goatees, creamy white cravats and feathers in their hats. Three of them drop. Then they get up and try it again. When it’s finished, Golden Era Productions will have an educational video showing how war never solves mankind’s real problems. Golden Era Productions, located in Gilman Hot Springs northwest of San Jacinto, makes educational and training films for the Church of Scientology. Staff members who work on the 520-acre site do everything from sewing costumes to acting and filming. The film will be used for educational purposes in Scientology churches all over the world.”
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“I’m putting out a shoop challenge. I’m envisioning a shoop of LRH with a doll of Miscavige sitting on his lap and Tiny Cancer has a Tom Cruise doll sitting on his lap. The prize to the winner is a chicken dinner or a quadrillion Howdy bucks.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing November 15.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. 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] Undercover investigation: Scientology’s dangerous games with mental health care
[TWO years ago] After Danny Masterson mistrial: Transcript of the press conference and more reactions
[THREE years ago] The Danny Masterson court cases and Scientology: A video update
[FOUR years ago] If the feds are sniffing around, they might look at Danny Masterson’s besties
[FIVE years ago] Scientology amps up shattering suppression in the wake of Leah Remini’s onslaught
[SIX years ago] President George H.W. Bush dies at 94, and we remember a fateful October 1991 day
[SEVEN years ago] How L. Ron Hubbard used ‘past lives’ to set a trap for Scientologists
[EIGHT years ago] Leah Remini: Scientology’s new attack has a Katie Holmes angle they aren’t talking about
[NINE years ago] Legoland theme park donates $10,000 to Scientology front on behalf of Jenna Elfman
[TEN years ago] Hey, Dr. Phil, get a clue about Scientology and stop stiff-arming Lori Hodgson
[ELEVEN years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: Fundraising Mailers Galore!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,100 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,595 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,110 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,660 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,650 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,036 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,531 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,835 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,706 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,258 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,599 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,166 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,085 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,253 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,835 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,095 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,131 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,847 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,411 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,726 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,901 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,583 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,920 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,774 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,889 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,251 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,554 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,660 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,058 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,934 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,499 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,010 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,266 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,374 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on December 1, 2024 at 07:00
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Trump chooses QAnon fan Patel to head FBI, libturd Dumbocrats in the crosshairs
Some links to Q-related items today
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Patel is a hardcore sycophant and conspiracy theorist who is deeply enmeshed in the right wing grift-o-sphere. He would absolutely use the FBI as a hammer to squash anyone who Trump points him at. https://t.co/dxB7YaUs0o
— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd on blu sky) (@rothschildmd) December 1, 2024
The common denominator for most of Trump's cabinet picks so far is "smarmy weirdo up to their neck in right wing conspiracy paranoia who has no qualifications other than licking Trump's boots."
— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd on blu sky) (@rothschildmd) December 1, 2024
If Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director, the FBI will go from briefly investigating in 2018 the identity of Q regarding the possible federal crime of "false personation of a federal official" to in 2025 it being led by someone who's praised QAnon. https://t.co/KVCxA1sBDC https://t.co/oUXMW1z8qx
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) December 1, 2024
Trump can fire Wray on/after Jan. 20, 2025.
Once official, Kash Patel can serve as interim FBI Director, sans any Senate confirmation, for about 200 days. https://t.co/cMPEtLGkyL
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) December 1, 2024
“Even among Trump loyalists, Patel is widely viewed as a controversial figure and relentless self-promoter whose value to the president-elect largely derives from a shared disdain for the so-called deep state.” https://t.co/Vu3cwRyxrd
— Sean Lyngaas (@snlyngaas) December 1, 2024
I did a deep dive into Kash Patel back when I was at MSNBC, in case you’re interested. He’s a deeply strange and alarming and sycophantic figure (do you all know about the children’s book?)https://t.co/Awjrdip1aA
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 1, 2024
NEW: Donald Trump hasn’t said a word since the election about his intent to pardon Jan. 6 defendants. It’s prompted some anxiety among supporters and a raging debate about his intentions. https://t.co/nYLgJlVcn7 pic.twitter.com/7adhUmvtHI
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 30, 2024
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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 December 1, 2024 at 08:00
November 30, 2024
Mark Bunker as you’ve never seen him, taking on Scientology with ‘Bunkology’!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Rested and re-energized after his stint as Clearwater, Florida’s vice mayor, Mark Bunker is ready for the next chapter in his amazing journey exposing the abuses of the Church of Scientology, and the Underground Bunker is behind him all the way! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“An Integrity Processing Specialist who cannot read a meter is dangerous because he or she will miss withholds and the pc may become very upset. Use this as a stable datum: If the person is upset, somebody failed to find out what that person was sure they would find out. A missed withhold is a should have known. The only reason anyone has ever left Scientology is because people failed to find out about them. This is valuable data. Get a reality on it.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“Clearing, actually, is not nice. And if you’re looking for some nice, sweet procedure, why, you know, be an art critic and don’t get audited. Spend all your time in the galleries where it’s quiet and serene and nothing ever happens.” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 30, 1961
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“Good News: ASHO, AOSH DK and AOLA all have higher stats. Clarice Jackson is reported to be doing absolutely fantastically and one of the most respected people in the whole area known widely in the US for her first actions. She issued ‘writs of expulsion from the church’ on Berez, Taunton, Deitsch and Bernie Green and things are cooling off. Big factors in the upsurge are said to be sending Fred Hare, the new stable datum materials and new OT III results. Guardian lines show us fighting on enemy terrain for the first time, not our own. She had loads of good news and is overjoyed with her Gdn offices.” — The Commodore, November 30, 1969
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“Forgettingness is part of aging. It has to do with shedding responsibility for the stuff of this lifetime. I’m not saying it’s inevitable; I’m just saying that it’s common out in the world. One thing that can happen: thetan goes along, and lifetime after lifetime, he lives to about the same age. He gets used to that. Now along comes a lifetime where he’s surpassing that age. But he starts to experience the symptoms of aging at the time he would normally be dying, even though he’s nowhere near dying this lifetime. Habit. Interesting comment about the body remembering what the thetan isn’t paying attention to. I often wondered about that. I rather suspect the GE has its own bank going on. I think maybe the GE records everything, but I’m (thetan) more selective. I tend to draw a blank during times of injury, and it’s not from being engrammically anaten; rather, I tend to exteriorize when the body is about to get hurt (when I don’t prevent the injury in the first place), because I don’t like or want to experience the pain. The GE probably gets it full force, but I don’t.”
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2000: Critics of Scientology held protests in Clearwater this week to mark the anniversary of the death of Lisa McPherson. From the St. Petersburg Times: “Members of the Church of Scientology stayed out of sight Saturday during a day long demonstration downtown by church critics. By noon, about 30 protesters had gathered across the street from the church’s Fort Harrison Hotel with anti-Scientology T-shirts, camcorders and picket signs with messages critical of the church. It was largely a subdued event with sporadic moments of loud noise when protesters roused passers-by to honk their car horns and one critic brought a boom box with Queen’s We Will Rock You blasting. Clearwater police officers were stationed along Fort Harrison Avenue and near the entrance of the Fort Harrison Hotel, an area that a Thursday injunction designated as off-limits to picketers. Authorities reported no trouble at the demonstration. ‘It’s all been very peaceful, very quiet,’ said Lt. Don Hall, commander of the downtown officers. ‘We’ve not had to seriously reprimand anyone on either side.’ A banner hanging on the hotel read, ‘The Church of Scientology wishes you a happy holiday season!’ Rather than react to the protest, church members instead focused on their holiday events, such as the all-day bazaar on Cleveland Street, said spokesman Ben Shaw. He questioned the point of the protest, and noted that each year it appears to shrink. ‘Normally, you have a protest to communicate to the public a message, but their intention is to try and annoy our church members,’ Shaw said. ‘Our church members want to be here, so it’s kind of a pointless game.’ Protesters, who came from around the country and Europe, had different reasons for being there. Mark Dallara, 29, of Tampa, said he participates because he is a ‘free speech advocate.’ Tory Christman, 53, of California said she left the church only four months ago after 30 years as a member. She stood on the sidewalk wearing red devil horns and carrying a cardboard megaphone. ‘When you get out and you get the whole thing, you’re like, What was I thinking?’ Christman said. ‘I know the people inside are brainwashed and they’re laughing at me. But to me, the truth is, I’m free. I can do what I want. I can say what I want.'”
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“Professors Kent and Touretzky are the go-to guys in the academic study of Scientology and cults in general.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing November 15.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. 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] David Miscavige’s nod to John Travolta debunks another tabloid ‘leaving Scientology’ fantasy
[TWO years ago] As jury looks at Jane Doe 3, let’s keep in mind Cohen’s statement about unconscious rape
[THREE years ago] Scientology ‘honors’ veterans by lying about founder L. Ron Hubbard’s war record
[FOUR years ago] Kirstie Alley is wrong on Leah Remini & Shelly Miscavige. We know because we broke the story.
[FIVE years ago] Guy White opens his big mouth: The former Hubbard family member spills on Scientology!
[SIX years ago] The Valerie Haney interview: Scientology smear tactics, and where Shelly Miscavige is
[SEVEN years ago] The new list of Scientology donors is out early this year — and the biggest whale is missing!
[EIGHT years ago] Amy Scobee: ‘Even on her deathbed, my mom was fighting Scientology and disconnection’
[NINE years ago] Where it all began for us: Rick Ross, David Koresh, and the Church of Scientology
[TEN years ago] Scientology Sunday Funnies: An oily and super powered edition of our weekly feature!
[ELEVEN years ago] Scientology Celebrates its Legal Defense Slush Fund, and What a Party!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,099 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,594 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,109 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,659 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,649 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,035 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,530 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,834 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,705 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,257 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,598 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,165 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,084 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,252 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,834 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,094 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,130 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,846 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,410 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,725 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,900 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,582 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,919 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,773 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,888 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,250 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,553 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,659 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,057 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,933 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,498 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,009 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,265 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,373 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 30, 2024 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, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), 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
Tony Ortega at The Daily Beast
Q patriots are ready for the stuffing and roasting of libturds
Some links to Q-related items today
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Cheryl Hines posts video of RFK Jr in the shower to promote her line of “MAHA” branded candles, body sprays, and creams. pic.twitter.com/jd4DwQFOmL
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 30, 2024
In an interesting turn of events Romana Didulo and her cult has seemingly lost their numerous Telegram accounts. They had been working to diversify their presence on social media but Telegram was still their central hub.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) November 29, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg with Trump at Mar-a-Lago pic.twitter.com/4wee0XFvCs
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 29, 2024
Elon Musk is at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club again today. This photo was posted by a guest having lunch. pic.twitter.com/YaXcwDGvxr
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 29, 2024
Trump plays music from his iPad, showing Elon Musk how his Mar-a-Lago guests are trained on command to dance and adore him as he just sits there and watches. pic.twitter.com/TZ9gG9pZ6j
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 29, 2024
This is why you don’t get invited over pic.twitter.com/IY2cvvfRXj
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 29, 2024
The anti-vaxxers are working tirelessly to shorten the lives of their followers. pic.twitter.com/UCJuwrMsnM
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 29, 2024
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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 November 30, 2024 at 08:00
November 29, 2024
On Black Friday, Scientology has yet another way it wants your money!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Black Friday is here, and you probably have a long list of gifts to work on. But we’re also reflecting on Scientology’s workers, who slave away for pennies. A new call for cash inside the church has us thinking about their plight. ALSO: A holiday message from Mike Rinder! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“Egocentric man believes all wisdom is wound up in knowing his misdemeanors. IF any wise man represents himself as wise and fails to discover what a person has done, that person goes into an antagonism or other misemotion toward the wise man. So they hang those who restimulate and yet who do not find out about their withholds. This is an incredible piece of craziness. But it is observably true.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“Every thetan is, unless he’s knocked flat out — you know, unless he’s been eating some of the recent food preservatives — this fellow is operating to some degree, even if he’s just an effect. You see, he’s, he still can put out an impulse. See, he’s mostly effect, but he can put out a little bit of an impulse, see? Well, actually that would be an interiorized thetan who was very wog. And the word ‘wog,’ of course, is in essence a ‘worthy oriental gentleman’ as been defined by the Royal Air Force. There’s nothing derogatory in being called a wog. As a matter of fact, that was the source of a general order issued in Egypt on the complaint of the Egyptian government. The air force officers were calling Egyptians wogs. So the commanding officer defined it. And he said, well, wog, that means ‘worthy oriental gentleman,’ and insisted his officers use it. Those were in the days when the Empire wasn’t dead! Anyway, this means a common, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety humanoid. And a garden-variety humanoid means a person who has human characteristics. By which we define not that he is human in his treatment of things, he isn’t. It’s simply that he is a body, he is a body.” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 29, 1966
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“DARBY: The DARBY started at midnight last night. See ED 11 Flag for the thrilling details of this race. You too can be a winner.” — The Commodore, November 29, 1971
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“Don’t forget that an infant or toddler has just recently been through the potentially traumatic experience of dying, depending particularly on how s/he died, and need time to sort this out and get some distance from it. Studies of children who recall a past life seem to generally find young children who are old enough to have developed some verbal skills and some distance from that experience. I think LRH mentioned this, too. Thus they need kindness and safety, not evaluation and invalidation.”
1999: LA Weekly published an article this week on a campaign to have newspapers and magazines carry quotations from L. Ron Hubbard. “‘Affection could no more spoil a child than the sun could be put out by a bucket of gasoline.’ Don’t go looking for this maxim in your Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations – but you just might find it in your local newspaper, courtesy of Scientology. The IRS-designated religion has been mailing out this and other pearls from the lips of founder L. Ron Hubbard to newspaper ‘Quote of the Week’ sections. The Hubbardisms address Morals (‘The
criminal accuses others of things which he himself is doing’), Problems (‘Any problem, to be a problem, must contain a lie’) and, in a masterpiece
of mixed metaphor, Marriage (‘Communication is the root of marital success from which a strong union can grow, and noncommunication is the rock on
which the ship will bash out her keel’). They run above the tagline ‘L. Ron Hubbard, one of the most acclaimed and widely read authors of all time.’ (Hubbard was a science-fiction writer.) Hubbard public-relations director Kaye Conley says the quotes have appeared in 80 publications, including the Orchard News (Nebraska), Clayton Today (Oklahoma), and the Stratford Star, Iraan News, and Talihina American (all of Texas). ‘I’m not saying they’re big, huge papers,’ Conley says. ‘They don’t have to be to be popular.’ Iraan News editor Clara Greer says her paper (circulation 900) printed ‘everything that I got’ during the two-month-old Scientology P.R. campaign. ‘One of our customers didn’t appreciate reading them. The Hubbard P.R. machine has been busy. An article on the P.R. News Wire this month spoke of some ‘interesting new insights’ into the subject of memory found in the Hubbard bestseller Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. ‘Never has our society been hit with so much devastation. We’re trying to do something about it,’ Conley says. ‘We just use the quotes as filler to fill our little holes,’ shrugs newspaper editor Driver.”
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“Scientology is a racist philosophy. It’s anti homo sapiens.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing November 15.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Leah seeking to amend her complaint.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology leader David Miscavige’s IAS speech in its entirety — the transcript
[TWO years ago] Scientology down 23 PERCENT from 2011 to 2021 in England census data released today
[THREE years ago] Scientology’s academic champion: An eager copyright attorney who shills with alacrity
[FOUR years ago] Another social media harvest that reveals Scientology’s planetary takeover
[FIVE years ago] Scientology moves to dismiss the ‘Jane Doe’ lawsuit in Miami, and we have the docs
[SIX years ago] While Leah Remini asks for government action, the government covers for Scientology overseas
[SEVEN years ago] DOX: Sworn testimony that a U.S. state was too afraid to take on the Church of Scientology
[EIGHT years ago] As you watch Leah Remini’s show tonight, keep these people disappeared by Scientology in mind
[NINE years ago] Jonny Jacobsen: Why the Moscow ban on Scientology may be built on shaky foundations
[TEN years ago] Jon Atack excavates the Scientology mind for L. Ron Hubbard’s most harmful implants
[ELEVEN years ago] Tonight: Scientology Gets Its IAS Gala On — Let’s Get Dauntless, Defiant, and Resolute!
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,098 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,593 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,108 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,658 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,648 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,034 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,529 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,833 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,704 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,256 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,597 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,164 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,083 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,251 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,833 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,093 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,129 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,845 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,409 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,724 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,899 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,581 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,918 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,772 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,887 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,249 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,552 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,658 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,056 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,932 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,497 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,008 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,264 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,372 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 29, 2024 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, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), 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
Tony Ortega at The Daily Beast
Libturds whine about a post-truth MAGA world where nothing matters anymore
Some links to Q-related items today
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});We’re living in a post shared reality world. Nothing matters anymore and the world is whatever you want it to be. pic.twitter.com/xeQzSPq2P0
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 28, 2024
I don't care if you think Trump has a mandate or not
There is NO WAY America voted for our troops to commit war crimes https://t.co/WnhdvCLqbG
— Adam Cohen | Lawyer. Activist. Advocate. #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) November 28, 2024
On Thanksgiving of 2020, Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis were calling Pennsylvania legislators trying to get Trump’s false electors appointed. pic.twitter.com/IFIyQ9g6Wd
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 28, 2024
Bongino was in the Secret Service when Obama was President so QAnon now thinks he was in on Pizzagate so they are attacking him for covering up the Adrenochrome harvesting that happened at the White House. pic.twitter.com/5HrofVxdDC
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 29, 2024
People don’t need to go to Hollywood now because you can get famous on social media. You don’t need go to Hollywood. Hollywood will go to you. How they do the Illuminati rituals via Zoom I don’t know. pic.twitter.com/0a2cRRe22o
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 29, 2024
No John Wilkes Booth was not a Jew. This is absolutely deranged antisemitism and it’s only going to get worse. pic.twitter.com/FEuUsevDO1
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 28, 2024
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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 November 29, 2024 at 08:00
November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving is here and it’s time to pass the Source again!
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Our American readers celebrate Thanksgiving today, and once again we’d like to hear what you’re grateful for. We’re bringing back a tradition and passing the Source — enjoying Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s tall tales about being a race car driver 40,000 years ago! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“I don’t know exactly how to get this across to you except to ask you to be brave, squint up your eyes and plunge. I don’t appeal to reason. Only to faith at the moment. When you have a reality on this, nothing will shake it and you’ll no longer fail cases or fail in life. But, at the moment, it may not seem reasonable. So just try it, do it well and day will dawn at last. What are these natterings, upsets, ARC Breaks, critical tirades, lost students, ineffective motions? They are restimulated but missed or partially missed withholds. If I could just teach you that and get you to get a good reality on that in your own auditing, your activities would become smooth beyond belief.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“Be the space of your body. The space of this room. The space of your body. The space of this room. Be the space of your body. The space of this room. The space of your body. The space of the building. The space of your body. The space of the building. The space of your body. The space of the building. The space of your body. The space of this building. The space of your body. The space of this building. The space of your body. The space of Camden. The space of your body. The space of Camden. The space of your body. The space of Camden. The space of your body. The space of Philadelphia. The space of your body. The space of Philadelphia. The space of your body. Space of Philadelphia. Space of your body. Space of Philadelphia. Space of New York. Space of your body.” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 28, 1953
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“MISUNDERSTOODS: I wrote a piece in the OOD yesterday about Nixon’s misunderstoods. I hope no one accumulated any misunderstood words reading it. I found ‘hilarity’ in the first sentence wasn’t known. It means ‘high amusement,’ or ‘boisterous merriment’.” — The Commodore, November 28, 1971
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“OMG there’s talk now of No Jab-No Flight rules and an electronic way of checking at airports if people have gotten the jab. Just today they mentioned this in the mainstream media. Of course, we knew this was coming. When you get good at spotting conspiracies you can predict this sort of disgusting rubbish. The communist world order wants you vaccinated, and they are going to force you to do it. Well I ain’t touching their untrustworthy drugs/medicines/vaccines/advice/science just everything really. Over my dead body, baby!”
1998: Lyon Capitale, a French news weekly, published an article on Scientology cases in France, and harassment of critics. “While 23 of its members were before the criminal courts of Lyon, one for involuntary homicide, the others for fraud and abuse of trust, the Church of Scientology was highly visible in the streets of Lyon. Demonstrations, distribution of leaflets, open houses and public ceremonies: the Scientologists cultivated the appearance of victims through a vast PR campaign. The Scientologists convicted by the court saw their sentences reduced on appeal. While recalling that there had been fraud, the appeals court allowed the Church of Scientology to take advantage of being a ‘religion’, thus giving the cult a new opportunity to improve its public image. Today, the church has, it seems, closed its doors again. Sealed off from the world, the organization is showing itself to be more allergic than ever to criticism. When we asked for permission to take a few photos at the church in Lyon, we were dryly told: ‘No. I mean no. Don’t insist,’ with no further explanation. Currently under fire in the media, now that several elements of a case against the cult have disappeared from a court in Paris, ‘la Sciento’ has pulled into its shell. And gone onto the offensive. Lyon professor Paul Aries, a specialist on cult issues, knows something about it. His latest work, ‘Scientology: laboratory of the future’, published by Golias, wasn’t yet on sale when he received a letter from Scientology reminding him that that the texts of the founding guru
were protected by copyright, before threatening him with forgery. But Christian Terras, founder of the revue ‘Golias’, replied to the scienos that he would anyway publish the book. It’s a done deal since last week. Police, academics, and the investigating magistrate responsible for the inquiry into the suicide of a member in Lyon have all be subject to multiple intimidations. Journalistic inquiries such as Serge Flaubert’s ‘A Cult at the Heart of the Republic’ or Richard Behar’s article in Time magazine were the targets of lawsuits. The threats are sometimes physical. Since he started researching cults, Aies has been attacked several times, resulting in a dislocated shoulder. A meeting with senior police officials was canceled anonymously. His mail has been stolen. He has had to move house several times. ‘I can’t accuse anyone in particular’, he says, ‘I am filing charges against a John Doe’.”
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“Every Thanksgiving my Dad would get in a bad mood and start saying stuff like the Native Americans should have slaughtered the pilgrims as soon as they landed.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing November 15.
Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Leah seeking to amend her complaint.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. 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 releases photos of reclusive David Miscavige at IAS gala in England
[TWO years ago] Can the Danny Masterson jury figure things out today?
[THREE years ago] Scientology returns to ‘Christmas’ implant in earnest: L. Ron is the reason for the season!
[FOUR years ago] Chris Shelton: What it’s like to spy for Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs
[FIVE years ago] On this Thanksgiving, we’re thankful again for people we will never forget
[SIX years ago] Scientology responds to Leah Remini’s season premiere with smeariest smear video ever
[SEVEN years ago] Ugh. We just found a troubling L. Ron Hubbard Scientology lecture about little boys and sex.
[EIGHT years ago] How Liz Gale came to disconnect from her own mother, Scientology style
[NINE years ago] Scientology’s apocalyptic ‘expansion’: A hint at the real story in a Brighton shiny moment
[TEN years ago] The richest Scientologists in the world get a new trophy for donating another pile of cash!
[ELEVEN years ago] Jefferson Hawkins Explains the Ethics of Scientology’s “Suppressive Person”
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,097 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,592 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,107 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,657 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,647 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,033 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,528 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,832 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,703 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,255 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,596 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,163 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,082 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,250 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,832 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,092 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,128 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,844 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,408 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,723 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,898 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,580 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,917 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,771 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,886 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,248 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,551 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,657 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,055 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,931 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,496 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,007 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,263 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,371 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 28, 2024 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, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), 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…
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MAGA plan to sell government for parts begins with the US Navy
Some links to Q-related items today
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— jordan (@JordanUhl) November 28, 2024
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Rudy Giuliani describes how pursuing Trump’s election denial claims have left him destitute. pic.twitter.com/pbet1ZFxdy
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 28, 2024
This tweet, boosted by Elon Musk, is completely false. President Sheinbaum has announced no such thing after Trump's tariff threat.
In fact, she said that migrant caravans haven't been reaching the border for a while, and warned that Mexico could retaliate with its own tariffs. pic.twitter.com/RawuakYK8H
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) November 27, 2024
Bhattacharya spoke to the Arizona legislature in 2020 and pushed a number of false claims or claims that lacked key context. https://t.co/XVg5208blO https://t.co/m79X6a0bix
— Jerod MacDonald-Evoy (@JerodMacEvoy) November 27, 2024
Everything Republicans will do for the rest of the Trump administration is deflect from the truth that Trump thinks tariffs are a money tree he can plant in the Rose Garden and obtain unimaginable wealth from. https://t.co/IugUekM76Q
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) November 28, 2024
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 28, 2024 at 08:00
November 27, 2024
Lisa Marie Presley’s FBI file shows she was dealing with unhinged stalkers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The FBI has made the first part of its files on Lisa Marie Presley available at its website, covering the years 1994 to 2001, when she was dealing with scary stalkers. We thought you’d be curious about some of the specifics in the file. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“If you want to get withholds off an ‘irresponsible pc’ you sometimes can’t ask what the pc did or withheld and get a meter reaction. This problem has bugged us for some time; I finally got very bright and realized that no matter whether the pc thought it was a crime or not, he or she will answer up on ‘don’t know’ versions as follows: Situation: ‘What have you done to your husband?’ Pc’s answer, ‘Nothing bad.’ E-Meter reaction, nul. Now we know this pc, through our noticing she is critical of her husband, has overts on him. But she can take no responsibility for her own acts. But she can take responsibility for his not knowing. She is making certain of that. So we ask, ‘What have you done that your husband doesn’t know about?'” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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“Let’s start back a little further, where you will find quite a few PCs. And that is the Marcab, or the Big Dipper area of this particular galaxy, which received the immigration from another galaxy into this galaxy, and which set up a society which kept going for a very, very long time — a society which is something on the order of about 208,000 years back on the track. Now, that period rather ended and ceased and desisted for that particular society somewhere about 10,000 years ago. So you see, that is a long, rough society. Well now, oddly enough, people went out of that society as thetans and came back into it again. So you get that society, the Marcab society, punctuated with lives spent in completely unidentified, Lord-knows-where planets. And you get such odd things, you know, as fish people. You know? Well, where did they come from? Who are they?” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 27, 1959
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“MISUNDERSTOOD NIXON: Imagine my surprise and hilarity to find that President Nixon is pursuing current economic policies because of a misunderstood word…The word ‘inflation’ is being used in a mis-defined definition by the Administration. All this Wage-Price freeze that Nixon has been putting on is because he thinks the word ‘inflation’ is caused by and means ‘prices increasing.’ He and his beer hall buddies publicly state that ‘the rate of increase in prices is synonymous with the rate of inflation.’ Therefore, all one has to do is freeze wages and one will cure inflation…Looking over this literature I see that when I studied economics at Princeton University I came to some conclusions which were so obvious to me that I thought they were a part of the textbooks…Anyway, the economic trouble we are handling and our hard work to survive and remain viable is being made necessary because of a misunderstood word.” — The Commodore, November 27, 1971
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“I have experienced the overwhelm that OT3 handles, and it is not pleasant and it invalidates the state of Clear. So I have a firsthand knowledge of what Ron says when he says Clears are at risk. I’m not saying this to frighten Clears or Preclears reading this, mine was, hopefully, an unusual sort of case that got handled on OT3 and then the Nots auditing knocked it out of the park and resultant freedom and relief from those levels are hard to describe. I have met and seen on TV those classified as insane, and it’s obvious that many are in a total dramatization of the OT3 phenomena. For psychiatrists to then drug or shock them, lays in the engram on top of that pitiful state, so I tend to be understanding when Ron gets a tad critical of the psychiatric profession as even well done objectives will do much to help them. I just wanted to comment to those out there wandering whether to keep going or not. Do!”
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1997: Scientology issued a press release this week attacking the Channel 4 documentary on L. Ron Hubbard. “The Church of Scientology condemns as ‘journalistic terrorism’ the vicious rendition by Channel Four’s ‘Secret Lives’ of a purported ‘biography’ of L. Ron Hubbard, the Founder of Scientology and Dianetics. The program is the most contemptible form of tabloid disinformation and reeks of journalistic deceit and immorality. Boxes of factual information and documents disproving the lies of their sources were provided to 3BM, the independent company that produced the show, its director Simon Berthon and its producer Jill Robinson. The producers were offered an interview with L. Ron Hubbard’s official biographer, Mr. Dan Sherman, which they ignored. All of it was rejected in creating a programme dripping with bias, lies and a disreputable parade of self-serving and discredited sources. Through our own news journal, we are investigating how this atrocious programme came to be aired and we have uncovered the sordid tactics used by 3BM’s Jill Robinson and Simon Berthon.”
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“In ‘Road To Xenu’ Margery Wakefield recounts sitting around in the Sea Org cafeteria watching Star Trek and they were laughing because the wogs didn’t realize that the stuff on the screen was the writer’s suppressed whole track memories. Hubbard said somewhere that science fiction, if not all fiction, was whole track memories unbeknownst to its authors.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7, 2023.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Next pretrial hearing November 15.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. 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 boasts that it has more big donors than ever in new flier
[TWO years ago] Scientology actually found the one guy who joined because of a Super Bowl ad
[THREE years ago] In Scientology the ‘executive’ bossing you around is likely to be half your age
[FOUR years ago] Superhuman Scientology OT 8 makes news for being unable to control matter, space, and time
[FIVE years ago] The rapey Danny Masterson movie clip someone doesn’t want you to see
[SIX years ago] Leah Remini starts third season with bombshell Scientology escape story
[SEVEN years ago] Don’t give short shrift to one of Scientology’s most defining qualities – its arrogance
[EIGHT years ago] What you’ll find on the menu at the clinic run by a physician who’s also a Scientologist
[NINE years ago] Scientology wants to force a drug rehab center on Maryland: Here’s the local county’s response
[TEN years ago] An iconic Scientology building in Hollywood is in pre-foreclosure, and what that portends
[ELEVEN years ago] Vivian Kubrick Surfaces in the Oddest Possible Way: At an Alex Jones Rally
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Joe Reaiche (1958-2024) did not see his daughter Alanna Masterson in his final 6,999 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,096 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,591 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,106 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,656 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,646 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,032 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,527 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,831 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,702 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,254 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,595 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,162 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,081 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,249 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,831 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,091 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,127 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,843 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,407 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,722 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,897 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,579 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,916 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,770 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,885 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,247 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,550 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,656 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,054 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,930 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,495 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,006 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,262 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,370 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 27, 2024 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, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), 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…
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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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