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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

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— 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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“Little boy is a kick. My little girl requires interest to be kind of generated by the vicinity. You know? It’s got to be heavy matter and that sort of thing. She’d get interested. Yes, she’s very alert and very interested. But this little boy, her brother, is practically an Operating Thetan. And he is a fabulous little character — not just because he’s my son, of course — but he’s a fabulous character in that he’s always exteriorized. You walk past his room — his door is closed, you see — in the middle of the night and he’ll do a flip-flop on his bunk, bang! and he’ll be right up there scratching on the door saying, ‘Hey, say hello,’ you know, that sort of thing. You open the door and say, ‘Hello, Quentin,’ and he’s real happy.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 6, 1954

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“FAN MAIL: Items which bring in nice comments and congratulations lately have been Expanded Lower Grades and the Data Series. Numerous pleased comments came in on Expanded Lower Grades with no adverse ones. The Data Series gets good comment and is well liked. It has run into only a couple of adverse where the Out-points restimed some out-points but by auditing them straight it came out great. Hymn of Asia is also very popular.” — The Commodore, October 6, 1970

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“I know that Jewish DNA tends to produce more 1.1s, but that doesn’t mean we are going to single out a whole group of people as being 1.1 and that we should be racist or anything, the freezone is open to all and sadly the Atlantean/Aryan race is full of bad bodies too. I think it’s better than other bodies but sadly here on Earth all bodies are bad for the thetan and we need to empower the thetan and ignore the corrupted bodies.”

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1995: An announcement from the Cult Awareness Network was posted this week. Cynthia Kisser reported on a loss in a civil suit to cos lawyer Kendrick Moxon, representing Jason Scott, accusing CAN of kidnapping. “A jury verdict was delivered September 29 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following a six-day trial. Scott was represented at trial by Kendrick Moxon, a minister with the Church of Scientology International, a long time adversary of CAN that had tried unsuccessfully to win dozens of lawsuits against CAN in the past. Moxon was an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal investigation of Scientology in the seventies that lead to the felony convictions of 11 of its high-ranking members, including Mary Sue Hubbard, the wife of Scientology founder the late L. Ron Hubbard. Federal judge John Coughenour refused to let CAN introduce any evidence concerning Scientology into the case, but permitted Scott, over CAN’s objections, to include inflammatory language about CAN’s alleged role in criminal deprogramming. CAN executive director Cynthia Kisser attended the trial and concluded, ‘Scientology used Jason Scott to make false claims to a jury about CAN in an effort to further their well-publicized vendetta to destroy CAN because of its effectiveness in making the public aware of Scientology’s ruthless tactics. The judge’s pre- trial rulings did not permit the jury to learn the truth about Scientology’s part in the litigation, but Scott was not prevented from introducing Scientology’s assertions to the jury about CAN’s alleged involvement in criminal deprogramming.'”

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“Man, my groovy shark vid got no votes, but my simple-minded off-the-cuff remark got top vote. You people are weird.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

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Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.
— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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] VIDEO: You know what your problem is? You’re not Scientology trained!
[TWO years ago] Philadelphia freedom: Scientology proves that it never gives up on brotherly love!
[THREE years ago] With a trial looming, here’s what it’s like to go up against Scientology’s code of silence
[FOUR years ago] Scientology’s evangelist is coming to town, and he wants to discuss your origin, thetan
[FIVE years ago] Danny Masterson’s attempt to get out of rape accusers’ lawsuit to be heard today
[SIX years ago] For you doubters, here’s proof of Scientology miracles that demonstrate the power of ‘OT’!
[SEVEN years ago] In the Sea Org, under suspicion: ‘I accepted that I was, in Scientology terms, an ethics particle’
[EIGHT years ago] This new image of David Miscavige makes years of Scientology Watching all worth it
[NINE years ago] Chris Shelton dives into Scientology culture with the Larisa Smith story, part two
[TEN years ago] CATHRIONA WHITE WAS MARRIED TO SCIENTOLOGIST MARK BURTON
[ELEVEN years ago] A Bunker Exclusive: Jonny Jacobsen’s 2008 book introduction describing Scientology
[TWELVE years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology’s Shiny New Freedom Magazine!
[THIRTEEN years ago] Another Narconon Lawsuit, Oregon Dentist to Fight Order, and More Scientology Links

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,408 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,912 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,418 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,968 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,958 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,344 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,839 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,143 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,794 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,012 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,566 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,907 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,478 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,394 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,561 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,143 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,402 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,439 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,155 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,719 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,034 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,209 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,891 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,228 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,081 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,197 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,559 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,970 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,358 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,242 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,807 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,318 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,578 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,682 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 6, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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

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Published on October 06, 2025 05:46

Q patriot heaven: Trump likens Dumbocrats to gnat he’s going to swat, with Navy as backdrop

Some links to Q-related items today

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If a Democrat ever said something like this about Republicans – much less in front of a crowd of USNA cadets, the media outrage would be measured on the Richter scale but I promise you, this little riff won't even be a story. The shit the media lets him get away with 🙄 https://t.co/p2BVeYieQ4

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) October 5, 2025

BREAKING: Gov. Newsom says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked his Portland troop deployment plan. https://t.co/YLBSNmYtZ8

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 5, 2025

Judge Immergut in Oregon v Trump now:

"I grant plaintiffs second motion for a TRO."

Federalized Texas and California Guard to Portland is a "DIRECT CONTRAVENTION" of court's TRO from Saturday.

Both on 12406 statute and Tenth Amendment grounds.

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) October 6, 2025

Trump’s homeland security advisor now claiming an “organized terrorist attack” on the Department of Homeland Security pic.twitter.com/zjdoy73pz0

— Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) October 5, 2025

Speaker Johnson is fighting release of the Epstein files pic.twitter.com/GO82gW3AiQ

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 5, 2025

SNL is the tamest entertainment show I can imagine and these people are acting like they are watching an actual Satanic ritual being performed in front of them. pic.twitter.com/cFr7D5iBLx

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 5, 2025

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.

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More early sci-fi fanzines dunking on L. Ron Hubbard and ‘Dianetics’

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of our helpers had a brainstorm and checked sci-fi fanzines about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and his book Dianetics in the months after it was published in 1950. We have more examples showing that as the months went by, resistance to this ‘science’ was growing. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Technology Cocktail

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“In 1978 giant training strides were made for I was very busy on that as well. The NED Course was brought down to 3 weeks, Class 0-4 Checksheets were carefully shortened back to the 1968 level when auditors were being made at speed but without losing tech which is quite a trick when you come to think of it! When you realize that a large portion of training costs goes into living expenses while taking the course, reducing the length of time of a course gives an enormous reduction in course costs. regardless of what’s being charged. Training is also being helped by scholarships.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1978

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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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“The most serious barrier that an auditor has to overcome in Security Checking is not necessarily his own case, but a courage in asking . . to ask the questions. You know, that’s kind of a raw, mean, brassy sort of a thing to do. You sit down. Here’s this nice young girl. Everybody knows she’s a virgin. Everybody knows this. And you’re in very good ARC with her and everything is going to go along fine. And then you say to her, crassly and meanly, ‘Have you ever committed any carnal sins of any character or another? Have you ever been to bed in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man?’ And put it mildly, this is a startling question. But since I’ve started security checking, I haven’t found any virgins.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 5, 1961

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“The LRH Comm Correction Form will be used on any flagrant departures from the standard scene. Not only is it a sign of hat-dump if data is withheld on the grounds that a question is Dev T, it is also a sign of gross hat-dump if the LRH Comm is involved in an excessive amount of running around to get straightforward data. Any action that is Dev T is of course handled as such, and rightly. Getting data is NOT Dev T. Co-ordination requires co-operation.” — LRH Pers Comm, October 5, 1971

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“In another universe gays could be fine indivifuals but not in this one, the way things are designed and rigged. Two sexless thetans can share sexual sensations, out of body, no doubt, but why do that — read HCOB Pain and Sex. Play any games you like but not in this universe — go find another and leave us alone!”

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2001: An e-mail to Scientologists described the opening of the new mission in San Francisco, SOMA, or South of Market. “The Mission is located in a 3 story building on Mission Street in SF, between 5th & 6th streets. I would estimate 500-600 people were on hand. The city had allowed the Mission to close one lane on Mission Street and a podium had been set up on the sidewalk. Cindy Feshbach opened the ceremony with a speech about Scientology and about the Mission. We had major media coverage including a camera & interview team from Entertainment Tonight. Also there was a Golden Era Productions crew getting all the theta. Cindy presented SF Police Department Captain Tony Perra with a plaque which contained on it a pledge from the Mission and from Scientology to assist the SF police and the city to help it with its problems. Captain Perra gratefully accepted the plaque and publicly pledged the SF police department’s support of the Mission in its humanitarian endeavors. Next to speak was none other than Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board RTC. He gave an incredibly inspiring speech about how Scientology has the solution to the problems of society and the world. This was really a dissemination speech because he knew we were getting major media coverage. He read some awesome LRH quotes about war and ended his speech with a statement that the real enemy of man was the Reactive Mind. His presence is awesome. Next to speak was Jenna Elfman, who has sponsored the Mission. She spoke of her devotion to the arts, to San Francisco, and of her sincere desire to help the people of this beautiful city. As part of her speech she announced that along with the opening of the Mission, a Children’s Center for the Arts had been established in the basement of the building, fully equipped with a stage, ballet facilities, and others so that any children of the SF area could come there and learn/practice arts for free. By the way, SF org is getting a new building I can’t say much about it yet but it is happening.”

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“It will take a Snowball of Theta to save the planet from the Hairball of Entheta that is growing bigger in Basement Cat’s belly by the day.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.

Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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 can sit out while Freewinds trafficking case goes to arbitration
[TWO years ago] Scientology whines in court again, and this time we’re the direct beneficiaries
[THREE years ago] Prosecution plans to call Lisa Marie Presley as witness at Danny Masterson rape trial
[FOUR years ago] US Supreme Court denies Valerie Haney; CA court gets letters on Scientology’s ‘neutrality’
[FIVE years ago] SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS, Ep 9: Director Paul Haggis responds to a lawsuit’s rape allegations
[SIX years ago] Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years
[SEVEN years ago] Buried in US archives, a stunning indictment of Scientology and prediction of the future
[EIGHT years ago] Never before seen: Video of a woman moments after achieving superhuman Scientology powers
[NINE years ago] DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology’s secret saucer-looking underground vault in Northern California
[TEN years ago] VIDEO LEAK: Scientology’s New Year’s Eve 2006, when Leah Remini was still a front-row celeb!
[ELEVEN years ago] Sunday Funnies: Scientology wants your child, even if it’s not yet born!
[TWELVE years ago] Claire Headley Gets Us Prepped for Scientology’s OT Levels!
[THIRTEEN years ago] Oregon Dentist Ordered to Pay $348,000 After Pressuring an Employee to Attend Scientology Symposium

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,407 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,911 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,417 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,967 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,957 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,343 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,838 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,142 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,793 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,011 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,565 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,906 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,477 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,393 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,560 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,142 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,401 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,438 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,154 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,718 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,033 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,208 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,890 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,227 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,080 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,196 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,558 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,969 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,357 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,241 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,806 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,317 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,577 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,681 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 5, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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 October 05, 2025 06:01

Trump working 24/7 on the shutdown, libturds whine that he’s actually golfing

Some links to Q-related items today

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— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 4, 2025

Trump’s America https://t.co/DsF0A7Tqa2

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 4, 2025

The judge found that Trump's statements were "not conceived in good faith":

"The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts." https://t.co/IIrhUX41BT

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) October 5, 2025

This is an AMAZING bit of reporting.

A senior Trump admin official was spotted by someone casually talking about sending in the 82nd Airborne to Portland on Signal and the source snagged MORE THAN 200 IMAGES of the conversation.https://t.co/328jgt6oU6 https://t.co/BSk73fExuX

— Konstantin Toropin (@KToropin) October 4, 2025

NSPM-7 will be applied to Portland, Trump's homeland security advisor Stephen Miller says.

STEPHEN MILLER: Every time we make an arrest, we are initiating an investigation into the entire domestic terrorist network.

The president issued a national security presidential… pic.twitter.com/BJcMnPyjVH

— Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) October 4, 2025

Mike Flynn using a Q drop in a new video fits an established pattern of pushing Q away with one hand and collecting money from the Q movement with the other. He knows exactly what it is, except when it's more convenient to not know. https://t.co/jxk3Rl4VOR

— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd on blu sky) (@rothschildmd) October 4, 2025

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 October 5, 2025 at 08:00

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Scientology & the Feds: Why the church is celebrating despite news of an SEC probe

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What a great result for a recent Wall Street Journal investigation, evidence suggesting an SEC probe is happening as a result. But Scientology is feeling good about the feds this week after the Department of Justice announced a new focus on protecting ‘houses of worship.’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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“Undoubtedly the BIG news that resounded around the world in ‘78 was the huge numbers of people who were discovered to have made Dianetic Clear. In 1950 and on, people used to ask ‘Where are all the Clears?’ Well, they were right there! In 1978 I discovered that it was deadly to go on running Dianetics on a Dianetic Clear. Such gave the semblance of no case gain! (Naturally.) So when I announced that running Dianetics on a Dianetic Clear was forbidden, people began to look around and lo and behold they had been making Clears with Dianetics and had been going right on by it! The pc who had made it wasn’t declared Clear and further Dianetics didn’t work on him (naturally). So in 1978, after my announcement, auditors began to check and listen to the pc and found they had real Clears all over the place!” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1978

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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

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[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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“I don’t know whether parts of the body will rebuild or not. Auditors have hazarded that and they’re working on it. They’re trying to figure it out, trying to get the third tooth to grow where a tooth’s been pulled, trying to get this to happen and that to happen and trying to get a finger to grow, something like that. People’s limbs have lengthened two, three, four inches; their spines have lengthened, their height’s grown. And I’ve seen places on the body fill in where chunks had been pulled out. But I haven’t seen a whole limb grow, or I haven’t seen half a limb grow, I mean, and complete itself and be a full limb again. I don’t know. Possibly something to do with structural pattern or the bud or something has to be implanted along the line or something. One of these days we’ll find out what that is and then we’ll all have two heads.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 4, 1953

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“FESTIVAL: The GREAT PEANUT RACE is the next major event of the Festival! The three lowest hour auditors in the last five days will engage in a death defying race pushing each a peanut around the entire circle of the Prom Deck amid the cheers of the multitude. The Contestants should be equipt with knee pads and gloves. Three peanuts must be provided of suitable size with spares in case of a track crack up.” — The Commodore, October 4, 1971

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“From my understanding of the tech, Thetans have no sex so sexual attraction itself is a GE abberation. In fact, thetan’s interest in human sexual intercourse and the associated sensations is one of the main reasons we became stuck inside our current bodies (blanketing, putting out tractor beams, etc.) Based on this and the fact that the 2nd Dynamic exists, I would say Hubbard believed that sex for any reason besides creation was abberative.”

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2000: Tory Christman reported meeting a young Scientologist in Burbank, California. “A few weeks ago a family contacted the LMT and asked if someone, anyone could please help them talk to their child who had joined staff in Scientology. Since both Jesse and I were coming to LA anyways, we said sure. We brought some basic information for the person to read, and a few videos to watch. OSA intercepted the family in the parking lot and took the person. The father got this person and they all went into the reception to sit and talk. They sat on a couch in the lobby all crowded around each other, talking. I took a paper down to the father just to explain the essence of what we were going to do. I noticed 4 strategically posted Scientologists, one being the person who took over the Scientology Parishioners League I was asked to head up last October. He walked up to me and said ‘Tory HOW COULD YOU?’ I asked, ‘How could I what?’ He rattled off the party line of sleep deprivation, etc. I told him all we were going to do was show the person some information. Why couldn’t he look at both sides? He didn’t have an answer for that. Every time we would walk towards the family, a Scientologist would close in towards the family and say ‘Come with US’ the parents later told us ‘in a shockingly monotone voice’. Jesse alerted the hotel security that these people (the Scientologists) were not even guests of the hotel and they had lied and told the security earlier that this was their son. Security asked them to leave, they refused, so the police were called, I walked through the doors of the hotel, and there were 4 or 5 police cars, a helicopter hovering above and the OSA against the police car with their hands in cuffs, and the light from the helicopter shining down on them. The Hotel staff that watched this was fully grossed out by what Scientology did that night. The family certainly will never do Scientology after being a part of this ordeal put on by these people calling themselves Scientologists. Quite a few public there were asking what was going on, and looked unhappy to see the Nazi like guards watching over the family. The Burbank Police told me they were familiar with this kind of thing. The young staff member had agreed to talk with us the next day. We were all watching a video when we heard a knock on the door. Two tall policemen come in. They had received a call that they ‘needed to check on the young person’. I am happy to report the young person is happy and well, and safely off staff and doing what this person wants to do.”

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“J&D is hard. Anybody can write something serious and emotional and get all the upvotes. We comedians are the true artistes.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

Civil litigation:

Advertisement(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.
— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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] Michele Fiore guilty on all counts, and Scientology link proven at trial
[TWO years ago] Why Scientology’s reclusive leader would risk re-emerging in England for the IAS gala
[THREE years ago] Prosecution plans to call 1996 victim in Danny Masterson trial
[FOUR years ago] Is this a list of all of Scientology’s active subsidiary corporations that a tipster fed us?
[FIVE years ago] Scientology once again confirms our estimates for its tiny size
[SIX years ago] For $100, Scientologist sorcerer will share secret of living to 150 (and we have the secret!)
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology has its whales — and now the Underground Bunker does too!
[EIGHT years ago] Is Scientology’s notorious prison detail — the ‘RPF’ — a thing of the past?
[NINE years ago] Pam Bondi thrills at Scientology’s mecca, Hungarian TV bends over, & other updates
[TEN years ago] Meet the young Hollywood types who introduced Cathriona White to Scientology
[ELEVEN years ago] Jon Atack: How to talk to a Scientologist to plant the seeds of doubt
[TWELVE years ago] WORLD PREMIERE: The Shrinking Cult of Scientology, A Video By Tiziano Lugli
[THIRTEEN years ago] Mark Bunker Speaks, and Atlanta Burns

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,406 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,910 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,416 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,966 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,956 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,342 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,837 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,141 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,792 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,010 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,564 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,905 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,476 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,392 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,559 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,141 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,400 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,437 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,153 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,717 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,032 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,207 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,889 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,226 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,079 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,195 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,557 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,968 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,356 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,240 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,805 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,316 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,576 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,680 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 4, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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 October 04, 2025 05:39

Inflation? Slowing economy? Trump and Kash keep owning the libs, and that’s what matters

Some links to Q-related items today

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NEW: @WIRED reports that the Trump admin is planning on building a mass social media surveillance team at ICE, which will be trawling through social media to find people to arrest and deport. pic.twitter.com/btGTYIw4Q0

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) October 3, 2025

Look, Big Macs were a dollar more expensive (If you didn't use the app) and a Joe Rogan and Pat McAfee said some woman who won a boxing gold medal was actually a man so we had no choice but to elect the guy now sending his private army after US Citizens to terrorize them. https://t.co/nZE5ulJvG4

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 4, 2025

#Breaking The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say @MacFarlaneNews https://t.co/2y8nSMp7BP

— Ryan Sprouse (@RSprouseNews) October 4, 2025

Giving QAnon dopamine hits by seeing their enemies humiliated on TV is important to the Trump Administration. Somebody should ask they why pandering to an Internet Death Cult is so important to them. https://t.co/JXrCIswIP9

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 4, 2025

Kristi Noem visiting a sniper’s perch her department set up overlooking protesters below pic.twitter.com/T1ZIwNjy6j

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 4, 2025

Their reaction to Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl is further exposing just how unhinged these people are https://t.co/GUbhp1MJzk

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 3, 2025

The challenge coins being handed out by ⁦@FBIDirectorKash⁩. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this. pic.twitter.com/GewwqUwoUl

— Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) October 3, 2025

At this point these people should claim Trump has switched the chemicals in Chemtrails to be healing chemicals that will prevent us from being harmed by spike protein shedding. Go all the way with your fanfic about water condensation. pic.twitter.com/xtyIUsfGll

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 3, 2025

“Inflation is soaring, the economy is slowing down. Ukraine and Gaza remain in conflict, but Libs are being owned and that’s what I care about.” pic.twitter.com/DmjzHeecWt

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 3, 2025

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 October 4, 2025 at 08:00

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When the evil psychs secretly paid for information about Scientology!

[Patty gave them the lowdown about CCHR, all right]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Now it can be revealed: When the psychiatrist’s association secretly paid for a presentation about Scientology’s war on their profession, and heard from some of the best in the business! Another great tale from Patty Moher, the wonderful addition to our Group Therapy podcast. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Technology Cocktail

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“SUPER POWER: A super fantastic, but confidential series of rundowns that can be done on anyone whether Dianetic Clear or not that puts the person into fantastic
shape unleashing the super power of a thetan. This is the means that puts Scientologists into a new realm of ability enabling them to create the New World. It puts world Clearing within reach in the future. This is a parallel rundown to Power in Saint Hills which is taken by the Dianetic Clear. It consists of 12 separate high power rundowns which are brand new and enter realms of the tech never before approached. Power is still very much in use on the Grade Chart but is for those who didn’t go Clear on Dianetics. Super Power will be delivered at Saint Hills within the next 6 weeks as we are right now super grooming the Super Power auditors in a special international course. It will be delivered in almost all languages.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1978

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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

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[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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“The Roman Catholic Church, somewhere along the line, through watching the dramatizations of people, picked up some little fragments of R6, and they make it look like it’s continued forward into present time. But the truth of the matter is that the loyal officers were not all killed. Xenu missed. And they were not all killed. Not by a long way…Somebody, somewhere on this planet, back about 600 BC, found some piece of R6. And I don t know how they found it, either by watching mad men or something, but since that time they have used it and it became what is known as Christianity. The man on the cross. There was no Christ, but the man on the cross is shown as every man so of course each person seeing a crucified man has an immediate feeling of sympathy for this man. Therefore you get many PCs who say they are Christ.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 3, 1968

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“Cmdr. Hana Eltringham is welcomed aboard. She is assigned to Deputy CS-1 and to part time study her FEBC. An Aides hat should be provided but other aides should groove her in. She has been CS-1 and CS-4 before. The Flag Org is full throttle getting trained up to FEBC and handling existing traffic and should be concentrating soon on Org Bd Hats for orgs, its overdue assignment. We are very glad to see some Veterans back to Flag.” — The Commodore, October 3, 1970

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“‘Love and Freedom’ is the tool the 1.1s use to win (our own wrong-headed) support, as like, as our government that promotes and talks about freedom and service to all, while taking away freedoms and taking away our prosperity. Homosexuality and related acts are not freedom, theta, or logical in this universe, at least in the part that I live in — instead they are just another extension of the alien deep-state cabal push-and-pull and complete trap to hold us in the lower tones so we can be controlled and eliminated.”

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1999: Scientology faces defamation lawsuits from Danish journalists in response to an issue of Freedom magazine which linked the journalists to the East German Stasi. From Journalisten magazine, translated by Catarina Pamnell: “The journalists behind a theme Saturday about Scientology on Danish Radio 2 in June, were subsequently put in direct connection with Stasi in the membership magazine of the movement. Scientology now faces at least three different suits for defamation and damages. Under the headline ‘The Stasi connection’, the editor of Frihed used a graphic diagram to show a connection between the journalists and the foreign department of Stasi, HVA. ‘I think it’s interesting to see what kind of connections these journalists have. It says something about what journalistic standards they have,’ says Anette Refstrup, chief editor of Frihed. ‘That diagram is pure fiction. It’s a sick conspiracy theory, born from a Scientologist mind. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,’ says Jorgen Pedersen, chief editor of the theme Saturday on Scientology. He has decided to sue for defamation and damages. The claimed connecting link between the journalists and Stasi is East German film maker Walter Heynowski. In 1989, he visited the educational center of Danmark’s Radio.
Heynowski had made several documentaries during the time of the DDR-regime, and was invited to talk about his work and his methods. ‘I have my life’s work to protect. I have 100 percent proof that I’ve never been a Stasi agent’ says Heynowski. Another journalist involved is the freelancer Tom Heinemann, who was behind two of the parts of the theme Saturday. He is supposedly connected to Stasi through Ruth Sperling, who according to Anette Refstrup, was the director of Danish Radio’s educational center at the time when Heynowski visited. She now work’s for P1 Orienteering, where Tom Heinemann has produced several broadcasts. ‘We had hundreds of guests every year, I don’t remember Heynowski,’ says Sperling. ‘I have never heard of him,’ says Heinemann. ‘I cannot tolerate to be put in connection with a regime that held a whole population in an iron grip.’ He has now sued for defamation and damages.”

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“I was just watching a documentary about ISIS, and they put out a monthly magazine and annual report (400 pages long) that is way more slick and professional than anything I’ve seen by the unchurch of Lientology. Even the crazy jihadis have their act more together than Scientology.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

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Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.
— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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] Alex reports: Scientology is loading up pols with propaganda to ban protests
[TWO years ago] Indie Scientologists after their protest: We want to hear from church members about abuses
[THREE years ago] Scientology eagerly uses Hurricane Ian devastation for photo opportunities
[FOUR years ago] Pasadena drunk kicks hole in Scientology door: Will this ‘hate crime’ be blamed on Leah Remini?
[FIVE years ago] STUNNING LEAK: Scientology’s entire asset portfolio the year it got IRS church status
[SIX years ago] Scientologist removed from L.A. court again after screaming at judge in fraud hearing
[SEVEN years ago] Jesse Prince talks about the grieving after L. Ron Hubbard’s death — and the partying
[EIGHT years ago] Rerun Tuesday: ‘Leah Remini’ participants tell us what the series has meant to them
[NINE years ago] L. Ron Hubbard in exile: When Scientology’s leader ran things while on the lam
[TEN years ago] ‘Going Clear’ Q&A: Mike Rinder and Sara Goldberg take heat from Scientologists
[ELEVEN years ago] What VICE magazine got wrong about Scientology in the UK
[TWELVE years ago] LIVE FROM TAMPA: The Garcia v. Scientology Federal Fraud Lawsuit Mini-Trial!
[THIRTEEN years ago] Scientology’s Meltdown: A Story Told in Pictures

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,405 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,909 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,415 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,965 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,955 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,341 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,836 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,140 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,791 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,009 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,563 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,904 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,475 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,391 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,558 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,140 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,399 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,436 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,152 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,716 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,031 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,206 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,888 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,225 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,078 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,194 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,556 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,967 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,355 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,239 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,804 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,315 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,575 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,679 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 3, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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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Trump enjoying his time off during the shutdown by trolling the libturds

Some links to Q-related items today

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Stephen Miller said giving emergency care to a migrant “is sinful.”

However, the Bible says: "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were… https://t.co/D41rI0EBnv

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 3, 2025

MacCallum: I understand that there are two sides to this argument

Coons: There is not two sides to this argument. The president said Democrats want to give a gold plated medicare program for illegal aliens. That is not true. pic.twitter.com/GS5EdFmp6R

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 2, 2025

What a weirdo pic.twitter.com/o5xRSRjeP9

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 3, 2025

Grandpa really loves these AI generated videos. Can't wait till he has Hillary altered to be massively overweight and holding a rock before she jumps backwards and shatters a glass bridge. https://t.co/EQmVN4ubTe

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 3, 2025

How humiliating https://t.co/LzV5mNXjPy

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 2, 2025

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick… pic.twitter.com/QenOtmIlPY

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 2, 2025

Dozens of masked and armed federal agents backed by a Blackhawk helicopter descend on a Chicago apartment building, handcuff everyone including kids, then check them all for outstanding warrants and immigration status. https://t.co/sHG3fYnrMc

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 2, 2025

Leftists when liberals were sounding every alarm available over the fascist playbook known as Project 2025. pic.twitter.com/a6fh8oQjfC

— Tim (@trouble_man90) October 3, 2025

“Trump is telling us MedBeds are real.” Is the QAnon takeaway from today’s press conference. https://t.co/TismZG4Qnq

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 2, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend doesn’t believe the United States landed on the moon pic.twitter.com/c7HF1Er2W8

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 3, 2025

These are the people running the country pic.twitter.com/8hnXOKRYE6

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 2, 2025

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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Published on October 03, 2025 05:49

New documents reveal Scientology’s earliest battles against naysayers

[L. Ron Hubbard, charmer]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re going way back today to the very start of the Scientology movement, in the weeks and months after L. Ron Hubbard’s book ‘Dianetics’ was first published. New documents show us who went crazy for this book, and who were among the first to denounce it! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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“We are making Clears these days in many cases so fast that Clearing Course bracelet numbers are jumping up by the thousands per month. We are also finding that
some old Dianetic pcs had gone Clear and the auditors didn’t notice. Incredibly enough, sometimes on a next life basis we are running into Dianetic Clears from 1949 and ‘50 so even those auditors were better than they thought they were. So we’re not only making new ones we’re finding old ones—such is the power of NED.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1978

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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

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[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 three feet back of your head.’ Please tell me why nobody ever said this in the last ump-thousand years. This is fantastic. Because 50 percent, at least, of the people who come in and sit down, I don’t care what their age is — something like this — you say, ‘Be three feet back of your head.’ Sometimes you get the reaction, ‘Why?’ ‘Well, it might be more comfortable outside.’ ‘Might be more comfortable outside! You mean people are inside their heads!’ You would be just amazed how often one gets that reaction. One girl I know was given 125 electric shocks because the psychiatrist found she was outside of her head. Too sane for him.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 2, 1953

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“This evening there will be a cocktail party aboard and 100+ top VIPs are expected as well as one very, very VIP person. The cocktail will be held in the main dining room and will as usual extend into the B Deck Foyer. Therefore body traffic into this area is to be kept to an absolute minimum. Male & Female occupants of B deck cabins are asked NOT to wander up the passageways and into toilets clad only in a towel during cocktail time. Remember that the VIPs will be using these heads. LAST REQUEST: Please try not to hang around the aft quarter deck or Prom decks during the cocktail — many of the guests will be taking a tour to the bridge at some time during the evening. As these requirements have been made publically known in the OODay, there will be no excuse for offenders, and I will take very strong action on any I find. Remember we are TOP EXECS of an INT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CORP.” — Lt. N.F. Starkey, Captain, October 2, 1971

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“I aligned myself with LRH directly after I read, Scientology: A New Slant on Life. It made such sense. But why it made such sense is explained in that I am a part of a vanguard group of beings who knew that Earth is a very sick planet that will likely spread its contagious illness elsewhere if not stopped here.”

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1998: A hearing was held in the Dennis Erlich case this week. Keith Henson posted a report on the proceedings. “[I] came in with Carla Oakley doing a fine job on a number of points. One which stuck in my mind (because Judge Whyte ruled against me on it) was that the courts have held that you have to look at a larger picture than just a few pages which were copyrighted as a tiny unit of something larger, and that it has been held by the courts that sometimes fair use
permits quoting the whole thing. There was considerable argument about deposing Mary Sue Hubbard. It looks possible that Judge Whyte may permit that. If so, it will have to be done fairly soon, because the pretrial conf was set for Dec. 18. The scns wanted a date after April, because Rosen is tied up in other cases till then. Dennis’ lawyers wanted one as soon as they could get it. They argued that the order Dennis is under greatly inhibits his ability to speak out against the abuses of scientology. Judge Whyte got very hot at this accusation, saying that that was not his intention. After the hearing, the judge called all the lawyers into chambers and imposed a settlement conference on them. Judge Whyte seems to have put the scns on notice that they have potential problems because of their abuse of Dennis’ civil rights when they got and then abused a civil search warrant they got from him– one which he later ruled was unconstitutional.”

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“I’ve been in a ‘Is that all there is to Scientology?’ mood lately. It comes with the territory.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

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Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.
— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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 donor Rebecca Minkoff gets star turn as RHONY 15 begins
[TWO years ago] Scientology whines that the Jane Does leaked info worse than Tom Mesereau did
[THREE years ago] Clearwater CEO Joy Gendusa recorded sychophantic video for Scientology’s leader
[FOUR years ago] Academics who ignore defectors as ‘apostates’ will never see Scientology for what it is
[FIVE years ago] New in court docs: Scientology bashes victims’ rights group, trashes Mike Rinder
[SIX years ago] Scientologists led away in handcuffs after stunning evidence of fraud heard in L.A. court
[SEVEN years ago] Clear body, wiped mind: Another woman comes forward about forced abortion in Scientology
[EIGHT years ago] Another Scientologist becomes instant star with Trump supporters, this time in Puerto Rico
[NINE years ago] How Scientology plans to take over the world: By boring us to death, apparently
[TEN years ago] An email that demonstrates how much Scientology loves going after the ‘evil psychs’
[ELEVEN years ago] Q&A with Mike Rinder: Understanding the sudden changes at Scientology’s LA complex
[TWELVE years ago] FORMER SCIENTOLOGY SPOKESMAN TOMMY DAVIS SUBPOENAED BY MONIQUE RATHBUN
[THIRTEEN years ago] Scientology’s Georgia Drug Rehab Hit with Double-Barreled Media Onslaught

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,404 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,908 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,414 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,964 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,954 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,340 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,835 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,139 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,790 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,008 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,562 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,903 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,474 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,390 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,557 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,139 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,398 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,435 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,151 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,715 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,030 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,205 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,887 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,224 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,077 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,193 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,555 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,966 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,354 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,238 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,803 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,314 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,574 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,678 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 2, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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

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Published on October 02, 2025 06:07

New documents reveal Scientology’s earliest battles against naysayers

[L. Ron Hubbard, charmer]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re going way back today to the very start of the Scientology movement, in the weeks and months after L. Ron Hubbard’s book ‘Dianetics’ was first published. New documents show us who went crazy for this book, and who were among the first to denounce it! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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“We are making Clears these days in many cases so fast that Clearing Course bracelet numbers are jumping up by the thousands per month. We are also finding that
some old Dianetic pcs had gone Clear and the auditors didn’t notice. Incredibly enough, sometimes on a next life basis we are running into Dianetic Clears from 1949 and ‘50 so even those auditors were better than they thought they were. So we’re not only making new ones we’re finding old ones—such is the power of NED.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1978

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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

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[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 three feet back of your head.’ Please tell me why nobody ever said this in the last ump-thousand years. This is fantastic. Because 50 percent, at least, of the people who come in and sit down, I don’t care what their age is — something like this — you say, ‘Be three feet back of your head.’ Sometimes you get the reaction, ‘Why?’ ‘Well, it might be more comfortable outside.’ ‘Might be more comfortable outside! You mean people are inside their heads!’ You would be just amazed how often one gets that reaction. One girl I know was given 125 electric shocks because the psychiatrist found she was outside of her head. Too sane for him.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 2, 1953

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“This evening there will be a cocktail party aboard and 100+ top VIPs are expected as well as one very, very VIP person. The cocktail will be held in the main dining room and will as usual extend into the B Deck Foyer. Therefore body traffic into this area is to be kept to an absolute minimum. Male & Female occupants of B deck cabins are asked NOT to wander up the passageways and into toilets clad only in a towel during cocktail time. Remember that the VIPs will be using these heads. LAST REQUEST: Please try not to hang around the aft quarter deck or Prom decks during the cocktail — many of the guests will be taking a tour to the bridge at some time during the evening. As these requirements have been made publically known in the OODay, there will be no excuse for offenders, and I will take very strong action on any I find. Remember we are TOP EXECS of an INT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CORP.” — Lt. N.F. Starkey, Captain, October 2, 1971

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“I aligned myself with LRH directly after I read, Scientology: A New Slant on Life. It made such sense. But why it made such sense is explained in that I am a part of a vanguard group of beings who knew that Earth is a very sick planet that will likely spread its contagious illness elsewhere if not stopped here.”

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1998: A hearing was held in the Dennis Erlich case this week. Keith Henson posted a report on the proceedings. “[I] came in with Carla Oakley doing a fine job on a number of points. One which stuck in my mind (because Judge Whyte ruled against me on it) was that the courts have held that you have to look at a larger picture than just a few pages which were copyrighted as a tiny unit of something larger, and that it has been held by the courts that sometimes fair use
permits quoting the whole thing. There was considerable argument about deposing Mary Sue Hubbard. It looks possible that Judge Whyte may permit that. If so, it will have to be done fairly soon, because the pretrial conf was set for Dec. 18. The scns wanted a date after April, because Rosen is tied up in other cases till then. Dennis’ lawyers wanted one as soon as they could get it. They argued that the order Dennis is under greatly inhibits his ability to speak out against the abuses of scientology. Judge Whyte got very hot at this accusation, saying that that was not his intention. After the hearing, the judge called all the lawyers into chambers and imposed a settlement conference on them. Judge Whyte seems to have put the scns on notice that they have potential problems because of their abuse of Dennis’ civil rights when they got and then abused a civil search warrant they got from him– one which he later ruled was unconstitutional.”

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“I’ve been in a ‘Is that all there is to Scientology?’ mood lately. It comes with the territory.”

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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. DA’s response to appeal brief due August 13.
— ‘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 December 1.

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Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Judge Hammock’s ruling is on appeal. Leah’s appeal brief was filed June 3. Respondent briefs are due September 2.
— 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. Judge Upindra Kalra’s ruling denying Scientology’s motion to strike is on appeal. Jane Does’ response to Scientology’s appeal brief submitted July 30. Scientology’s reply due October 20.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, gets ruling to depose Jane Doe 1. Trial has been set for January 10, 2028.

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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.

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 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 donor Rebecca Minkoff gets star turn as RHONY 15 begins
[TWO years ago] Scientology whines that the Jane Does leaked info worse than Tom Mesereau did
[THREE years ago] Clearwater CEO Joy Gendusa recorded sychophantic video for Scientology’s leader
[FOUR years ago] Academics who ignore defectors as ‘apostates’ will never see Scientology for what it is
[FIVE years ago] New in court docs: Scientology bashes victims’ rights group, trashes Mike Rinder
[SIX years ago] Scientologists led away in handcuffs after stunning evidence of fraud heard in L.A. court
[SEVEN years ago] Clear body, wiped mind: Another woman comes forward about forced abortion in Scientology
[EIGHT years ago] Another Scientologist becomes instant star with Trump supporters, this time in Puerto Rico
[NINE years ago] How Scientology plans to take over the world: By boring us to death, apparently
[TEN years ago] An email that demonstrates how much Scientology loves going after the ‘evil psychs’
[ELEVEN years ago] Q&A with Mike Rinder: Understanding the sudden changes at Scientology’s LA complex
[TWELVE years ago] FORMER SCIENTOLOGY SPOKESMAN TOMMY DAVIS SUBPOENAED BY MONIQUE RATHBUN
[THIRTEEN years ago] Scientology’s Georgia Drug Rehab Hit with Double-Barreled Media Onslaught

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Scientology disconnection, a reminder

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.
Mike Rinder (1955-2025) did not see his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in his final 7,589 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,404 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,908 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,414 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,964 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,954 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 5,340 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,835 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 6,139 days.
Marc Headley has not seen his mother Trudy in 4,790 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 4,008 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,562 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,903 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,474 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,390 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,557 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 5,139 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,398 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,435 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 4,151 days.
Marie Poulin has not seen her mother June in 3,715 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 2,030 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 3,205 days.
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,887 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 5,224 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 10,077 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 5,193 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,555 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,966 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,354 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 4,238 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,803 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 4,314 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,574 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,678 days.

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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 2, 2025 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, 1995-2024 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2024), 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