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We've been disappointed by academic types in the past, so it’s really refreshing to see an academic journal take a serious swipe at #Scientology and its arbitration scheme, which has been used to derail several lawsuits brought by former church members.

Last night Clearwater’s city council once again took up the subject of #Scientology’s domination of its downtown, and Mark Bunker made the scene. He broke down the latest issues facing the city in a conversation we had last night after he got home.

New documents from London police help explain why they thought it necessary to detain Alex Barnes-Ross at the May 15 'Mission: Impossible' premiere which featured actor Tom Cruise in attendance. They were lied to, the records show, and Alex figures #Scientology was behind it.

Valerie Ross has another meaningful piece for us today, and our thanks for the job she does tackling a difficult subject. It's never easy to lose someone in your life. But #Scientology, she explains, makes it so much harder to deal with.

The news coming at us is pretty distressing, but at least we can take a brief break from the latest apocalypse to enjoy just how ridiculous the Church of #Scientology is as it prepares this planet for the triumphant return of science fiction giant L. Ron Hubbard!

It’s official: A regional council is recommending that a protest ban outside #Scientology's UK headquarters is not a good idea. As a result, the documents associated with the investigation are public, and we can now see how Scientology argued for this drastic change in the law.

Previously unpublished internal #Scientology documents give us a new glimpse behind the scenes as church leaders were freaking out over the Tom Cruise-Brooke Shields feud. And wait until you hear who they sent to get intel on the matter!

Witnessed a beautiful thing today. On my bike ride this morning in the godawful heat I saw a short man walking with a cane in the blazing sun. Then I saw a taxi stop across the street and call to the guy, offering him a free ride in the heat. Had to snap a photo. So wonderful.

On May 14, Joy Villa announced publicly that she'd left #Scientology and was turning her attention to exposing the organization's abuses. She also had access to the church's celebrities, particularly the younger ones, and has some very interesting things to tell us about them.

Tony Ortega Anytime I read about the celebrities’ kids I feel so sad for them. I wish them nothing but happiness but they all seem kind of a little lost.

Longtime Scientologist and Cobra Kai actor Martin Kove is in the news for some very questionable behavior. And speaking of dubious behavior by Scientologists, we thought we’d update you on some of the court cases we’ve been following which have had some interesting developments.

From time to time, we get asked about a curious historical nugget: In the middle of a wild 1990s fight between Holocaust deniers, there was a Scientologist in the middle of it. Did it indicate a bigger connection between #Scientology and the deniers? We finally have some answers.

For the second time in a month, #Scientology has withdrawn a petition before suffering an embarrassing no vote from a local political body. But this time, its humiliation will be even more complete as a UK council plans to go through with its denial of David Miscavige's wishes.

#Scientology has quietly been adding more 'Ideal Missions' in recent weeks, along with David Miscavige's other ribbon-cutting ceremonies this year. But does it represent real expansion? ALSO: Grant Cardone as Scientology recruiter — why doesn't Dave use him more often?

Wednesday, Claire Headley and Tom DeVocht marked the 25th anniversary of a grim event in #Scientology history: The death of Stacy Moxon Meyer. There’s a strange coda to this terrible story we learned covering the Danny Masterson criminal case that we wanted not to be forgotten.

As expected a local council voted yesterday to deny #Scientology a protest ban outside its UK headquarters. But what made it an even worse debacle for the church was that a common Scientology tactic backfired spectacularly: Watch this stunning moment on video.

We asked former #Scientology Sea Org member Chris Shelton what he's been looking into recently, and wow, did he have a fascinating and really weird response. Even after all that Chris has written and said about L Ron Hubbard, he says the truly weird stuff is where the truth lies.

Although #Scientology expends enormous effort to keep leader David Miscavige out of court, he did have to sit for depositions at least twice in 1990s lawsuits. We obtained a full copy of the first of Dave’s depositions and we're presenting the entire thing (83K words!) today.

As usual, we mark Independence Day here at the Underground Bunker by asking readers to tell us about their own declarations of freedom from #Scientology indoctrination. What led you to dissolve the political bands which connected you to David Miscavige and his tyrannical cabal?

Each 4th of July at the Underground Bunker, we ask readers for their stories about declaring independence from the Church of #Scientology. And it's always fulfilling to get responses like this. Take that, Dave.