Ed Bryan, celebrating his ultimate beingness

It involves a man who, according to L. Ron Hubbard's original precepts, should be nearly superhuman, a 'homo novis' or New Man, practically a god among us mere mortals.

Join us, will you?

More amazing new material for Scientology watchers today. We only have time for a quick dispatch while we're out of the underground bunker and on the road.

First, Mark Bunker continues to release tidbits from the full-length Scientology documentary he's making, and yesterday dropped this meaty morsel: former top church spokesman Mike Rinder explaining how he oversaw a spying operation on businessman Bob Minton. (I'm rushing, so if you want background on Minton, you'll find plenty online, and I would wager that our commenters will also be happy to provide info.)

Also, The Hollywood Reporter weighed in yesterday with an eye-opening report about the church's properties in Tinsel Town...

Mike Rinder

And now, within a day of each other, both Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder, the two most high-ranking and high-profile defectors in recent Scientology history, were each notified by T-Mobile that someone was using Social Security Numbers to get into their cellphone records.

Coincidence? Mike Rinder tells me absolutely not.