Brian Pace
@brianpace.bsky.social
PhD Evolutionary Ecologist Lecturer: Psychedelic Studies, Plants & Fungi Politics and Ecology Editor: Psymposia Bread for all, and Roses, too
"The majority of people...know there might be no place for them in the world let's say we, the tech elite, are building." -Christian Angermayer, billionaire psychedelic investor @gilduran.com @techwontsave.us @majorityreport.bsky.social
SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members.
I'm having 2020 flashbacks of getting mercilessly flamed online for daring to state in print that Joe Rogan was right-wing.
Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust waking up to the right-wing influence in the psychedelic industry? Psymposia’s team has been reporting on this for 8 years. Check out our back catalogue to get up to speed.
Andrew Callaghan helped spread egregious misinformation about our organization and incited his audience to "destroy" us in retaliation for drawing attention to SA in psychedelic therapy.
The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhile he's now giving interviews with Pete Buttigieg and the son the President very few people today know how bad the accusations against Andrew Callaghan of Channel 5 actually are www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCSK...
Hamilton Morris has spent more than a year spreading misinformation about @psymposia.bsky.social. . We respond here in Part 1 of a 4 part series
In a new four-part series, we respond to the fire hose of misinformation about Psymposia that Hamilton Morris has been spouting for years. Episode 1 drops tomorrow on YouTube and podcasting apps!
this is not an amount of money any individual or household should be able to have and we have to abolish both billionaires as a group and the economic system that makes them possible
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5mo agokind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own. I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history. 1 square = 1 year.
Austin Hearst — a major psychedelic donor and heir to the Hearst fortune — appears in the Epstein files. 🧵
Russell@cheetos.bsky.social · 8mo agoStoked to publish my conversation with author @bitterkarella.bsky.social! We discuss their debut novel "Moonflow," their micro-fiction and text adventure projects, psychedelic mushrooms, writing queer and trans horror stories, ritual magic and more. 🍄🧟♂️🧛♂️⚰️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=einh...
We share our experience of Andrew Callaghan's poor journalism about Psymposia (featuring Hamilton Morris) and discuss Callaghan's denial and dismissal of the multiple sexual harassment and assault allegations against him.
Andrew Callaghan Isn't Devastated
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New York Times, always asking the tough questions no one else is brave enough to ask
Hamilton Morris cannot let Psymposia speak to any of the claims he makes about us, because he will be revealed to be outright lying and willfully misinterpreting our analyses of the space.
Spent the past 2h looking into Neşe's claims and I have to report that I can mostly support them :( You might disagree with Neşe's bioethical framework. The following hate campaign launched by Hamilton and Andrew against them is disgusting beyond words. Lots more details in this thread.
Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 8mo agoPSA for those who are just tuning into the psychedelic oligarchy clown car: Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry. www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
He dropped the gonzo reporter act to become a corporate chemist for the most controversial company in the industry he claimed to journalistically cover lol. Returned to psychedelia as a pro-industry, pro-patent medicine pundit.
Some highlights? -Silicon-Valley-centered groups funding veteran proxies to promote misguided agendas to lawmakers & attack critics -Psychedelic investors betting on Trump admin as 'best hope for mental health' -Psychedelic CEO's creating misinfo bots trained on Hamilton Morris + so much more!
Hey @nytimes.com? Fuck off and leave us alone. We don't give a shit what your band of sweaty billionaire fluffers thinks about our politics.
Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
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This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.
A new mix from Icarus Redux weaves together the opening of Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report with echoes from the drug war and the psychedelic underground. on.soundcloud.com/LL3t75dKMjHc...
This quote continues to rattle me to my core: "So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them." That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 9mo agoAwful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means! Lots of fresh info in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Chapter 8: “The One Guy Who Voted Yes”
Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social · 10mo agoPsychedelic Syndicate Update: Walter Dunn (Advisory Committee Member) acknowledged his prior relationship with VMHLC, a veterans coalition funded by major investors & donors in the sponsor & its parent company. In a new statement, he ignored a disclosure policy re: impartiality.
Between 2023-2024, the Wall Street Journal reported on the drug use of Elon Musk and his inner circle. This reporting revealed that some Tesla + SpaceX directors were “concerned” about Musk’s use of “cocaine, ecstasy, LSD…magic mushrooms” + “particularly his recreational use of ketamine.” 1/7
Psymposia reveals how powerful Silicon Valley funders launched a coordinated PR campaign to silence opposition and protect their financial interests. Read the full report: "The Psychedelic Syndicate." www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
morning all - if you saw the big Psychedelics conference at Harpa earlier this year (& Jakob Bjarnar's puff piece), and you thought "this reeks of some high level BS," then this deep investigation by the Psymposia team will interest you greatly. www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary
A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi
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Amazing work by @neselsd.bsky.social and the rest of the @psymposia.bsky.social team reporting on SV hijacking of psychedelic research initiatives via takeover of nonprofits This is your archetypal right wing tech-money influence network, documented with tons of primary sources
Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 10mo agoAnnouncing: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry" Now on @Psymposia's website in four parts. www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
Announcing: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry" Now on @Psymposia's website in four parts. www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary
A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi
psymposia.com
New from @psymposia.bsky.social: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry" www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary
A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi
psymposia.com