"We are, in fact, leftists. We do think that we should spend a lot of effort & organization improving material conditions for humanity...[so] we have a better chance of having better trips individually & collectively when we open ourselves up in these chemical ways." @brianpace.bsky.social

Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social · 2w ago

Check out @johnvibes.bsky.social interview with our team! We discuss a wide range of topics including the fallout of Lykos Therapeutics' MDMA trials, the tech bro and pharamceutical takeover of psychedelic culture, and MK-Ultra. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz1s...

We break down this viral paper in our recent interview with @tylerblack.bsky.social "What they're describing there with sweating, sleeping, hyperthermia...they're reporting a near miss death of serotonin syndrome, I suspect...and they're reporting their near miss as a success."

"Psychedelic Zealots" w/ Dr. Tyler Black

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New Scientist@newscientist.com · last mo.

A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than single syllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybin

I recently had to explain qualified immunity and the near-impossibility of holding the police accountable in the United States to my dad. "Then we live in a police state," he said.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3w ago

once again saying: Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

The wonderful @marisakabas.bsky.social let me go long on the grim historic parallels between the Prairieland defendants and 19th century America’s brutal repression—and execution—of anarchists, union organizers, and political dissidents. We are all antifa now. www.thehandbasket.co/p/haymarket-...

From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law

The Prairieland sentencing has dark historical parallels, Kim Kelly writes. But we can change the end of the current story.

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A teen holding a white flag shot down from a quadcopter in his own home. A newborn baby shot in the head while breastfeeding inside a tent. These are some of the horrific accounts of Israel’s targeting of Palestinian children from the UN’s latest report. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social youtu.be/LF_w-e3wpEI

Mehdi Reads Out UN Accounts Of Kids Killed By Israel

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There are dozens of actual far-right extremists in the House GOP caucus, people who have said and done racist, corrupt, crazy things. And you’ve never heard of them. Because the Times and other establishment media outlets have never negatively profiled them like this. The GOP gets a pass.

Who Is Darializa Avila Chevalier?

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Join us on Patreon for discussions about psychedelic art and aesthetics! Some topics from our last chat include: Adam Scott Miller, Meredith Dittmar, Bitter Karella book covers, Islamic fractals, Adult Swim, Semantrix, and Sigur Rós. www.patreon.com/psymposia

also not lost on me that as democratic socialists are winning some elections, a new red scare targeting anarchists, antifascists, and their allies is digging in hard, and today handed down 30, 50, and 100 year prison sentences to activists and organizers

I just submitted a comment on the proposed new OMB rule, which is very dangerous fo rUS science. I urge you to consider doing the same. You can do so very easily at this web page: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/164... A short comment is fine but write in your own words. More info follows..

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The billionaires have a plan to keep you calm and happy in their future fascist dystopia. Drugs. It's a brave new world all over again...don't miss this conversation ⬇️

Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social · last mo.

We profile Christian Angermayer — the billionaire behind Enhanced Games, Compass Pathways, and Atai Life Sciences. A friend of Peter Thiel, he argues psychedelics can help society “adjust” to the tech-driven dystopia he and his circle are building. youtu.be/7cSc4WHM-D0

New episode out tomorrow: Psychedelic Billionaire Dystopia, Terence McKenna Archives, Trans Healthcare Under Trump

When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.

@neselsd.bsky.social discusses the reliance on unscientific telepathic attunement in many popular schools of psychedelic therapy at the Ohio State University. youtu.be/_Iawxp2wKMQ

Telepathy in Psychedelic Therapy

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NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

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That ultimately benefits the authoritarian regime directly because when people can't discern fact, many will fall back on simply relying on the word of authority. And of course a successful authoritarian regime has asserted monopoly over authority

Psychedelics are the next front in Big Tech's dystopia.

Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Psymposia developed a primer on the psychedelic industry for leftists in response to Donald Trump‘s April 18 Executive Order, which accelerates review of psychedelic drugs deemed “Breakthrough Therapies” and makes Schedule 1 drugs more accessible under Right to Try laws.

Grateful to @theserfstv.bsky.social for having me on to discuss this.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Exclusive interview with Neşe Devenot, PhD (they/them) who explains their own personal history of research into the field of psychedelic therapy and how Andrew Callaghan used his power and platform to direct a hate campaign towards a victim of sexual assault. www.patreon.com/posts/andrew...

A law professor told me on background that depending on jurisdiction, witholding medicine may not count as as disability discrimination. I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around that when I see stories like this.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"In immigration detention, he missed 4 out of 5 chemotherapy sessions scheduled in his fight against aggressive lymphoma. A scan last month showed the cancer had spread into his bone marrow. “I was in shock, seeing those little dots,” he said of the scan...” www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...

The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them! The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.

NYTimes Communications@nytimespr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...

Our story makes clear that Hamilton Morris & Andrew Callaghan's harm toward SA survivors is ongoing. When leftists promote Andrew Callaghan's journalism, they are normalizing a hate campaign that is continuing to drive harassment towards us.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Andrew Callaghan's Hamilton Morris video targeted me w accounts from my rap*st. His video referred to me as a terror*st & incited his audience to "destroy" me. He used his platform to cover up SA in psychedelic therapy, which my work uncovered. When I reached out offering corrections, he ignored me.

When I described being targeted by 2 large platforms, this self-ID'd leftist threatened to join the hate campaign against me if he doesn't buy my story. Hostility has been a recurring default response when I've drawn attention to abusive dynamics, even in left-leaning spaces.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Andrew Callaghan and Hamilton Morris led a hate campaign against me in retaliation for drawing attention to SA. #day1 of trying to understand if leftists are okay with this.

Andrew Callaghan and Hamilton Morris led a hate campaign against me in retaliation for drawing attention to SA. #day1 of trying to understand if leftists are okay with this.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've been getting messages about @emmavigeland.bsky.social promoting Andrew Callaghan. Does anyone have a connection to her? I would love if she could use her platform to draw attention to this issue. And if she thinks it's nbd, I'd love to hear why.

I've been getting messages about @emmavigeland.bsky.social promoting Andrew Callaghan. Does anyone have a connection to her? I would love if she could use her platform to draw attention to this issue. And if she thinks it's nbd, I'd love to hear why.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 video with Hamilton Morris continues to drive hate and harassment against me. It has 500,000+ views on YouTube. When people support Andrew's "journalism," they are normalizing and supporting this hate and harassment campaign against me. This shouldn't be acceptable.

Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 video with Hamilton Morris continues to drive hate and harassment against me. It has 500,000+ views on YouTube. When people support Andrew's "journalism," they are normalizing and supporting this hate and harassment campaign against me. This shouldn't be acceptable.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Andrew Callaghan's Hamilton Morris video targeted me w accounts from my rap*st. His video referred to me as a terror*st & incited his audience to "destroy" me. He used his platform to cover up SA in psychedelic therapy, which my work uncovered. When I reached out offering corrections, he ignored me.

We bombed an elementary school, Bret

New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 4mo ago

“If past generations could see how well this war has gone compared with the ones they were compelled to fight at a frightening cost, they would marvel at their posterity’s comparative good fortune,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.

fucking yikes

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Andrew Callaghan's Hamilton Morris video targeted me w accounts from my rap*st. His video referred to me as a terror*st & incited his audience to "destroy" me. He used his platform to cover up SA in psychedelic therapy, which my work uncovered. When I reached out offering corrections, he ignored me.

Andrew Callaghan's Hamilton Morris video targeted me w accounts from my rap*st. His video referred to me as a terror*st & incited his audience to "destroy" me. He used his platform to cover up SA in psychedelic therapy, which my work uncovered. When I reached out offering corrections, he ignored me.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

While 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...

Non-tenure-track contract faculty at NYU went on strike this morning after over a year of bargaining (capped by a 24-hour+ marathon session). Big crowd of @uaw.org members and supporters, incl lots of students. They’re picketing over pay, workload, AI, a voice in faculty governance, & more.

The fact that people expect me to just quietly take this is a sign of how entrenched rape culture is. It shouldn't be okay and I shouldn't have to be the one to say it.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Andrew Callaghan & Hamilton Morris mocking me with accounts from my rapist is inherently abusive and ongoing. As a small channel, we do not have the capacity to draw attention to this on our own, whereas the video that led to threats is on a major channel with a massive audience.

Andrew Callaghan & Hamilton Morris mocking me with accounts from my rapist is inherently abusive and ongoing. As a small channel, we do not have the capacity to draw attention to this on our own, whereas the video that led to threats is on a major channel with a massive audience.

Neşe Devenot, PhD@neselsd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hamilton Morris is still promoting this narrative from Andrew Callaghan's 5Cast. It's abusive.