Scott Thompson, PhD
@sthom003.bsky.social
Professor of Psychiatry, Univ of Colorado School of Medicine. Director, Psychedelic Public Policy Partnership. Synaptic physiologist studying depression, antidepressant drug actions, and all things psychedelic in mice & people. Link: BaleThompsonLTP.org
Today, with backing from the ACLU, Kelton and twelve other named researchers filed a class action suit against the NIH under director Jay Bhattacharya for censoring their research and violating their First Amendment rights.
Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties Union
Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research
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“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles. “This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
If you love cooking and haven’t used Penzey’s spices you’re missing out. Their stuff is SO AMAZING and the owners are great people too!
Sean M@artistseanm.bsky.social · last wk.Gotta love Penzeys Spices! #penzeysspices #facism #antifascist #RepublicansAreFascists
Just when you think their behavior can’t go any lower…. Simply unconscionable!
Alt-NIHscience4ALL@alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 2w agoTime for more calls to Congress!! DoD is raiding (or trying to raid) NIH coffers to pay for more bombs. Never mind that the cost of this war could have funded a massive number of NIH grants. This regime is hellbent on death and destruction. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
What are all those GABAergic interneurons in the NAc doing? Regulating synaptic plasticity in a sex-dependent manner via GABA-B receptors!Congratulations @neurolg.bsky.social
bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 2w agoGABAB Receptors Gate Sex-Specific Synaptic Plasticity in the Nucleus Accumbens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.26.747391v1
Read all about it! Latest news on psilocybin services in the real workd! Well, Colorado and Oregon anyway! TL; DR the news is encouraging! medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08...
More than 2,300 psilocybin users report real-world outcomes in Oregon and Colorado
Over the past few decades, some psychiatrists and medical researchers have been running controlled clinical trials to assess the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics, substances that alter perc...
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Oregon's legal psilocybin program significantly reduced depression, anxiety, and PTSD among hundreds of participants in real-world settings, though researchers urge caution following isolated cases of severe adverse reactions. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.30608
Trump Caused Millions in Damage After Freedom 250 Oil Spill newrepublic.com/post/213206/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Caused Millions in Damage After Freedom 250 Oil Spill
The National Park Service had to pay $2 million for an emergency cleanup.
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The United States is digging itself into an ever-deeper debt hole. The federal debt hit a record $40 trillion on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department's data on the federal debt is released on a one-day delay. https://cnn.it/4gFkhZ7
A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
Oregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried magic mushrooms. Here is the latest data from the state's real-life experiment.
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My hypothesis is that these findings reflect more of a threshold phenomenon in which you need to get a certain number of serotonin receptors activated and beyond that there’s no additional benefit.
Bita Moghaddam@bita137.bsky.social · last mo.Real data from real people treated with psilocybin in Oregon and Colorado hot takes: lack of a dose effect AND comparable benefits for depression and anxiety improvement in people taking SSRIs @zenbrainest.bsky.social 5HT2A occupancy matters less than context? www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Real data from real people treated with psilocybin in Oregon and Colorado hot takes: lack of a dose effect AND comparable benefits for depression and anxiety improvement in people taking SSRIs @zenbrainest.bsky.social 5HT2A occupancy matters less than context? www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Real-world use, safety, and mental health efficacy of regulated psilocybin services in Oregon and Colorado
Oregon (OR) and Colorado (CO) were the first states to enact regulations for provision of psilocybin with support of licensed "facilitators." As more states and countries adopt similar policies, infor...
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Thanks to @nikoski.bsky.social and his fabulous team at Althea PBC for building the machine to collect this priceless data. See their dash board here: nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=http%3A%...
Real World Psilocybin Outcomes
Aggregate, real-world outcomes from licensed psilocybin services at healing centers in Oregon and Colorado — updated in real time as facilitators and centers record sessions.
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Scott Thompson, PhD@sthom003.bsky.social · last mo.There are real limitations to the data set, but we conclude that regulated psilocybin services in CO and OR effectively reduce self-perceived mental health concerns in the real world. The data also provide some evidence that they are generally safe, although improved monitoring is needed.
Psilocybin is safe and effective, right? Actually almost everything we think we know comes from carefully screened subjects in clinical trials, but does that generalize? We published a preprint of the first results from CO and OR healing centers. See it here: medrxiv.org/cgi/content/...
medrxiv.org
“Socialism is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made… socialism is their name for most anything that helps the people. 1952. Truman. This is how stale their desperate fearmongering is. cc: @MarshaBlackburn
Day 5 Brain Camp 🧠 was a blast! Kids worked through super engaging stations to reinforce what they learned this week. Used microscopes 🔬, guessed mystery soda flavors 🧪, and prism goggles. Celebrated with treasure hunt for ice cream! 🍦 What a week!! 😆
Tracy Bale@thebalelab.bsky.social · last mo.Day 4 Brain Camp 🧠 was all about the hippocampus! Memory work, sheep brain horizontal cut “Wow!!!” to dissect out Hpc. 🤩 Learned the scientific method and hypothesis dev to make boxes for solar s’mores ☀️🍫. Delicious 😋!! Art for our giant brains so close to being done ✔️
Day 4 Brain Camp 🧠 was all about the hippocampus! Memory work, sheep brain horizontal cut “Wow!!!” to dissect out Hpc. 🤩 Learned the scientific method and hypothesis dev to make boxes for solar s’mores ☀️🍫. Delicious 😋!! Art for our giant brains so close to being done ✔️
Tracy Bale@thebalelab.bsky.social · last mo.Day 3 Brain Camp! 🧠 We moved on to sensory systems. Some ASL kickoff and then mapping our tongues 😋 with surprise flavors 🤮 in blind taste testing. How does it taste when you can’t see or smell it👃? Dissection day of their sheep 🐑 brain. Sagittal cut to see the ventricles and the cerebellum. “Cool!”
There is still hope for science!
Tracy Bale@thebalelab.bsky.social · last mo.It’s Brain Camp week!!! 🧠 Always an inspiring week of connecting with community by teaching kids about #BrainHealth. We start with learning brain parts and function, do a bunch of cool hands on science 🧪 and then incorporate with amazing brain art.
It’s Brain Camp week!!! 🧠 Always an inspiring week of connecting with community by teaching kids about #BrainHealth. We start with learning brain parts and function, do a bunch of cool hands on science 🧪 and then incorporate with amazing brain art.
I was proud to join former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Colorado leaders for a discussion on gun violence prevention and community safety. When it comes to keeping our communities safe, politicians should not be in the business of thoughts and prayers, they should be in the business of action.
