Check it out! I spoke with @cheetos.bsky.social of Psymposia about Moonflow, and the intersection of psychedelics, transness and ritual magic that informed my writing! I ramble a lot with BIG HIPPIE THOUGHTS in this XD

Stoked 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...

Haven't been able to stop thinking about this talk I attended over the weekend on HIV criminalization in the US. Some takeaways below...

My hot take on the Bryan Johnson 🍄 stream is that Grimes weird dream jazz and video game DJ set is…fine actually. The rest has been profoundly boring.

There's so much content to work through here that we wrote a 201-page report about it... Guest appearances in our report also include Hamilton Morris and Genevieve Jurvetson. www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

Just learning how ridiculous the psychedelic/Silicon Valley crossover has gotten? We wrote a long-form report on the financial influences and ideological crossovers between the industries here: www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

A Psychedelic Pharma CEO Trained AI Bots To Spread Misinformation www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fY...

This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.

The Psychedelic Science Funder’s Collaborative has installed its members in positions of power throughout the psychedelic industry — with the goal of controlling the future of the field. By @cheetos.bsky.social

This overview provides readers with a primer on the main characters directing the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative — the organization at the heart of Psymposia’s "Psychedelic Syndicate" report.

The Psychedelic Science Funder’s Collaborative has installed its members in positions of power throughout the psychedelic industry — with the goal of controlling the future of the field.

It’s really good so far. Reading it on my camping trip right now 🖤🏕️

In an email to the Psychedelic Communications Hub on June 18, 2024—2 weeks after the FDA advisory committee voted against approving Lykos' MDMA aplication—Robyn Thomas enlisted the Hub’s support for a “Crisis Communications Plan” covering the lead-up to the FDA’s ultimate approval or rejection. 1/7

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

It is finally out! Have you ever wanted to get into information theory, complexity, and networks? If so, this is the paper for you: a comprehensive tutorial review on information theory for complexity scientists specifically. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This video provides context about the scale of forces that sought to discredit us for whistleblowing at FDA. We were targeted by a coordinated PR campaign (funded by key funders of MAPS/Lykos' MDMA clinical trials) that included firms representing Lykos, PSFC & Heroic Hearts.

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-...

tl:dr - while the psychedelics industry portrays itself as a grassroots movement motivated by doing woo & good, it is funded by corporate & silicon valley money that has attacked critics/scientists, while also manipulating public opinion through astroturfed movements and social media influencers.

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-...

For the past year, we've analyzed hundreds of primary sources spanning nearly a decade—emails, transcripts, texts, recordings, slides & other materials—revealing how a group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic industry. Out now: "The Psychedelic Syndicate”

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

Over the last year, our team at @psymposia.bsky.social has been nose-to-keyboard writing what amounts to a 200-page book about the influence and motivations behind the modern "psychedelic renaissance." "The Psychedelic Syndicate," cheers. 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-...

New from @psymposia.bsky.social: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry" www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

It's wild that @polygon.com, a video game magazine, has the most informed coverage on the ammunition inscription meanings than any source I've seen www.polygon.com/charlie-kirk...

Bespoke D&D item: The Resilient Map of Lykos (iykyk)

a person with zero experience in drug policy is now "drug czar".... historically, the job has mainly been propaganda

Cool. Seems great. “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” www.statnews.com/2025/03/28/f...

Apparently, the administration just revoked any grants that have to do with media literacy or disinformation. After all, how can you control what a population thinks when people study and report on how the public may be fooled? The email highlights vaccination & #COVID as subjects of disinfo study.

After blowing the whistle on a psychedelic clergy study over 18 months ago, I recently received this letter from Johns Hopkins' Office of Human Subjects Research finding multiple counts of "serious non-compliance" with federal human subject protections. www.psychedeliccandor.org/p/breaking-j...

My partner Lucia was quoted in The Washington Post regarding one of her clients who was disappeared despite having no criminal history and being granted humanitarian protection. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

I mean, what defense agency hasn’t accidentally included an editor in its war thread. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Our growing “Fool” wall

My mom’s dog enjoying the Spring weather

From the ruling: “…while the state’s experts disagree with the prevailing medical consensus [that trans healthcare for minors is acceptable and necessary]…the state did not present…any contrary evidence-based standards [to prevailing medical consensus] accepted by any…professional medical groups.”

Favorite quote on writing, from Joe Abercrombie — author of “The First Law” series #grimdark @joeabercrombie.com

“On Drugs” podcast recently produced an incredibly accessible episode on trans healthcare, featuring Samantha Rosenthal. I felt inspired to do a portrait of her. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Just a good dog watching her stories on a rainy morning

Who has Elon hired to help him slash social security costs? The probable new owner of Lykos, Antonio Gracias! #netzerotrauma www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

The radical leftist stock market is the enemy within.

The most #Tesla parking job I’ve ever seen.

kinda fucked up that the women who Cuomo sexually harassed are the ones teaching NYers how to not vote for him. Hardly feels like their responsibility

It’s warming up and Tilly is happy

@msmacb.bsky.social on NYT's cringey smear of @psymposia.bsky.social: “When vague accusations of ‘DEI’ and ‘wokeness’ are already being used to gut government programs, it might not be a bad time to blame the FDA’s decision on ‘a small band of anticapitalist activists.’” slate.com/technology/2...

I wrote about the NYT story that claimed “a small band of anticapitalist activists helped sink the first psychedelic compound to come before the F.D.A.” Let’s just say it was missing some important context…and it’s interesting to consider why that might be slate.com/technology/2...

1. On Feb 4, NYT published an article targeting Psymposia, full of inaccuracies & false accusations. Worse, the journalists breached editorial policy by ignoring a number of fact checks & refusing to give us opportunity to respond to allegations raised against us. www.psymposia.com/magazine/cor...

Last month, @nytimes.com ran an outrageous hit piece by Andrew Jacobs and Rachel Nuwer targeting @psymposia.bsky.social that was wormy with falsehoods and baseless accusations. Read our full response and corrections to their nonsense reporting here: www.psymposia.com/magazine/cor...

A recent published case study presents a cautionary tale of what can happen at psychedelic training retreats for professionals. Psychedelics are powerful medicines that can be profoundly harmful at times as well as profoundly helpful. #psychedelicscience doi.org/10.1186/s128...

This case highlights several red flags in psychedelic contexts: Repeated high doses Pressure to continue despite distress Discouraging professional medical help Reframing harms as "necessary" Financial exploitation