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Researching, writing, doodling (all views expressed are solely my own.)
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Psymposia
about 8 hours ago
Terence McKenna's daughter,
@kleamckenna.bsky.social
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Inside Terence McKenna's Lost Archive
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Psymposia
7 days ago
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
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Gil Durán
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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 ⬇️
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Psymposia
7 days ago
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.
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The Billionaire Who Wants Society to "Adjust" to Tech Dystopia Using Psychedelics
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https://youtu.be/7cSc4WHM-D0
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Jane MIgliara Brigham
10 days ago
Here is a link to the full interview:
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Psymposia
10 days ago
Full interview available here:
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The Fight Over Trans Healthcare Under Trump w/ Jane Migliara Brigham
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0FaFR6nr1g
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Psymposia
10 days ago
We sat down with
@janembrigham.bsky.social
of
@theneedle.media
to discuss her recent article: "Ambetter Insurance, Centene denying hormones to trans patients across 19 states in push for MAHA Medicine."
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Psymposia
11 days ago
"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
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Psymposia
12 days ago
We look at Klea McKenna's efforts to archive her father's documents, take a deep dive into Christian Angermayer's dystopian future, and interview Jane Migliara Brigham from
@theneedle.media
about recent restrictions on trans healthcare.
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Psychedelic Billionaire Dystopia, Terence McKenna Archives, Trans Healthcare Under Trump 6.18.2026
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Psymposia
12 days ago
New episode out tomorrow: Psychedelic Billionaire Dystopia, Terence McKenna Archives, Trans Healthcare Under Trump
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Psymposia
18 days ago
The "Republican Psychedelic Whisperer" Ushering in a Christian Nationalist Revival
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The "Republican Psychedelic Whisperer" Ushering in a Christian Nationalist Revival
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https://youtu.be/H2TLB4OIKEY?si=pGS_C6OL9B9fRX4v
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Psymposia
19 days ago
MAHA rhetoric is putting newborns at risk — and some psychedelic influencers are guilty of propagating it.
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How MAHA Misinformation Is Putting Newborns at Risk
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Alaina Jaster, PhD
20 days ago
I helped write this response from SSDP to the Dear Colleague letters by SAMHSA last month. People who use drugs deserve more. Every pause in care carries risk and every barrier to harm reduction/treatment could be the difference of life or death. Give it a read here:
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SAMHSA “Dear Colleague” Letters: Policy Shift Threatens Evidence-Based Drug Policy - SSDP
This blog post is a collaborative effort written by members of SSDP’s Science Policy and Harm Reduction Committees. For years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ha...
https://ssdp.org/blog/samhsa-dear-colleague-letters-policy-shift-threatens-evidence-based-drug-policy/
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Psymposia
23 days ago
Do elites want to use psychedelics to pacify social unrest? Bryan Johnson pitches psychedelics as a way for humans to keep up with AI and Christian Angermayer pitches psychedelics as the treatment for societal "adjustment disorder."
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Do Elites Want to Use Psychedelics to Pacify Social Unrest?
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Psymposia
27 days ago
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Enhanced Games Peptide Grift, MAHA Public Health Slop, Psychedelic Christian Nationalism 06.03.2026
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Psymposia
27 days ago
New episode out tomorrow: Enhanced Games Peptide Grift, MAHA Public Health Slop, Psychedelic Christian Nationalism
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Psymposia
about 1 month ago
Want to support our work? We just revamped our offerings on Patreon. Now is a great time to get involved!
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Updated Patreon Tiers and Offerings | Psymposia
Updated Patreon Tiers and Offerings by Psymposia on Patreon. Join Psymposia's community for exclusive content and updates.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/updated-patreon-159149254?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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Psymposia
4 months ago
Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 1: "DEA Informants" Available Now
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Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 1: "DEA Informants"
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Psymposia
2 months 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.
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Psymposia
2 months ago
Just 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.
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Psymposia
3 months ago
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.
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The Needle
4 months ago
Our Latest: 📰 Anti-trans hate groups petitioning FDA for registry of trans women, crackdown on transition, newly revealed document shows📰 📝:
@artemis.theneedlenews.com
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Anti-trans hate groups petitioning FDA for registry of trans women, crackdown on transition, newly revealed document shows
In the short term, this is not as dangerous as an outright ban on estrogen. If implemented and then combined with other methods of suppressing trans people, it might be far more destructive in the long term.
https://theneedlenews.com/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/
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Psymposia
4 months ago
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!
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Psymposia
4 months ago
We discuss even more notable psychedelic figures who have turned up in the Epstein files — including Paul Krassner, Rupert and Merlin Sheldrake, Paul Daley, and more.
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(Short) Even More Psychedelic Figures in the Epstein Files
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Psymposia
5 months ago
Psychedelic funder Austin Hearst was pitched to Jeffrey Epstein on being the grandchild of "THE CHIEF as in 'Citizen Kane'" and being "worth half of a fifth of the entire Hearst estate."
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Psymposia
5 months ago
We discussed notable psychedelic figures who have turned up in the Epstein files — including major psychedelic funders and investors Austin Hearst, Steve Jurvetson, and Kimbal Musk.
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Psychedelic Funders in the Epstein Files
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Psymposia
5 months ago
Austin Hearst — a major psychedelic donor and heir to the Hearst fortune — appears in the Epstein files. 🧵
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Psymposia
5 months ago
We discuss the flaws in Andrew Callaghan's journalism, his response to sexual abuse allegations, and how it relates to our experience as the subjects of targeted reporting on his platform, Channel 5.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAO...
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Andrew Callaghan Isn't Devastated
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAOLS4-hr4&lc=Ugzk5zN8wsHUpYn1B1J4AaABAg
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Brian Pace
5 months ago
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.
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Andrew Callaghan Isn't Devastated
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Margaret Killjoy
5 months ago
I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
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Margaret Killjoy
5 months ago
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Favorite books and comics 2025
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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph)
6 months ago
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
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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...
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Psymposia x Bitter Karella: Queer Horror and Mushroom Magic
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Haven't been able to stop thinking about this talk I attended over the weekend on HIV criminalization in the US. Some takeaways below...
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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.
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Psymposia
7 months ago
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-...
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Psymposia
7 months ago
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-...
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Psymposia
7 months ago
A Psychedelic Pharma CEO Trained AI Bots To Spread Misinformation
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A Psychedelic Pharma CEO Trained AI Bots To Spread Misinformation
YouTube video by Psymposia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fYzSpW9sE
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Psymposia
8 months ago
This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.
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Truthdig
8 months ago
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
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Meet the Silicon Valley Millionaire’s Club That Wants To Control the Psychedelic Industry - Truthdig
The Psychedelic Science Funder’s Collaborative has installed its members in positions of power, with the goal of controlling the field.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/meet-the-silicon-valley-millionaires-club-that-wants-to-control-the-psychedelic-industry/
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Psymposia
8 months ago
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.
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Truthdig
8 months ago
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.
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Meet the Silicon Valley Millionaire’s Club That Wants To Control the Psychedelic Industry - Truthdig
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.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/meet-the-silicon-valley-millionaires-club-that-wants-to-control-the-psychedelic-industry/
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It’s really good so far. Reading it on my camping trip right now 🖤🏕️
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Psymposia
8 months ago
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
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Psymposia
9 months ago
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
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Thomas F. Varley
9 months ago
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...
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Information theory for complex systems scientists: What, why, and how
In the 21st century, many of the crucial scientific and technical issues facing humanity can be understood as problems associated with understanding, …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037015732500256X
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Neşe Devenot, PhD
9 months ago
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.
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Psymposia
9 months ago
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-...
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