"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

is life just a series of days where you're tired in the afternoon and wide awake at night, running behind on weekly deadlines, and seeing pants get slim and big and then slim again over the years until you die?

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. youtube.com/shorts/ByNRr...

how we got here

i feel like in the Coen Brothers universe a lot of people are really sad right now to learn The Dude is in the Jackie Treehorn files.

You can read much more about them here: www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

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. youtu.be/Si6hnPXszOk

This is action EVERY city in the country can take. If your hotels cooperate with ICE, goodbye liquor revenue.

NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program. This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE. Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.

Austin Hearst — a major psychedelic donor and heir to the Hearst fortune — appears in the Epstein files. 🧵

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...

Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…

Stay alert Detroit, Sterling Heights and everywhere in Michigan. Know your rights ✊💙🇺🇸

America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.

Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.

Re-upping this for obvious reasons.

The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something

A while back, I got a second job at a comedy club mostly to watch some free standup I quit after working three days of Schneider trying out new material and I still remember thinking "this job ain't worth the comedy"

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

We didn't man.

It's so rare and enjoyable to have a show like The Chair Company where I genuinely have no fucking idea what will happen next or, often, even what is currently happening

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.

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

Weird how when a Joe Rogan carny DemSoc quote tweets your account you end up deluged with cat ladies and bogans in the notifications.

Just sang John Prine's version of Clay Pigeons at karaoke and brought the house DOWN (meaning, comparatively to their mood and general happiness beforehand)

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

What the fuck

Ok bud

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Just fully derailed volleyball practice because a 12 year old girl was vocalizing the song Diva Plavalaguna sang in The Fifth Element and I was just so blown away that she knew it lol

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.

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.

Chapter 8: “The One Guy Who Voted Yes”

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-...

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

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-...

Proud as hell to have contributed to this and to have the honor of calling my heroes colleagues www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

Flint has compassion clubs and, holy shit, I'm never going to a dispensary again It's like a farmers market for weed with 15+ vendors selling directly to consumers No tax, no excessive packaging and the vendors are helpful and knowledgeable as hell It's my absolute ideal for cannabis legalization

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light

Promises made, promises kept. Our limited edition “STAND UP FOR TRANS KIDS” union-printed merch is here! We’re only making this one batch so get yours before they sell out: www.rayguncustom.com/collections/...

Shut the fuck up, man. Signed, An actual physicist

Just some premium fash on fash violence here. Suck it to my veignssssssss

More than 32,000 members and volunteers in the federal AmeriCorps program were terminated. The cutbacks “went largely unnoticed because most of the jobs were concentrated in nonprofit human services agencies that help underserved communities.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

It's track season in elementary schools and we give out ribbons for first, second, and third You'd be astonished how many kids get third - at least four kids claim they deserve the ribbon after every race