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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

Adding to my list for camping reading this weekend 🏕️

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, …

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.

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

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

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

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-...

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

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-...

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

New from
@psymposia.bsky.social:

"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"

www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

We now call ‘bad trips’ ‘challenging experiences’. Here’s why that’s misguided. Renaming adverse effects of psychedelic drugs as “challenging experiences” minimizes, almost trivializes, their negative effects.

Good article on that from some years ago www.psymposia.com/magazine/bad...

Yes and…I’ve probably looked like that kid before too if I’m being honest

Helldivers 2 is getting pulled into the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation Alleged shooter had carved anti-fascist and furry memes into shell casings

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

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So duuuumb. It’s like the first thing you learn in a nutrition course too: It’s easy to overload on fat soluble vitamins cuz they hang out in the body longer. 🤦

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

Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, forced out Top FDA official Peter Marks was forced to resign as the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

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...

FW: URGENT DATA CALL: FW: Other unrelated data call - due today: Contracts regarding censorship Wed 3/26/2025 9:34 AM This message was sent with High importance. From: Sent: Wednesday, Dear CORS Please review the highlighted text and indicate whether you have any contracts that fall within its scope that I administer for you. Please respond to me and not reply all. Please respond by noon today. Negative responses required. Thank you. Scope: Any contract support that "may be related to any form of censorship at all or directing people to believe one idea over another related to health outcomes - this could in particular include COVID prevention (masking) or COVID vaccine usage - but is not limited to COVID. So for example, any kind of contract with a media or social media organization to take down information off websites or social media. Any advertising for COVID vaccine uptake, or public health messages about dangers of COVID or not wearing masks, etc. Any contracts to promote COVID vaccine uptake. Any such contracts or grants to fight misinformation or disinformation in general. Please check for keyword 'media literacy', 'disinformation', 'social media,' 'misinformation,' 'social distancing,' 'lockdown' 'masks, etc. This should address any contract that could be used to "censor Americans" not just on COVID, but in general."

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.

Like they wanted to make paying each other a social media thing. Very strange

Breaking: Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Clergy Study Found to Have Multiple Counts of "Serious Non-Compliance" with Federal Human Subject Protections Unauthorized donor involvement and unauthorized study team members "significantly compromised" human research protection program, per JHU, citing other concerns for participants' rights and welfare.

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...

They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared. Deportation proceedings are often shrouded in secrecy. But lawyers say the lack of information about the Venezuelan migrants deported under the Alien Enemies Act is nearly unprecedented.

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/...

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

I mean, what defense agency hasn’t accidentally included an editor in its war thread.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Contrarianism in any form is maybe the true cornerstone of the scene

Our growing “Fool” wall

My mom’s dog enjoying the Spring weather

Analysis | America’s best decade, according to data When pollsters asked Americans when America had the best economy, most moral society or best music, one variable best predicted their answers. It wasn’t race, gender or politics.

This also happens to be the MAGA fallacy. When was America Great? Around when you were 11. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...