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He/him Graduate student researching psychedelics and consciousness @ UOttawa Usually thinking and doing around food justice, Black food sovereignty, and psychedelic humanities with a severe case of tragic optimism ๐ŸŽถ | ๐ŸŽฎ | ๐ŸŒฑ | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Toronto, CA

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Jamaica Psychedelic Tourism Ifetayo Harvey โ€” People of Color Psychedelic Collective The psychedelic industry, which purports to value healing and wellness, needs to build an infrastructure around reciprocity and reparations to live true to its values of wellness and healing in Jamaic...

"Is the aim of these retreats to make money, to heal people, or both? But to whom are these people being marketed, since the average Jamaican citizen cannot afford these high-priced retreats? Do they not deserve access to healing spaces as well?"

www.pocpc.org/blog/psyched...

#psychedelicsky

07.01.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.
YouTube video by Harvard Business Review You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.

youtu.be/orQKfIXMiA8?...

05.01.2026 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
We're Not Ready for Superintelligence
YouTube video by AI In Context We're Not Ready for Superintelligence

We really aren't

youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?...

29.10.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WHO Says Over 460 People Reportedly Killed At A Hospital Taken By Sudanese Paramilitary Forces The head of the U.N. health agency says more than 460 people were reportedly killed in a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region.

More than 460 people were reportedly killed in a North Darfur hospital that was overrun by Sudanese paramilitary forces, the WHO said

29.10.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 509    ๐Ÿ” 357    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Donโ€™t even sweat that'

27.10.2025 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9698    ๐Ÿ” 3491    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 254    ๐Ÿ“Œ 243

A Brief History of Halloween Isnโ€™t Fun Anymore

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26.10.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 252    ๐Ÿ” 121    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: โ€œIsrael admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospitalโ€œ

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

11.08.2025 07:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1606    ๐Ÿ” 765    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Nine things you should know before entering the psychedelic industry On psychedelic gatekeepers, and other challenges

โ€œThen imagine a fortified medieval town in the middle of the plain, called The Psychedelic Village. This is a very small group of people who have declared themselves the Elders and Gatekeepers of psychedelic culture.โ€

open.substack.com/pub/ecstatic...

08.07.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Queer as Fungi: What Mushrooms Can Teach Us About Resistance and Community For powerful lessons about organizing and queer community, letโ€™s look beneath our feet.

"Lichensโ€”which are part fungi, part photosynthetic microorganismsโ€”are best understood as living, interdependent communities... They teach us that our fixation on individualism is not only inaccurate biologically, itโ€™s a dead end."
-Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
truthout.org/articles/que...

02.07.2025 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Little Simz - Free (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Little Simz Little Simz - Free (Official Audio)

youtu.be/goChcI7lH0o?...

10.06.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Psychedelic therapy shows promise for trauma, but for communities of colour, it recalls a legacy of exploitation, leaving mistrust around racialized risks.

Register below to learn more about what happened in Lexington, Kentucky from the 40s to the 70s!

shorturl.at/ZlB5L

#psychedelicsky #blacksky

24.05.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Home | Building a History

During the Cold War, the CIA sponsored unethical drug experimentsโ€”often on incarcerated Black menโ€”in pursuit of "mind control."

Fifty years later, weโ€™re uncovering this hidden history and its lasting harm. Learn more through our website here: shorturl.at/U5g7Y

#psychedelicsky #blacksky

23.05.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Building a History: Uncovering Unethical Mind Control Research in Kentucky, Tue, May 27, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup Did you know that incarcerated Black men were experimented on for decades? From 1947 to 1974, the CIA used and exploited Black men in studies to test psychotropic drugs for

Did you know that incarcerated Black men were experimented on for decades? From 1947 to 1974, the CIA used and exploited Black men in studies to test psychedelic drugs for mind control.

Want to learn more about our research project attempting to uncover the truth? Sign up below!

shorturl.at/sUhA1

23.05.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ranking the Myths of the System
YouTube video by Andrewism Ranking the Myths of the System

The only tier list that I'm actually considering. @andrewsage.bsky.social

Prefigurite politics is a solid recommendation offered at the end of the video. I'm definitely going to learn more about it. How can we build a new society within the shell of the old?

youtu.be/bTp7TILYfkE?...

15.04.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Politicians want to normalise whatโ€™s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage wonโ€™t let that happen | Nesrine Malik The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stake, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

"Gaza has been deported to another dimension in which no rules apply." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.04.2025 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 438    ๐Ÿ” 169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Why Psychedelic Healing is Bigger Than the Self Indigenous plant medicine is rooted in community, but Western retreats often turn it into an

How do we centre community in this work?

"As the use of plant medicines has developed within the wellness space, psychedelics have inevitably become commodified, because we cannot escape capitalism. Weโ€™re embedded in it."

newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/why-psyche...

#psychedelicsky #PAT

21.03.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How Afro-Culinary Futurism Impacts the Food on Our Plates | The Social
YouTube video by The Social CTV How Afro-Culinary Futurism Impacts the Food on Our Plates | The Social

Very proud of my brother Chef Bashir Munye for developing the first ever African Food Studies Centre in Canada! & introducing Afro-Culinary Futurism, a tool for cultural reclamation, economic empowerment, and sustainability. Learn more about it below

youtu.be/KuEHzO27wNQ?...

#BlackFoodSovereignty

10.03.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I help people die โ€“ hereโ€™s what theyโ€™ve taught me about living | Alua Arthur
YouTube video by Big Think I help people die โ€“ hereโ€™s what theyโ€™ve taught me about living | Alua Arthur

Gentle reminder that we're all going to die!... so what do you want to do before it happens?

youtu.be/WPQ-UihGYQA?...

05.03.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The importance of still showing up for life even when it feels like the world is crashing out.
YouTube video by Dasia Sade The importance of still showing up for life even when it feels like the world is crashing out.

Another banger from @dasiasade.bsky.social reminding us to dance in the rain even when the world feels like it's coming to an end

youtu.be/n61YHkJjKdA?...

28.02.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Notes on Psychedelic Nihilism When everything is a game, it's possible you might get played

"The tech industry likewise runs on a narrative that AI is merely revealing or passively promoting a natural "weirdness" or malleability in reality, in which AI acceleration is inevitable and evolutionary. In fact, this instability is being deliberately engineered"

open.substack.com/pub/edpridea...

27.02.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beyond Stereotypes: Black Muslim Representation During this Black History Month and every day of the year, let's celebrate Black identities, including voices that bravely stand at the intersection of multiple vulnerabilities.

โ€œThe mediaโ€™s the most powerful entity on Earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and thatโ€™s power.โ€ โ€” Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X)

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cult...

26.02.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"This utopian discourse provides insight into the ways that global tech elites are instrumentalizing both psychedelics and artificial intelligence (AI) as tools in a broader world-building project that justifies increasing material inequality."

26.02.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Essential read discussing the intersections of psychedelics, AI, and billionaire dystopian fantasies.

akjournals.com/view/journal...

26.02.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s International Day of Women and Girls in Science ๐Ÿงช and what better then to share my current favorite nutrition fact. Blending two of my passions. Nutrition Science and Mycology.

11.02.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who Gets to Be Mentally Ill
YouTube video by Foreign Man in a Foreign Land Who Gets to Be Mentally Ill

youtu.be/hUtRCZ0OaQY

02.02.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Exhausted Palestinians arrive in Gaza City to no homes, killed family Thousands of Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the second day, walking kilometres to reach home.

"In the crowds is a man with a white beard walking with determination alongside his family. In one hand, he carries a blanket and a few meagre possessions. In the other, he holds onto his adult son, who has Down Syndrome."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

29.01.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What? For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate Americaโ€™s DEI retreat removes a barrierโ€”or maybe an excuse.

this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of โ€œaffirmative actionโ€ or โ€œDEIโ€ as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

16.01.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33704    ๐Ÿ” 6241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1098    ๐Ÿ“Œ 643

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