Brian Pace

New York Times, always asking the tough questions no one else is brave enough to ask

Hamilton Morris cannot let Psymposia speak to any of the claims he makes about us, because he will be revealed to be outright lying and willfully misinterpreting our analyses of the space.

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.

He dropped the gonzo reporter act to become a corporate chemist for the most controversial company in the industry he claimed to journalistically cover lol. Returned to psychedelia as a pro-industry, pro-patent medicine pundit.

Some highlights?

-Silicon-Valley-centered groups funding veteran proxies to promote misguided agendas to lawmakers & attack critics

-Psychedelic investors betting on Trump admin as 'best hope for mental health'

-Psychedelic CEO's creating misinfo bots trained on Hamilton Morris

+ so much more!

The Psychedelic Renaissance has a Sexual Assault Problem A new Psymposia report warns about the dangers of the psychedelic industry's practices

From Natalie Storey's Maenad Diary:

psychedelicauntie.substack.com/p/the-psyche...

Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal

Hey @nytimes.com? Fuck off and leave us alone. We don't give a shit what your band of sweaty billionaire fluffers thinks about our politics.

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

A new mix from Icarus Redux weaves together the opening of Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report with echoes from the drug war and the psychedelic underground.

on.soundcloud.com/LL3t75dKMjHc...

This quote continues to rattle me to my core:

"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."

That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:

Chapter 8: “The One Guy Who Voted Yes”

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

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-...

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-...

Some light Friday reading

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

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-...

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

Next week, Lutnick on Rogan tapping an overlong cigar ash:

"So, what I'm saying is real Americans know in their hearts—like Elon does—that work sets you free."

bsky.app/profile/hung...

Correcting the Record: Addressing the The New York Times’ Deceptive Coverage of Psymposia Rather than unpacking the actual causes of Lykos Therapeutics' disastrous Phase 3 trials and FDA rejection, The New York Times produced a work of fictitious propaganda that prioritizes corporate inter

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...

In short, no. But it seems to be the case that those cheering MAHA nevertheless believe that they are against insider corruption and in favor of unduly marginalized science.

This NYT Story Blasting Leftists Is Wildly Misleading and Dangerous. Why Did They Publish It? Painting the FDA as easily corruptible may serve the MAHA agenda of eliminating oversight that keeps us all safe.

@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...

Correcting the Record: Addressing the The New York Times’ Deceptive Coverage of Psymposia Rather than unpacking the actual causes of Lykos Therapeutics' disastrous Phase 3 trials and FDA rejection, The New York Times produced a work of fictitious propaganda that prioritizes corporate inter

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...

Major psychedelic donor and Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative director, Genevieve Jurvetson, states that she is " fairly bullish on the new [Trump] administration and their passion for addressing root causes as it relates to mental health or health in general."

😂 @psymposia.bsky.social

A children's book image with a rainbow and a Psymposia logo includes the text: "Everyone I Don't Like is Psymposia: The. Emotional Child's Guide to FDA Approval of MDMA-AT"

New post on my mailing list, riffing on a meme: "Everyone I Don't Like is Psymposia"—The Emotional Child's Guide to FDA Approval of MDMA-AT, now in The New York Times; plus, Psychedelics Today promotes "safe words" for restraint, and a new report shows how therapists are indoctrinated. Link in bio.

Graffiti reading“may the rotting flesh of kings feed the earth”

our Mother she hungers

When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”