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Brian Pace

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PhD Evolutionary Ecologist Lecturer: Psychedelic Studies, Plants & Fungi Politics and Ecology Editor: Psymposia Bread for all, and Roses, too

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Dana Larsen @danalarsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is so wonderful! BC Supreme Court says "Drug User Liberation Front" founders who provided clean drugs to users "should be very proud" of their work, rules that CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL! This is a massive step forward. Together we will end the drug war.
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Through the Drug User Liberation Front, Nyx and Kalicum had provided tested methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin to DULF members at cost. The idea was to allow people with substance use disorders to understand the makeup of the drugs they were taking to avoid overdose and death.

“You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause and that’s something most people wouldn’t do. For that I applaud you. You should be very proud of yourselves,” Murray said, directly addressing the pair in court as she delivered her judgment.

Murray has declared Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional and given Ottawa six months to bring the legislation in line with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
well that was quick
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"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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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 16/06/2026
SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members.
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I'm having 2020 flashbacks of getting mercilessly flamed online for daring to state in print that Joe Rogan was right-wing.
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hamilton Morris has spent more than a year spreading misinformation about @psymposia.bsky.social. . We respond here in Part 1 of a 4 part series
Hamilton Morris is wearing a white shirt. His hair is greying and he is scratching his head. The text reads "DEA INFORMANTS"
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
this is not an amount of money any individual or household should be able to have and we have to abolish both billionaires as a group and the economic system that makes them possible
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Valentine Barker @valentinebarker.com · 16/02/2026
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own. I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history. 1 square = 1 year.
A graphic in pink, blue, and green that illustrates how recent many Black History events are to the current day -- ranging from 1619 to 2024.
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Austin Hearst — a major psychedelic donor and heir to the Hearst fortune — appears in the Epstein files. 🧵
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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
YouTube video by Psymposia
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Nimisha Barton @nimishabarton.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
New York Times, always asking the tough questions no one else is brave enough to ask
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Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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.
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Lucy 🕊️ @lucysrausch.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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.
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Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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.
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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!
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
From Natalie Storey's Maenad Diary: psychedelicauntie.substack.com/p/the-psyche...
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The Psychedelic Renaissance has a Sexual Assault Problem
A new Psymposia report warns about the dangers of the psychedelic industry's practices
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/11/2025
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.
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Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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:
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Chapter 8: “The One Guy Who Voted Yes”
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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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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Psymposia @psymposia.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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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Kitchen Sink Technomystic @bobcluness.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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-...
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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
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heauxmo @copolitics.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Some light Friday reading
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cyber professional @permadeath.com · 10/10/2025
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
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Neşe Devenot, PhD @neselsd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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-...
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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
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
New from @psymposia.bsky.social: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry" www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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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
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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
"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
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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."
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Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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...
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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
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
@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...
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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.
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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...
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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
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Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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."
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
😂 @psymposia.bsky.social
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Neşe Devenot, PhD @neselsd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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.
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"
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Miss Marjorie Regrets @coffinsneeze.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
our Mother she hungers
Graffiti reading“may the rotting flesh of kings feed the earth”
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Ross Carroll @rosscarroll.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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.”
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
A new McCarthy era is upon us. Stupid, depressing, and dangerous as ever. I wonder whose name will carry the dunce cap in the history books. Too many are complicit. I’ll need to find upset and action, but for now I’m feeling grief at the dehumanization inherent to all this.
Gov Hochul orders CUNY remove Hunter college Palestine studies job posting calls for probe into ‘antisemitic theories’
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 23/02/2025
"your outie subscribes to small publications to support quality journalism"
"your outie" meme from severance
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 - features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!
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a man with a beard is sitting in a room with a harp in the background
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting in a room with a harp in the background
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Wesley J. B. Vaught @wjbvaught.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Thinking a lot about these brilliant papers by @neselsd.bsky.social, @brianpace.bsky.social, and Jac Lewis. Feels VERY relevant to the moment and Elon/RFK Jr.’s obsession with psychedelics. Seems they are having a White suprematist typa existentialism and hoping everyone will jump on board!
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I always thought it was weird how much press was devoted to an unpublished study. Then it got weirder when the years kept passing by. Another great piece by Travis Kitchens. reason.com/2025/02/09/t...
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The most controversial paper in the history of psychedelic research may never see the light of day
Researchers gave psilocybin to two dozen religious clergy. Was it guided by science, religion, or some awkward combination?
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Great piece by Travis Kitchens.
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josh hardman @josh-hardman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
"a wrongful death lawsuit [...] alleges the company has also fostered a risky culture of drug use among some leaders and employees, claiming they routinely use potent psychedelics as an unregulated form of 'healing' and for recreational purposes." www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
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Family claims Dr. Bronner’s fosters a risky culture of drug use that led to employee’s accidental overdose death
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the company fostered a risky culture of drug use among some leaders and employees, claiming they routinely use potent psychedelics as an unregulated form of “healing” ...
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This is how you write a headline, folks.
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Brian Pace @brianpace.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Nearly all of the dope in NYC tested had fentanyl, while nearly none of the cocaine and meth tested did. Read this excellent government-community partnership pilot study done by dedicated harm reductionists. 👇
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