Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Haven't been able to stop thinking about this talk I attended over the weekend on HIV criminalization in the US. Some takeaways below... 100
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 01/12/2025He is the first to admit he has no training in journalism or journalistic ethics and has made it up as he goes. 010
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 01/12/2025For example, the author makes numerous references to Sasha Sisko as being related to Psymposia. They are not and never have been part of Psymposia. That’s part of the ongoing false narrative being spread by people like Hamilton, who has described Sasha as a “main Psymposia person.” 020
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 30/11/2025My hot take on the Bryan Johnson 🍄 stream is that Grimes weird dream jazz and video game DJ set is…fine actually. The rest has been profoundly boring. 130
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Some other recent Hamilton-related BS from a report I recently co-authored with @psymposia.bsky.social www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy... 071
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 19/03/2025From the ruling: “…while the state’s experts disagree with the prevailing medical consensus [that trans healthcare for minors is acceptable and necessary]…the state did not present…any contrary evidence-based standards [to prevailing medical consensus] accepted by any…professional medical groups.” 020
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Favorite quote on writing, from Joe Abercrombie — author of “The First Law” series #grimdark @joeabercrombie.com 021
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 17/03/2025“On Drugs” podcast recently produced an incredibly accessible episode on trans healthcare, featuring Samantha Rosenthal. I felt inspired to do a portrait of her. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p... 010
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Major 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." 133
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 03/03/2025What does an "interlocking directorate" look like in psychedelic medicine? Graham Boyd: "To the question of PSFC's role [in state psychedelic initiatives], we're a 501c3. That means that we as PSFC do not do political work. But there's a related organization called New Approach..." (1/3) 110
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Joseph Barsuglia discussing RFK Jr. again wasn't on my bingo card for this year. 😅 Here's some coverage of his RFK Jr. takes from back when Covid started: www.psymposia.com/magazine/cor... 130
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The true unintended consequences of a psychedelic revolution: A bunch of people thinking they can freestyle rap. 280
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Nothing has ever looked more terrified than my dog pre-bath 000
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 10/12/2024God this is the stupidest analysis I’ve ever seen…yes, “Among Us.” The 2D party game. This is like someone who worked with Ted Bundy being like, “It’s crazy. We played Werewolf at the last corporate gathering and at one point HE WAS THE WEREWOLF!” 021
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 08/12/2024In closing, here is a slide from Dr. Rosenthal's presentation with an excerpt of—frankly bad ass— "Demands" from "Transvestite and Transsexual Liberation," from 1971. 9/9 041
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 04/12/2024My podcast interests are so early-Cracked.com-coded 🥲 @milesofgray.bsky.social @jackob1.bsky.social @iwriteok.bsky.social 000
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Refillable Pentel Arts Portable Pocket Brush Pen and Zebra F-301 Fine Tip 260
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 30/11/2024"I don’t know how you get from transcendental meditation to being a Republican. But people do it." -Steve Earle They sure do, Steve. 😮💨 130
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024So, I asked it to further explain how it fabricates information. 9/10 121
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Here is ChatGPT's answer when asked why it can confidently present such incorrect information. But I was curious about the information that wasn't just inaccurate but specifically made up—like Scooter Braun's Righteous Brothers covers. 8/10 111
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024After the Scooter Braun example, I asked it to just re-check the whole list. 7/10 110
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024And here, it corrects it's assertion that Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, released an album in 2010 covering Righteous Brothers' classics. 6/10 110
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Here, it corrects it's assertion that Donald Trump released an album of casino promo material called "Rockin' with Trump." 5/10 110
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I asked ChatGPT to verify a few of it's assertions, and it consistently responded that it's initial answers were incorrect. Here, it corrects it's assertion that Rupert Murdoch released a song called "Murder in the First Degree” (which I has *so* hoped was real, too!) 4/10 111
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024ChatGPT provided me with an enticing list, including Vince McMahon, Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian, Rupert Murdoch, and Scooter Braun. The first few on this list I independently verified were correct. But the further down the list I got, the less accurate the results became... 3/10 100
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Maybe they should just ban MTG from public bathrooms, instead, since she appears to be the only one threatening violence in bathrooms. 030
Russell @cheetos.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Any recommendations for new podcasts? What’re you listening to? I’m running low on new podcast content. Here’s a selection of shows I already listen to and enjoy: 130
