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TC Energy pushed CSIS to create an intel-sharing group including the spy agency, RCMP and corporations worth more than $500 million. Former CSIS director David Vigneault, a "dear friend" of Business Council of Canada president, appeared to support the idea. New from me and @zakvescera.bsky.social
Documents reveal TC Energy pressured Canada for ‘private, high-level’ access to spy agency intelligence, a move critics worry could chill legitimate protest. via @writermjs.bsky.social and @zakvescera.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-cs...
TC Energy lobbied Canada’s spy agency to share intelligence | The Narwhal
Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance
thenarwhal.ca
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
TC Energy pushed CSIS to create an intel-sharing group including the spy agency, RCMP and corporations worth more than $500 million. Former CSIS director David Vigneault, a "dear friend" of Business Council of Canada president, appeared to support the idea. New from me and @zakvescera.bsky.social
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JUST IN: All US state attorneys general agree to $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma settlement reut.rs/4029AHl
June 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
JUST IN: All US state attorneys general agree to $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma settlement reut.rs/4029AHl
Phenomenal journey through netherworlds of selling DMT on dark web with a thought-provoking level of luck.
For 7 years, Akasha Song ran secret labs that produced tens of millions of doses of DMT—one of the world's most potent psychedelic substances—and made a fortune selling it on the dark web.
His story, in this 13,000-word piece, is one of the wildest I've ever told: www.wired.com/story/rise-f...
🧵👇
His story, in this 13,000-word piece, is one of the wildest I've ever told: www.wired.com/story/rise-f...
🧵👇
The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin
Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s secret labs made millions of doses—and dollars—until the feds showed up.
www.wired.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Phenomenal journey through netherworlds of selling DMT on dark web with a thought-provoking level of luck.
Worthwhile read on how rare ancient psychedelic use may have been. And how tourism influences modern use.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worthwhile read on how rare ancient psychedelic use may have been. And how tourism influences modern use.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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move slow and fix things
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
move slow and fix things
"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society." Great stuff from MLK and @bcmerchant.bsky.social
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/martin-lut...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/martin-lut...
Martin Luther King Jr's prescient criticism of technology and power
As the second Trump era begins today, on MLK day, it's a good time to read the civil rights icon's commentary on tech, inequality, and democracy.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society." Great stuff from MLK and @bcmerchant.bsky.social
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/martin-lut...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/martin-lut...
FIRST LOOK: Common Side Effects | adult swim
YouTube video by Adult Swim
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Valuable perspectives on accountability and ethics in the world of plant medicine and psychedelics.
substack.com/@tripsitter/...
substack.com/@tripsitter/...
Building a Safe & Responsible Plant Medicine Culture: Q&A with Jerónimo Mazarrasa of ICEERS
Tripsitter correspondent, Mags Tanev & Jerónimo Mazarrasa, Director of Social Innovation at ICEERS, discuss integrating ceremonial plant practices, ayahuasca safety, & ethical tourism.
substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Valuable perspectives on accountability and ethics in the world of plant medicine and psychedelics.
substack.com/@tripsitter/...
substack.com/@tripsitter/...
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AI Chatbot Added to Mushroom Foraging Facebook Group Immediately Gives Tips for Cooking Dangerous Mushrooms
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...
November 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
AI Chatbot Added to Mushroom Foraging Facebook Group Immediately Gives Tips for Cooking Dangerous Mushrooms
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...
Russian spycraft meets darkweb drug markets. Worth a read
I investigated Russia's bizarre high tech, spy-style drug market, run by a new breed of youtube drug barons, for @GI_TOC
Download the report here: globalinitiative.net/analysis/rus...
Download the report here: globalinitiative.net/analysis/rus...
Breaking Klad: Russia’s Dead Drop Drug Revolution
The rise of Russia’s dead drop drug trade stems from several unique national factors: restrictive anti-drug policies, strained Western trade relations, and a strong technological foundation. Enabled b...
globalinitiative.net
November 14, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Russian spycraft meets darkweb drug markets. Worth a read
Still bummed I'll never have a Vice byline.
March 4, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Still bummed I'll never have a Vice byline.
Oregon is reciminalizing drugs. I haven't seen what is happening in Portland, but I'm dissapointed.
They could have tried more than a hotline (that was barely used) before calling it quits.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
They could have tried more than a hotline (that was barely used) before calling it quits.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization effort faces rollback
Drug decriminalization faces backlash in Oregon as Portland and other areas grapple with surges in fentanyl use. Lawmakers have voted to roll back the law.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 2, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Oregon is reciminalizing drugs. I haven't seen what is happening in Portland, but I'm dissapointed.
They could have tried more than a hotline (that was barely used) before calling it quits.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
They could have tried more than a hotline (that was barely used) before calling it quits.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Activist Dana Larsen gave BC politicians magic mushrooms and coca leaves for Christmas 🎄 🍄🎁
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
January 4, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Activist Dana Larsen gave BC politicians magic mushrooms and coca leaves for Christmas 🎄 🍄🎁
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
Writing about the #psychedelic snuff #yopo was eye opening.
What I thought was another explainer article drew me into a rabbit hole of Piaroa shamanism and the forces threatening the land sustaining it.
doubleblindmag.com/yopo-snuff/
What I thought was another explainer article drew me into a rabbit hole of Piaroa shamanism and the forces threatening the land sustaining it.
doubleblindmag.com/yopo-snuff/
Massive Mining Projects Threaten People and Psychedelic Traditions in Amazonia
Psychedelic yopo snuff is used in healing and shamanic practice throughout the Orinoco basin. Crisis puts people and cultural knowledge at risk.
doubleblindmag.com
November 2, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Writing about the #psychedelic snuff #yopo was eye opening.
What I thought was another explainer article drew me into a rabbit hole of Piaroa shamanism and the forces threatening the land sustaining it.
doubleblindmag.com/yopo-snuff/
What I thought was another explainer article drew me into a rabbit hole of Piaroa shamanism and the forces threatening the land sustaining it.
doubleblindmag.com/yopo-snuff/
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The Tripsitter Safe Trip Checklist:
1. Show Respect
2. Check Laws
3. Always Test
4. No Mixing
5. Comfortable Setting
6. Find a Tripsitter
7. Good Mindset
8. No Underlying Health Issues
1. Show Respect
2. Check Laws
3. Always Test
4. No Mixing
5. Comfortable Setting
6. Find a Tripsitter
7. Good Mindset
8. No Underlying Health Issues
May 14, 2023 at 9:51 PM
The Tripsitter Safe Trip Checklist:
1. Show Respect
2. Check Laws
3. Always Test
4. No Mixing
5. Comfortable Setting
6. Find a Tripsitter
7. Good Mindset
8. No Underlying Health Issues
1. Show Respect
2. Check Laws
3. Always Test
4. No Mixing
5. Comfortable Setting
6. Find a Tripsitter
7. Good Mindset
8. No Underlying Health Issues
Psychedelics are a tool not a cure
June 11, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Psychedelics are a tool not a cure