Neşe Devenot, PhD
@neselsd.bsky.social
Rhymes w/ paper mâché 🍉
Psychedelic humanities: literature, ethics, harm reduction 🍄
Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University 🌐
University Writing Program 📝
Indigenous/Kurdish 🟥☀🟩 ND (they/them)
chemicalpoetics.substack.com
Psychedelic humanities: literature, ethics, harm reduction 🍄
Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University 🌐
University Writing Program 📝
Indigenous/Kurdish 🟥☀🟩 ND (they/them)
chemicalpoetics.substack.com
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Neşe Devenot, PhD
@neselsd.bsky.social
· Oct 10
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
www.psymposia.com
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-...
Now on @Psymposia's website in four parts.
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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If an influencer is distilling complex etiologies down to a single “root cause,” then marketing a product to treat it, run far, far away.
derekberes.substack.com/p/this-one-t...
derekberes.substack.com/p/this-one-t...
This one trick inoculates you from 95% of wellness grifting
Discount code inside!
derekberes.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If an influencer is distilling complex etiologies down to a single “root cause,” then marketing a product to treat it, run far, far away.
derekberes.substack.com/p/this-one-t...
derekberes.substack.com/p/this-one-t...
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Drugs have always been a boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention and resource extraction in Latin America.
I'm an anthropologist with a PhD in this subject, I made a video to explain the context: youtu.be/O7njXhwtuBA
I'm an anthropologist with a PhD in this subject, I made a video to explain the context: youtu.be/O7njXhwtuBA
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Drugs have always been a boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention and resource extraction in Latin America.
I'm an anthropologist with a PhD in this subject, I made a video to explain the context: youtu.be/O7njXhwtuBA
I'm an anthropologist with a PhD in this subject, I made a video to explain the context: youtu.be/O7njXhwtuBA
My new essay is live: "The Psychedelic Alt-Right Pipeline, Part 1: Lessons for the psychedelic left from Hasan Piker's 'Collargate'"
chemicalpoetics.substack.com/p/the-psyche...
chemicalpoetics.substack.com/p/the-psyche...
The Psychedelic Alt-Right Pipeline, Part 1
Lessons for the psychedelic left from Hasan Piker's "Collargate"
chemicalpoetics.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
My new essay is live: "The Psychedelic Alt-Right Pipeline, Part 1: Lessons for the psychedelic left from Hasan Piker's 'Collargate'"
chemicalpoetics.substack.com/p/the-psyche...
chemicalpoetics.substack.com/p/the-psyche...
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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@neselsd.bsky.social joined @subliminaljihad.bsky.social podcast to discuss Psymposia's "Psychedelic Syndicate" report and recent developments in the psychedelic industry.
youtube.com/shorts/e0RNB...
youtube.com/shorts/e0RNB...
(Short) Psychedelic Critique As Public Service
YouTube video by Psymposia
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@neselsd.bsky.social joined @subliminaljihad.bsky.social podcast to discuss Psymposia's "Psychedelic Syndicate" report and recent developments in the psychedelic industry.
youtube.com/shorts/e0RNB...
youtube.com/shorts/e0RNB...
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The administration is willing to engage in extrajudicial killing of antifa activists and others on the left.
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The administration is willing to engage in extrajudicial killing of antifa activists and others on the left.
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AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
Longer statement from Brown University:
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
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There is something so deeply disturbing about this:
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is something so deeply disturbing about this:
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
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Those linking trauma to their difficulties were MORE likely to have used psychedelics in guided/facilitated settings.
The authors ask, could these memories be "implanted...while they are in suggestible psychedelic states, by guides or therapists overly invested in the 'trauma catharsis' theory"?
The authors ask, could these memories be "implanted...while they are in suggestible psychedelic states, by guides or therapists overly invested in the 'trauma catharsis' theory"?
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Those linking trauma to their difficulties were MORE likely to have used psychedelics in guided/facilitated settings.
The authors ask, could these memories be "implanted...while they are in suggestible psychedelic states, by guides or therapists overly invested in the 'trauma catharsis' theory"?
The authors ask, could these memories be "implanted...while they are in suggestible psychedelic states, by guides or therapists overly invested in the 'trauma catharsis' theory"?
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Story now updated w/ the answer:
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
Was it Prasad's Friday vaccine email? Was it the politicized review process established for the national priority voucher products? Or some other bridge too far that hasn't yet come to light? A huge loss for the American public, which was set to benefit from a quarter century of Pazdur's experience.
BREAKING scoop: Top drug regulator Rick Pazdur filed papers to retire from the FDA at the end of this month, according to agency sources. He alerted leaders at the drug center this morning. He could still withdraw the papers. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r...
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Story now updated w/ the answer:
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
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I'll continue to be "I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win"-posting, so figure I should address this point that seems to come up every so often
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'll continue to be "I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win"-posting, so figure I should address this point that seems to come up every so often
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
Q: "is it still 'winning' if only *some* good things happen in the near term instead of total planetary eco socialist revolution?"
A: yes
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::taps screenshot::
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
::taps screenshot::
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A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
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I'm about three months late to this, but I read it today, and after a term of teaching students to care with their lives about reading, and writing (and feeling, and experiencing, and creating) it hit really hard. Every single line.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm about three months late to this, but I read it today, and after a term of teaching students to care with their lives about reading, and writing (and feeling, and experiencing, and creating) it hit really hard. Every single line.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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OOF. That was quite a rabbit hole to go down. I used to be super interested and passionate about psychedelic research a while back, but had no idea how much the reactionary techbro influence had infected that space just like it's infecting everything else. (Can't say I'm too surprised though.)
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
OOF. That was quite a rabbit hole to go down. I used to be super interested and passionate about psychedelic research a while back, but had no idea how much the reactionary techbro influence had infected that space just like it's infecting everything else. (Can't say I'm too surprised though.)
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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.
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.
PSA for those who are just tuning into the psychedelic oligarchy clown car:
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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.
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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Responding to your other post - I'll do my best to explain multiple topics concisely. In the Ch5 vid, he references my abusive ex, whose full comments clearly reveal that he is in psychosis. He became psychotic while I was with him, during a period of intensive psychedelic & amphetamine use. (1/5)
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Responding to your other post - I'll do my best to explain multiple topics concisely. In the Ch5 vid, he references my abusive ex, whose full comments clearly reveal that he is in psychosis. He became psychotic while I was with him, during a period of intensive psychedelic & amphetamine use. (1/5)
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I know a lot of footage and commentary is swirling about today but it’s important to convey that the people who gathered outside that ICE garage in lower Manhattan were *so* ten toes down focused.
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I know a lot of footage and commentary is swirling about today but it’s important to convey that the people who gathered outside that ICE garage in lower Manhattan were *so* ten toes down focused.
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
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this! we walked right into this
We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
this! we walked right into this
PSA for those who are just tuning into the psychedelic oligarchy clown car:
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
PSA for those who are just tuning into the psychedelic oligarchy clown car:
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
Hamilton Morris spent the last year harassing victims and minimizing sexual assault by psychedelic facilitators on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
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Some other recent Hamilton-related BS from a report I recently co-authored with @psymposia.bsky.social
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Some other recent Hamilton-related BS from a report I recently co-authored with @psymposia.bsky.social
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
www.psymposia.com/magazine/psy...
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Just learning how ridiculous the psychedelic/Silicon Valley crossover has gotten?
We wrote a long-form report on the financial influences and ideological crossovers between the industries here:
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
We wrote a long-form report on the financial influences and ideological crossovers between the industries here:
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just learning how ridiculous the psychedelic/Silicon Valley crossover has gotten?
We wrote a long-form report on the financial influences and ideological crossovers between the industries here:
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
We wrote a long-form report on the financial influences and ideological crossovers between the industries here:
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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There's so much content to work through here that we wrote a 201-page report about it...
Guest appearances in our report also include Hamilton Morris and Genevieve Jurvetson.
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
Guest appearances in our report also include Hamilton Morris and Genevieve Jurvetson.
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There's so much content to work through here that we wrote a 201-page report about it...
Guest appearances in our report also include Hamilton Morris and Genevieve Jurvetson.
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
Guest appearances in our report also include Hamilton Morris and Genevieve Jurvetson.
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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“There’re about a thousand of us.”
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“There’re about a thousand of us.”