Brian Pace
@brianpace.bsky.social
PhD Evolutionary Ecologist
Lecturer: Psychedelic Studies, Plants & Fungi
Politics and Ecology Editor: Psymposia
Bread for all, and Roses, too
Lecturer: Psychedelic Studies, Plants & Fungi
Politics and Ecology Editor: Psymposia
Bread for all, and Roses, too
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Brian Pace
@brianpace.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
New from
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This graph hits different after reading Psymposia’s “Psychedelic Syndicate” report.
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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...
on.soundcloud.com/LL3t75dKMjHc...
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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...
on.soundcloud.com/LL3t75dKMjHc...
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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:
"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:
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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:
"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”
Psychedelic Syndicate Update: Walter Dunn (Advisory Committee Member) acknowledged his prior relationship with VMHLC, a veterans coalition funded by major investors & donors in the sponsor & its parent company. In a new statement, he ignored a disclosure policy re: impartiality.
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Chapter 8: “The One Guy Who Voted Yes”
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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
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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 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-...
Read the full report: "The Psychedelic Syndicate."
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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-...
Read the full report: "The Psychedelic Syndicate."
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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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-...
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
www.psymposia.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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-...
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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Some light Friday reading
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-...
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
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Some light Friday reading
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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
This is your archetypal right wing tech-money influence network, documented with tons of primary sources
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-...
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
October 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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
This is your archetypal right wing tech-money influence network, documented with tons of primary sources
Reposted by Brian Pace
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-...
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
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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-...
New from
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
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
www.psymposia.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New from
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
@psymposia.bsky.social:
"The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"
www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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."
"So, what I'm saying is real Americans know in their hearts—like Elon does—that work sets you free."
Lutnick: "It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future. This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here. We let the auto plants go overseas."
April 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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."
"So, what I'm saying is real Americans know in their hearts—like Elon does—that work sets you free."
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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...
www.psymposia.com/magazine/cor...
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
www.psymposia.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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...
www.psymposia.com/magazine/cor...
@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...
slate.com/technology/2...
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.
slate.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@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...
slate.com/technology/2...
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...
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
www.psymposia.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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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."
March 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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."
Jules spitting facts!: "You can tell if someone is a cultist. They’ll drop in a phrase like ‘trust the medicine’ or ‘see you on the Playa’ or ‘fuck Psymposia’ or some such telling remark. It’s like a secret handshake to other cultists."
You may not know for sure, luckily I have a simple questionnaire that will tell you.
March 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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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.
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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.
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our Mother she hungers
March 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
our Mother she hungers
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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.”
To repeat: "A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for."
Today's university slashing and burning is Edinburgh, where about 10% of the budget will be cut. There'll be another case every single day until UK govts actually do something. A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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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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.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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.
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"your outie subscribes to small publications to support quality journalism"
February 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"your outie subscribes to small publications to support quality journalism"
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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!
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
media.tenor.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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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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!
February 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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!