In the backstreets of Kensington, Philadelphia, there were a couple of guys laying concrete around a bollard. We got chatting and it turned out they were reinstalling the bollards because they were removed for a documentary on the making of the Rocky movie and Sylvester Stallone, as the house behind them - number 1818 - was the Rocky house đ
What happens when your backyard is no longer private, and your life can be upended by a silent camera in the sky?
For dozens if not hundreds of people in Sonoma County, CA, a fleet of government surveillance drones have led to six-figure fines, foreclosures, and evictions. The result has been tears and devastation.
A recent @aclu_nationwide lawsuit claims that county officials used these drones to spy on local residents, all while concealing the surveillance.
Swipe through to hear from some of the affected residents, then click on the link in bio for the full story by @matthabusby .
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#california #homeowner #housing #home #cannabis #privacy #propertyrights #surveillance
The scene seemed so far-fetched you could be forgiven for thinking you might be hallucinating. On the weekend in which psychonauts celebrate âBicycle Dayâ â the anniversary of the first LSD trip â Donald Trump was in the Oval Office double-checking that he was correctly pronouncing the name of a lesser-known psychedelic, ibogaine, as he signed a landmark executive order to accelerate research into hallucinogens, and to increase accessâŚ
Frankly astonishing. For @guardian_us (link in bio)
Ever since âď¸âď¸âď¸ first emerged as a popular party drug via the shores of Miami in the early 1970s, use of the stimulant has been inextricably entwined with the very essence of capitalist excess and what it is to be American: brash, bombastic and brazen. But might the decades-long blow era in the US finally be coming to a quiet end?
New for @guardian (link in bio) with props to OG @maxdaly who broke the story
âTo be perfectly honest, Mattha, there was an undeniable sarcastic ridicule throughout your article thatâs disrespectful. So youâre just not welcome at the event.â
Belatedly posting my profile (my first ever profile!) of @brucedamer , the computer scientist, psychonaut and astrobiologist who hallucinated the origin of life.
During an ayahuasca trip, Damer *became* the first protocell and remarkably his visionary insights led to an actual scientific breakthrough and a paradigm shift in the origin of life research field.
Psychedelics, he told me, shape the lens of the mind. âSuddenly new things come into view.â
For the very beautiful print version of @nautilusmag â link in bio!
Cocaine is indeed one hell of a drug. Clearly not even the UN can control it. So perhaps itâs time to *responsibly* set it free? Thanks to my source for sharing his epic story for @vice ($link in bio)
La vida es un fenĂłmeno maravilloso y todavĂa intento entenderlo. Bajo los ojos del cielo que nos miran desde todos lados, ese ha sido mi sueĂąo toda la vida. Pero sigo aprendiendo a mirar hacia arriba đ
Iâm no Einstein, I have a history degree from a second-rate university and a masterâs in journalism. I can just about hold a simple conversation in Spanish and string a few chords together on a guitar. But I have a distinctly British sharpnessâŚ
For @telegraph with thanks to fabulous editor @alexliviajones and photographer @the_uninsularist đ
âWhat was your most memorable psychedelic trip?â âWellâŚâ
Thanks to @unlikelycollaborators and @perception.box for the fun interview! And to @dmt_quest for the invitation to help produce part of their forthcoming documentary đĽ
