Samuel Paul Douglas, PhD

2 Dec 2025

Still recovering from 4 days of extreme socialising, information overload and sleep-deprivation at Entheogenesis Garden States: Regeneration. Currently starting a write-up for the next issue of The Ethical Trip. I'd love to hear from anyone else who was there (on or off the record.)

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Going to be hilarious if Bolsonaro loses.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social

Betting markets are breaking towards Lula as we speak. If he beats Hospital Man Jr., even with all of the corrupt bullshit — from bus services shut down to Zuck and Trump's government interfering — he's a Certified Dawg™.

This is probably going to upset some people, but it had to be said.

Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social

Dr. Sam Douglas ( @psychedelicoverground.com ) discusses the co-optation of psychedelic ethics.

This was an awesome chat to be involved in. Will be well worth watching.

Psymposia@psymposia.bsky.social

Journalist @richharidy.bsky.social talks about his new book, "Trip Reports: Stories From An Australian Psychedelic Renaissance." Catch the full interview with Rich and Dr. Sam Douglas ( @psychedelicoverground.com ) on 10/25 on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

If you’re the kind of misogynist dickwad who thinks that most women who say they were raped are making false claims, you shouldn’t be facilitating psychedelic ceremonies. You shouldn’t be anywhere near any sort of vulnerable person, let alone have any power over them.

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When choosing a psychedelic service provider, does their level of ethics expertise or training make a difference to you? EPIC (Ethical Psychedelic International Community) is conducting an anonymous survey to help inform the development of psychedelic ethics & safety training. tally.so/r/eqvWPk

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21 Sept

Glen@gergyl.bsky.social

BOM's trad Niño3.4 has broken through +3°C: www.bom.gov.au/climate/infl....

nora "nora.jewelry is now open" rude (they/them ze/hir)

21 Sept

How your latest email finds me

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@nora.zone

19 Sept

"i built a gun thats sooooo powerful it shoots people when i don't want it to. please give me trillions of dollars"

2 Sept

It’s weird how aspects of depression can sneak up on you. Sometimes you don’t notice until the tide rolls back and those spiky parts of you hit the fresh air. I’ve been taking the black dog for a walk for a long while. The world has gotten worse during this time…

2 Sept

I am now as mad as hell, and no longer in the mood to take it.

theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senat...

25 June

theyvoteforyou.org.auPauline Hanson voted consistently against pill testingFind out how this is worked out and discover how others voted on the issues that matter to you

18 June

Current mood:

14 June

Maybe someone can explain to me again how the police are the good guys, but people peacefully picketing a factory supplying a genocidal regime are in the wrong?

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

After a peaceful night with no violence at the Bisalloy picket, it looks like Chris Minns and Labor have sent the so-called Public Order squad in. They are violently flinging protestors aside to ram their SUV’s through this morning. The picket holds.

medium.comI wonder if I’m safe to drive?‘I wonder if I’m safe to drive?’

14 June

‘I wonder if I’m safe to drive?’ Under changes proposed by Labor and the Legalise Cannabis party, medicinal cannabis patients will still have to ask themselves this question. But how much better will things really be? medium.com/@drsamdougla...

14 June

@greencate.bsky.social, this 👆might be of interest to you. (PS, keep up the good work)

megaphone.org.auStop the expansion of data centres in NSWThe NSW government has quietly approved the southern hemisphere's largest data centre at Marsden Park, less than 100 metres from homes in Hassall Grove, near schools, a mosque, and local amenities. Co...

11 June

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...

7 June

Lots of thoughts to collect about this over the next week. Short version = @greencate.bsky.social and I share a lot of the DMs concerns over these proposed changes.

Cate Faehrmann MP@greencate.bsky.social

I know I'm not the only one worried about this. I’ll be approaching MPs from all sides of politics to come to the table to negotiate common sense fixes so we actually get the reform you’ve all been calling for

7 June

Also, WTF did autocorrect do to me here? I really need to pay more attention.

frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Transient multidomain functional improvement in advanced Alzheimer’s disease following high-dose psilocybin-containing mushroom administration: a case reportBackgroundAdvanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is generally regarded as a stage of irreversible functional decline. Psilocybin is known to transiently alter lar...

7 June

Honestly one of the most egregiously unethical papers I’ve seen. That this was even sent out for peer review is shameful.

Rich Haridy@richharidy.bsky.social

In today's episode of "I can't believe this got published" we have a case report telling the story of an 80 year old patient with Alzheimer’s who suddenly got better after being given a massive dose of magic mushrooms.

buymeacoffee.comSamuel Paul Douglas is a psychedelic writer and volunteer, creating transformative contentI'm a psychedelic writer, advisor, activist, and volunteer with the Australian Psychedelic Society (APS), Ethical Psychedelic International Community (EPIC) and sometimes Entheogenesis Australis (EGA)

25 May

It's really something when someone gets your sense of humour so well that they'll pay you to keep writing. (Disclaimer: subjective experiences of whether you find my work funny may vary.) buymeacoffee.com/samuelpdouglas/c/18644923

8 May

Yes, it’s a genocide. No, it’s not antisemitism to say so.

abc.net.auBreaking: High Court refuses to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appealThe High Court was Bruce Lehrmann's last legal avenue to challenge the outcome.

9 Apr

Eat shit, Bruce Lehrmann. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

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Paul Gregoire

@paulrgregoire.bsky.social

9 Apr

The US has ordered its embassy to combat anti-American sentiment in Australia by covertly disseminating its own pro-US propaganda.. This is on top of its existing initiative to monitor the crimes of migrants in this country 👇 www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-us-...

sydneycriminallawyers.com.auThe US Is Covertly Propagandising Australians, Whilst Monitoring Our Migrant CrimeThe Trump White House has confirmed that its embassies are monitoring and combating the spread of anti-US information and proactively disseminating its own pro-US propaganda.

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7 Apr

Coffs Harbour screening of Edge of Life next month! fan-force.com/screenings/e...

7 Apr

I know it's TACO Tuesday, but seriously...

abc.net.auBen Roberts-Smith expected to be charged with war crimesOne of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, is under arrest and expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder.

7 Apr

May he get a fair trial, be found guilty, and get to spend a very long time reflecting on the nature of his wrongdoing. (Also, may his defence cost Kerry Stokes vast amounts of money.) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

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The Cathy Wilcox

@cathywilcox.bsky.social

30 Mar

A statement on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association regarding James Hillier aka Nordacious and the QLD Government:

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full slack

@fullslack.bsky.social

22 Mar

What the US is purposefully doing to Cuba should be considered genocide.

canadahealthwatch.caTomorrow’s AI models are learning from today’s polluted researchThe research ecosystems AI models train on are changing in ways policymakers aren't yet attuned to.

19 Mar

I have a joke about psychedelic assisted therapy, but the punchline isn’t significantly better than SSRIs.

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social

I have a joke about men, but not all men.

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Katie Mack

@astrokatie.com

10 Mar

Good words of warning here. AI models are generally designed to read and incorporate (and, in a sense, believe) virtually everything they find online, with very few guardrails. The information can get divorced from its original source, context, & rebuttals or retractions. That's a really big problem

Nick Tsergas@nicktsergas.ca

MAHA-aligned research is entering the training data of AI models that millions of people (and increasingly governments) rely on.

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Claire Connelly

@claireconnelly.bsky.social

17 Mar

Do not use 1800 RESPECT. FOI reveals that “once a week, every week”, 1800 RESPECT is being subpoenaed, handing over confidential client notes and audio recordings of victim counselling sessions, to accused rapists and their legal teams. www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...

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reut.rsMiddle East oil exports drop at least 60% as Hormuz stays mostly closed, data showsDaily oil exports from the Middle Eastern Gulf, home to top exporter Saudi Arabia and other major producers, have dropped by at least 60% in the week to March 15 compared to February due to disruptions and output cuts amid the U.S.-Iran war, according to shipping data and Reuters calculations.

16 Mar

So glad we booked a driving holiday for next month 🤦‍♂️

Reuters@reuters.com

Middle East oil exports drop at least 60% as Hormuz stays mostly closed, data shows reut.rs/4luCYQ5

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

14 Mar

A missile has hit the US Embassy in Baghdad.

liberoreporter.itPotential U.S. attack on Kharg Island raises oil market concerns🔊 Listen to the article - Reports of a U.S. deployment of 5,000 troops, including Marines on amphibious ships, focus attention on the Iranian oil hub in the Persian Gulf A potential U.S. attack on Kha...

14 Mar

a) this is going to be so fucking stupid, and b) how long until more Australian personnel get involved in this abjectly unethical brainfart?

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Potential U.S. attack on Kharg Island raises oil market concerns 🔊 Listen to the article - Reports of a U.S. deployment of 5,000 troops, including Marines on amphibious ships, focus attention on the Iranian oil hub in the Persian

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Jason Koebler

@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

12 Mar

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out: www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

404media.co'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting BackKenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

12 Mar

“Net zero trauma” is still a devastatingly stupid turn of phrase.

12 Mar

How ever could we have predicted this? If only someone had mentioned that this was a risk 😒.

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9 Mar

Probably best if you don’t post the entirely of this post into Claude.‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌‌‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌⁣⁣⁣⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌‌‌⁣‌‌‌⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌⁣⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌⁣‌‌‌⁣⁣‌⁣‌‌‌‌⁣⁣‌⁣‌‌⁣‌⁣⁣‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣⁣‌‌⁣⁣⁣‌‌⁣‌‌‌‌⁣‍

9 Mar

We are so back!

Matt Settle@owltruism.bsky.social

I think it still works for me. Also this works which is very funny.

Indeed, this is super fun

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futurism.comPentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing TargetDid the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?

I wonder, does this stonewalling make it more or less likely that Claude selected that school full of children for death?

Giving myself a gold star because I refrained from using the phrase “hate-boner” in a group chat today.

Sadly, this doesn’t seem to be working for the web version of Claude any more.

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6 Mar

Are you punishing yourself by scrolling endlessly through psychedelic grift and corporate self-congratulation on LinkedIn? Has this left you yearning for a hermit-like existence you can’t afford? You need all-new Psychedelic Industry Discourse Bingo!