Balancecraft
@balancecraft.bsky.social
Democracy, antitrust, psychedelics
My views are "a special arrangement sanctioned by history"
Postwar substack series (how did "grandfather of the VC industry" sabotage reconstruction of postwar Germany?) https://open.substack.com/pub/balancecraft/p/b
My views are "a special arrangement sanctioned by history"
Postwar substack series (how did "grandfather of the VC industry" sabotage reconstruction of postwar Germany?) https://open.substack.com/pub/balancecraft/p/b
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Greetings BlueSky! I'll mostly post photographs.
This one is currently the "Photo of the Week" in the @alexandriatimes.bsky.social .
#Pentax K-S2 with DA 70mm Limited F2.4. ƒ/4, 1sec @ ISO 200. #Alexandria #ALX #photography
So concludes my #firstpost . Thank you for looking!
This one is currently the "Photo of the Week" in the @alexandriatimes.bsky.social .
#Pentax K-S2 with DA 70mm Limited F2.4. ƒ/4, 1sec @ ISO 200. #Alexandria #ALX #photography
So concludes my #firstpost . Thank you for looking!
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Greetings BlueSky! I'll mostly post photographs.
This one is currently the "Photo of the Week" in the @alexandriatimes.bsky.social .
#Pentax K-S2 with DA 70mm Limited F2.4. ƒ/4, 1sec @ ISO 200. #Alexandria #ALX #photography
So concludes my #firstpost . Thank you for looking!
This one is currently the "Photo of the Week" in the @alexandriatimes.bsky.social .
#Pentax K-S2 with DA 70mm Limited F2.4. ƒ/4, 1sec @ ISO 200. #Alexandria #ALX #photography
So concludes my #firstpost . Thank you for looking!
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The Democratic Establishment loves this man, who, along with others, urged people to vote for Cuomo against Mamdani.
They all suck.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
They all suck.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Democratic Establishment loves this man, who, along with others, urged people to vote for Cuomo against Mamdani.
They all suck.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
They all suck.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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TIL this famous image of brain activity on psilocybin vs placebo is not only a simplified "illustration" but it's also based on a 2mg dose of psilocybin. That's barely a microdose.
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
TIL this famous image of brain activity on psilocybin vs placebo is not only a simplified "illustration" but it's also based on a 2mg dose of psilocybin. That's barely a microdose.
GOP, after yesterday's elections
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
GOP, after yesterday's elections
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BREAKING: Compass Pathways Accelerates Psilocybin Launch Timeline by 9-12 Months
More detail, including interview with $CMPS CEO Kabir Nath, in our coverage...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/compass...
More detail, including interview with $CMPS CEO Kabir Nath, in our coverage...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/compass...
Compass Pathways Accelerates Psilocybin Launch Timeline by 9-12 Months - Psychedelic Alpha
This morning, Compass Pathways announced that it is preparing to launch its psilocybin therapy (COMP360) for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) at least nine months earlier than previously planned…
psychedelicalpha.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING: Compass Pathways Accelerates Psilocybin Launch Timeline by 9-12 Months
More detail, including interview with $CMPS CEO Kabir Nath, in our coverage...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/compass...
More detail, including interview with $CMPS CEO Kabir Nath, in our coverage...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/compass...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Mr. Obama sir we tried to tell you that you were running with a bad crowd (billionaires), they’re bad news
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mr. Obama sir we tried to tell you that you were running with a bad crowd (billionaires), they’re bad news
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
Obama "asks to be challenged"
Not about the administrative bloat machine called the ACA and its exploding premiums (or any other policy and governing choices that eventually led to voters losing faith in Democrats)
But on whether he hypes up a catchphrase from an airport book enough
Not about the administrative bloat machine called the ACA and its exploding premiums (or any other policy and governing choices that eventually led to voters losing faith in Democrats)
But on whether he hypes up a catchphrase from an airport book enough
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Obama "asks to be challenged"
Not about the administrative bloat machine called the ACA and its exploding premiums (or any other policy and governing choices that eventually led to voters losing faith in Democrats)
But on whether he hypes up a catchphrase from an airport book enough
Not about the administrative bloat machine called the ACA and its exploding premiums (or any other policy and governing choices that eventually led to voters losing faith in Democrats)
But on whether he hypes up a catchphrase from an airport book enough
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🎙️ “Escape Forward” new podcast w the great 𝗥𝗢𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗥𝗔 just out: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” 1/
escapeforward.substack.com/p/the-new-to...
escapeforward.substack.com/p/the-new-to...
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🎙️ “Escape Forward” new podcast w the great 𝗥𝗢𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗥𝗔 just out: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” 1/
escapeforward.substack.com/p/the-new-to...
escapeforward.substack.com/p/the-new-to...
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Here is a point I don’t think is discussed enough: Microsoft stopped discussing their AI revenue as of Q2FY25 (announced in January).
Why? Is the AI revenue not very good? This information is extremely material yet I do not see anybody else who seems concerned.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
Why? Is the AI revenue not very good? This information is extremely material yet I do not see anybody else who seems concerned.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here is a point I don’t think is discussed enough: Microsoft stopped discussing their AI revenue as of Q2FY25 (announced in January).
Why? Is the AI revenue not very good? This information is extremely material yet I do not see anybody else who seems concerned.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
Why? Is the AI revenue not very good? This information is extremely material yet I do not see anybody else who seems concerned.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
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Q3’25 Psychedelic Lobbying Update
Here, we share our analysis of the latest developments in federal psychedelics lobbying for our Pα+ subscribers.
Here’s a review of Q3 2025 activity…
psychedelicalpha.com/news/q325-ps...
Here, we share our analysis of the latest developments in federal psychedelics lobbying for our Pα+ subscribers.
Here’s a review of Q3 2025 activity…
psychedelicalpha.com/news/q325-ps...
Q3’25 Psychedelic Lobbying Update - Psychedelic Alpha
Each quarter, we provide a look at federal lobbying disclosures by psychedelic drug developers and nonprofits. Here, we share our analysis of the latest developments for our Pα+ subscribers.
psychedelicalpha.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Q3’25 Psychedelic Lobbying Update
Here, we share our analysis of the latest developments in federal psychedelics lobbying for our Pα+ subscribers.
Here’s a review of Q3 2025 activity…
psychedelicalpha.com/news/q325-ps...
Here, we share our analysis of the latest developments in federal psychedelics lobbying for our Pα+ subscribers.
Here’s a review of Q3 2025 activity…
psychedelicalpha.com/news/q325-ps...
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Hewlett-Packard is just one of the corporations funding Trumps $300M+ ballroom.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hewlett-Packard is just one of the corporations funding Trumps $300M+ ballroom.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
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The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots
The riot control units are a major shift, underscoring the Trump administration’s push to directly involve the military in responding to demonstrations and other domestic missions.
on.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
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For The Economic Populist, @balancecraft.bsky.social has an analysis of the legal fallout from OpenAI's Sora 2 launch.
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For The Economic Populist, @balancecraft.bsky.social has an analysis of the legal fallout from OpenAI's Sora 2 launch.
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
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Good rundown from @ddayen.bsky.social on what all the Ballroom donors—Amazon, Google, Hewlett Packard, Coinbase, Union Pacific, etc.—are buying with their donations. Get-out-of-jail-free cards & big policy favors. (Union Pacific? They want merger approval to dominate rail.)
Here’s What Trump’s Ballroom Donors Want - The American Prospect
The price tag on Donald Trump’s garish White House ballroom, now up to $350 million, keeps increasing. That’s because the cost of construction isn’t nearly as important as having an inventory of…
prospect.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Good rundown from @ddayen.bsky.social on what all the Ballroom donors—Amazon, Google, Hewlett Packard, Coinbase, Union Pacific, etc.—are buying with their donations. Get-out-of-jail-free cards & big policy favors. (Union Pacific? They want merger approval to dominate rail.)
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when CHOTINER, ISAAC appears on the caller ID
![But it might work for [me]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y42pmcu7a3cdz3se4cewmt7r/bafkreib6lptrnixukj52xvkfv3k34x3v7wn2z3in5j5pwze6z76565pomy@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
when CHOTINER, ISAAC appears on the caller ID
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Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House, beginning the construction of a ballroom funded by corporate bribes. This shocking visual is finally getting Americans to talk about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/rwelAMZ
trib.al/rwelAMZ
Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House. - The American Prospect
It turns out that the notion of American exceptionalism actually makes the country more vulnerable to an authoritarian takeover. But it’s not too late to stop Trump’s attempt to consolidate a dictatorship.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House, beginning the construction of a ballroom funded by corporate bribes. This shocking visual is finally getting Americans to talk about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/rwelAMZ
trib.al/rwelAMZ
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Work-from-home increases birth rates, but firms seem to hate it. So despite a pro-fertility coalition growing in US politics, no politicians openly supports work from home
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
The Covid-19 Baby Bump: The Unexpected Increase in U.S. Fertility Rates in Response to the Pandemic
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Work-from-home increases birth rates, but firms seem to hate it. So despite a pro-fertility coalition growing in US politics, no politicians openly supports work from home
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
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So the headline is only very slightly hyperbolic. The story is pretty wild. I can't believe this stuff exists and makes so much money.
An energy healing process called The Light System where you lay in a recliner and watch colourful white noise on a TV screen.
An energy healing process called The Light System where you lay in a recliner and watch colourful white noise on a TV screen.
A Story So Bizarre That No Title Can Possibly Do It Justice
Tim, Sam and Will take on the wild world of major MAGA pseudoscience phenomenon—from a $40 million “energy healing” recliner empire to a self-proclaimed alien cabal called The Light System.
www.thebulwark.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
So the headline is only very slightly hyperbolic. The story is pretty wild. I can't believe this stuff exists and makes so much money.
An energy healing process called The Light System where you lay in a recliner and watch colourful white noise on a TV screen.
An energy healing process called The Light System where you lay in a recliner and watch colourful white noise on a TV screen.
Includes noteworthy news for rebuilding national resilience to avoid disruptions in critical pharmaceuticals: FDA granted expedited review to a company that will manufacture ketamine in USA
(more because ketamine is a powerful general anesthetic than b/c of its off-label mental health use)
(more because ketamine is a powerful general anesthetic than b/c of its off-label mental health use)
Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review themicrodose.substack.com/p/breakthrou...
Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review
Plus: New study questionnaire probes ibogaine experiences and Cannabis company lawsuit could have implications for psychedelics
themicrodose.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Includes noteworthy news for rebuilding national resilience to avoid disruptions in critical pharmaceuticals: FDA granted expedited review to a company that will manufacture ketamine in USA
(more because ketamine is a powerful general anesthetic than b/c of its off-label mental health use)
(more because ketamine is a powerful general anesthetic than b/c of its off-label mental health use)
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Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #211:
- AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics
- atai-Beckley’s 5-MeO-DMT Scores Breakthrough Therapy Designation
- California Bill Signed
- No Commissioner's National Priority Voucher for Psychedelics
- and more...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/p%ce%b1...
- AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics
- atai-Beckley’s 5-MeO-DMT Scores Breakthrough Therapy Designation
- California Bill Signed
- No Commissioner's National Priority Voucher for Psychedelics
- and more...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/p%ce%b1...
Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #211: AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics; FDA Gives atai-Beckley’s 5-MeO-DMT Breakthrough Therapy Status; Newsom Signs Psychedelics Bill; No Priority Vouchers for Psychedel...
AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics as Gilgamesh Deal Closes, Patent Dispute Opens • BPL-003 Wins Breakthrough Status as atai Raises $150M • FDA Passes on Psychedelics in First Round of Priority Vou...
psychedelicalpha.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #211:
- AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics
- atai-Beckley’s 5-MeO-DMT Scores Breakthrough Therapy Designation
- California Bill Signed
- No Commissioner's National Priority Voucher for Psychedelics
- and more...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/p%ce%b1...
- AbbVie Officially Enters Psychedelics
- atai-Beckley’s 5-MeO-DMT Scores Breakthrough Therapy Designation
- California Bill Signed
- No Commissioner's National Priority Voucher for Psychedelics
- and more...
psychedelicalpha.com/news/p%ce%b1...