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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄
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Anthropologist, speaker, educator. Plant medicines, Land Back + organizing for collective liberation. Is Gaeilgeoir mé 💚 she/her 📍 Tkaronto

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I referenced this Simpsons episode, my all-time favourite, in my PhD dissertation. It couldn't have been more perfectly suited lol
Peyote nods. I take a slow, deep breath, and notice how it feels in my body. “So then,” I say. “How are we supposed to make any progress at all when the problems are so entangled? It’s like trying to fight socioeconomic inequality while keeping capitalism intact, a system that is fundamentally based on the very thing you’re trying to fight—it seems impossible.” Peyote smiles at me kindly. “Nothing is impossible,” she replies. “I mean, sure, when the ontological underpinnings of the systems that keep reproducing these highly unequal social orders are so fundamentally hierarchical, that’s not going to go away overnight. And yes, it makes achieving small victories that minimize how they reproduce these structures an even more challenging task. But small victories are still important. And we can’t face a problem unless we grasp its fullness.” “What actually works? What can we do?” Peyote shrugs. It was an odd movement for a cactus. “Those are good questions.” “You have no ideas about how to answer them?” I plead. “I’m just a plant,” replies Peyote, her voice mixing with that of Johnny Cash in my memory of a Simpsons episode where Homer goes on a chili-pepper-induced spiritual journey in the desert. “I can’t give you all the answers. But I can show you different ways to connect what you see in the world, and help you hear the wisdom of your ancestors and the spirits. And remember—you’re not doing this alone. You’re part of the collective.” I think about my piles of notes and data, the dozens of interviews I’ve conducted, the embodied experiences I’ve had throughout this seeking journey. It’s time to explore what they can tell me. “Well, maybe my fieldwork, and my comrades, can give me some answers.” I thank her, and continue on the path.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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My favourite episode 💚 I love it so much I referenced it in my PhD dissertation lol
Peyote nods. I take a slow, deep breath, and notice how it feels in my body. “So then,” I say. “How are we supposed to make any progress at all when the problems are so entangled? It’s like trying to fight socioeconomic inequality while keeping capitalism intact, a system that is fundamentally based on the very thing you’re trying to fight—it seems impossible.” Peyote smiles at me kindly. “Nothing is impossible,” she replies. “I mean, sure, when the ontological underpinnings of the systems that keep reproducing these highly unequal social orders are so fundamentally hierarchical, that’s not going to go away overnight. And yes, it makes achieving small victories that minimize how they reproduce these structures an even more challenging task. But small victories are still important. And we can’t face a problem unless we grasp its fullness.” “What actually works? What can we do?” Peyote shrugs. It was an odd movement for a cactus. “Those are good questions.” “You have no ideas about how to answer them?” I plead. “I’m just a plant,” replies Peyote, her voice mixing with that of Johnny Cash in my memory of a Simpsons episode where Homer goes on a chili-pepper-induced spiritual journey in the desert. “I can’t give you all the answers. But I can show you different ways to connect what you see in the world, and help you hear the wisdom of your ancestors and the spirits. And remember—you’re not doing this alone. You’re part of the collective.” I think about my piles of notes and data, the dozens of interviews I’ve conducted, the embodied experiences I’ve had throughout this seeking journey. It’s time to explore what they can tell me. “Well, maybe my fieldwork, and my comrades, can give me some answers.” I thank her, and continue on the path.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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I was cackling so much at these this morning I decided to put a few of them together for a lil ✨patrons-only roast video✨ www.patreon.com/posts/147469...
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Twitter coming in with a solid roast lmao
You look like an extra from Batman and Robin
January 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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YouTube comments stay being the funniest on Al Gore's internet
Dr Daddy issues
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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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
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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Olympic gold medal in being exactly 50% completely correct and 50% dead wrong
A TikTok comment saying: "Venezuela as a whole will be better off. The dynamics of this coup d'é·tat are unsettling and illegal, and the USA has a horrible track record when it comes to regime change, but this one will greatly benefit the Venezuela people in the years to come. This was not done because of drug trafficking, it was done to protect the U.S. dollar that is tied to oil. Same reason they went after Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya."
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Thank you AOC. 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 this morning to explain the context:
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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I AM CRYING THIS IS THE FUNNIEST POSSIBLE RESPONSE
Listening incessantly to that negative, dreary, so-called song with a repetitive chorus will exasperate your mental decline. The movie Human Centipede was even worse than the song. I recommend cleaning up your musical choices, spending some positive time outside with people, praying/meditating, and interacting with nature and animals. Seek counseling if that doesn't help enough. Have yourself a good day and happy New year to you.
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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Listen, don't judge me
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Filming today! Had some fun with my makeup ✨
Me with blue and purple makeup on
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Us in 2025 vs how we're gonna be in 2026. Watered, perked up, ready to GO
A droopy, thirsty pothos A happy, watered pothos
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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I am like this because I am either going to be terrified of the world or terrified that I'm doing something about it. – Ismatu Gwendolyn
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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There's a lot of power in your voice—literally, your physical voice. Doing things that are vulnerable but deeply human, like singing, is a way of reconnecting with ourselves and with each other:

www.patreon.com/posts/146965...
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Ok well it's been stuck like this for 20 minutes but if this patrons-only vidro manages to actually upload it's gonna be lit I swear
Singing for the revolution: There's a lot of power in your voice - not just metaphorically, but physically. Doing things that are vulnerable but deeply human, like singing, is a way of reconnecting with ourselves and with others. In this patrons-only video, I talk about the deep joy of singing "badly," and offer my own vulnerability by singing one of my favourite songs ❤️
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Excuse me what
Wind is predicted to be 66 km/h tomorrow
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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December 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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My calendar is fucking glorious right now
A completely empty calendar
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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omg 😭 MOTHER
Sasha Colby liked my video on Instagram 😭
December 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Can bad psychedelic trips be avoided?

The short answer is, sort of! Nothing can guarantee an ideal experience, but there are ways of setting things up that are more likely to result in deep, positive growth.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I'm trying to teach my 4-year-old and 7-year-old about nutrition. It's going... okay, lol
A paper with various foods and food categories on it, among other scribbles
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is what being a decolonial educator is like

youtube.com/shorts/Q4_jo...
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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It's always extra interesting when someone who actually seems quite lucid and coherent does the "and yet you participate in society" meme unironically
A comment asking why I am asking for money for my labour if I don't like capitalism
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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I made a 1.5 hour YouTube video explaining my PhD dissertation while dressed like a pirate. This is what academic accessibility looks like. It's rigorous, and also very silly

youtu.be/k9NiBmLIK-4
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I turned my PhD dissertation into a 1.5 hour YouTube video cause ain't nobody got time to read a bunch of academic nonsense but the ideas in it are really, really good

youtu.be/k9NiBmLIK-4
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM