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| Journalists in D.C. taking psychedelic mushrooms for startling reason |
| 2022-08-04 |
| By Laurel Duggan Daily Caller News Foundation [WND] Many journalists in Washington, D.C. are taking small doses of psychedelic mushrooms to improve their performance, according to Politico. A 2020 D.C. ballot initiative made enforcement of bans on the purchase and distribution of psychedelic mushrooms the lowest priority of law enforcement, making the substance “basically legal,” according to Politico. The substance is used recreationally in full doses as well as in smaller "microdoses," which some believe can improve brain function. "Microdosing mushrooms as a kind of performance-enhancing brain boost — already wildly popular among the California tech set — is now fairly common in Washington, especially in media circles," the Politico article said. Additionally, many journalists are "macrodosing," or taking large quantities of mushrooms to experience a psychedelic trip, as well. Some journalists questioned the author’s claim that microdosing was common is Washington media circles. Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #14 Aaron Rodgers Says Psychedelic Drugs Helped Him Have the ‘Best Season of His Career’ The push to normalize drug use is on. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-04 17:52 |
| #13 Startling reason? Because they can't cope with reality. They are already stoned dumb by nature or nurture. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-04 15:36 |
| #12 Glad I don't have to explain to a son or daughter that what they have heard about "sports builds character" is bullshit |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-04 14:53 |
| #11 Win Win. "I see an alternate reality, where adding copious amounts of money into circulation devalues the money, like when 6 year olds play Monopoly and all paid money goes into Free Parking." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-04 12:02 |
| #10 i get my news from newsmax Looking at the news that CPAC takes Soros money, how can any source that promotes CPAC be reliable? Looking at you, Breitbart... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-04 11:59 |
| #9 if they can start smelling their words, they might come back to reality. Or die from the toxicity of the Stoopid |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-08-04 11:56 |
| #8 Some would say it is a coping with denial. I would add that if they can start smelling their words, they might come back to reality. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-04 11:53 |
| #7 since i get my news from newsmax and my opinions from rantburg and instapundit, i dont care what they eat, drink, smoke, or rub-on. WGAF(who gives a f---) |
| Posted by: irish rage boy` 2022-08-04 10:02 |
| #6 We all said the Washington media was hallucinating and now we have the proof!!! |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2022-08-04 07:41 |
| #5 ...It may well be the ONLY way to overcome the cognitive dissonance they face every day in dealing with what the Biden Administration says, and reality... Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-08-04 07:37 |
| #4 If you take enough shrooms you actual believe your own bull$hit. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2022-08-04 06:34 |
| #3 So with the schrooms they get to what....smarter than a chimp IQ? |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2022-08-04 04:36 |
| #2 Yep - that'll solve the accuracy and bias problems with D.C. media... |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-08-04 00:21 |
| #1 Well that either explains... or excuses much. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-08-04 00:20 |