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Psychedelic Drugs · WuppertalElon Musk – a man I admire greatly but not unreservedly – used ketamine. It’s not just a rumor. He wrote about it in a series of posts on what was then Twitter. Ketamine is a manufactured drug that was originally designed as an anesthetic, and is still used for that purpose. However, it was noticed some years ago that in doses much lower than the anesthetic dose, it produces hallucinations. The effect is similar to that of other hallucinogenic d…See the Story
Ketamine, Elon, and Me
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Israel · IsraelThis war has been distinctly one-sided so far. It’s been all Israel and no Iran. But we won’t know for days or weeks how successful the Israeli Defense Forces were in their main objective of disabling Iran’s nuclear weapon program. Israel says it intends to pound Iran for two weeks. If that pounding entails anything like the strikes yesterday which involved about 200 aircraft, and if Iran’s air defenses don’t improve (in fact, they are apt to de…Read Article
Hurrah for the IDF, but does Iran already have a nuke in Tel Aviv?

Donald Trump · IranPresident Trump enjoys campaigning. The first campaign was in 2016 when he criticized the ill-advised deal that Obama had struck with Iran the year before. Under that deal, Iran promised not to develop nukes – but only for a few years. Moreover, the inspection requirements were toothless, and Iran began violating them immediately by continuing its nuke program. Trump rightly called that deal “a disaster” and “the worst deal ever” (which is sayin…See the Story
Will It Be on the Watch of Tough-Talking Trump that Iran Finally Goes Nuclear?
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What Does It Mean for Biden's Prostate Cancer to Be 'Aggressive'? A Urologic Surgeon Explains
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DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump
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