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Daily review 17/07/2025

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, July 17th, 2025 - 2 comments
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  1. joe90 1
    17 July 2025 at 5:55 pm

    Netanyahu was due to give evidence in his corruption trial. Nek minnit, Israel strikes Syria and proceedings are delayed.

    Pure coincidence, I'm sure

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-trial-adjourned-amid-strikes-on-syria/

  2. Dennis Frank 2
    17 July 2025 at 6:29 pm

    Trump's doing a blatant play for the ancient hippie vote:

    “This line of therapeutics has tremendous advantage if given in a clinical setting and we are working very hard to make sure that happens within 12 months,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told members of Congress. His suggested timeline for green-lighting psychedelic therapy surprised even the most bullish supporters of the drugs. And it comes as psychedelics are making inroads in deep red states like Texas, where former Trump cabinet secretary and ex-governor Rick Perry has thrown his full support behind the effort. https://apnews.com/article/psychedelics-rfk-jr-kennedy-ibogaine-mdma-4e59a3eb2d23d98f2579d25c73c34e9b

    Yet the libertarian right have a common interest with military veterans trying to recover from trauma:

    As officials in Washington weigh the future of psychedelics, some states are moving ahead with their own projects in hopes of nudging the federal government. Oregon and Colorado have legalized psychedelic therapy.

    And last month, Texas approved $50 million to study ibogaine, a potent psychedelic made from a shrub that’s native to West Africa, as a treatment for opioid addiction, PTSD and other conditions. The research grant — the largest of its kind by any government — passed with support from the state’s former GOP governor, Perry, and combat veterans, some who have traveled to clinics in Mexico that offer ibogaine.

    Could be the nutters are serious about doing something clever, but I'll believe it when I see it…