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u wake up in a ditch, well then you've got a drinking problem. If you had two drinks on the weekend with your friends and then took an Uber home, we would mostly say you're just somebody who has a hobby and you don't have a problem. But don't you think TDS is exactly like that? If somebody simply prefers a Democrat over Trump, I would say, "Oh, well, that's just a political preference." But if som…

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ly going to invest $50 million in a psychedelic drug research to treat addiction. Medical Express has this story. And I guess Governor Abbott is all in on this. And the specific psychedelic is something called ibogaine. I don't know much about that, but apparently it causes powerful hallucinations that can last for hours. And there are some studies that suggest it might help people stop using opioids or other drugs even after just one session. One session.

All right. Now, how many times have I told you a story that had to do with psychedelics improving either your mental status of depression or anxiety or addiction? It's very consistent. It doesn't seem to matter too much which hallucinogen you're using. There's something about hallucinogens that just improve your brain process. And I would argue that I've said this before, but I haven't said it in a while. Those people who have experienced hallucinogens at least once, I believe they can recognize other people who also have. How many of you would agree with that? Now, you can only agree with that if you've yourself experienced hallucinations, but I believe you can just tell in about 10 seconds of interaction with another person that you can tell if they've ever had a hallucinogen. And look in the comments, you'll see a lot of people saying, "Oh, yeah, you can tell." Because I think one experience changes you forever. And I also think and I have no backing for this whatsoever that you can tell by the eyes. I think you can look in somebody's eyes and you can tell if they've had that experience and if they're operating at that level of awareness. Now, not every time, of course, but I'll bet you more than guessing. I'll bet

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you could tell. All right, ladies and gentlemen, that's what I had for you today. Thanks for joining. We'll see if my predictions about what's going to happen in Tehran are correct. I remind you that I'm not backing Israel or not backing them. I'm observing and predicting. And my country is America, so that's the one I care about. I'm going to say a few words privately to the people on Locals an…

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