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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 56m

"They that can giveup essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neitherliberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #BenjaminFranklin

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 1d

"A more gloriousvictory cannot be gained over anotherman than this, thatwhen the injury beganon his part, the kindnessshould begin on ours." — John Tillotson (1630–1698)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #JohnTillotson

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 1d

Created by folks w/ first-hand experience (including Erowid friends), No2N2O is an information resource & "agnostic-based 12-step community" providing practical info to support the health of those recovering from heavy nitrous oxide use, abuse, or addiction. No2N2O.org/health

No2N2O.org

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 2d

"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind." — John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #JohnFKennedy

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 3d

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #MartinLutherKingJr

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 4d

"Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed." — Dweight Eisenhower (1890–1969)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #DweightEisenhower
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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 6d

We want to send a huge "thanks" to everyone who donated during Erowid's September support-a-thon and matching challenge. The drive was a big success! We used all of the pledged matching funds on the final day. 🎉

And a special thanks to those who backed the matching challenge. 🧡

Erowid.org/sept

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 10d

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men…" — Roald Dahl (1916–1990), via Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

#Erowid #quote #RoaldDahl

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 11d

4 hours left to have your donation to Erowid MATCHED.

$3,300 in matching funds still available!

Erowid.org/sept

Support honest drug information. 🧡

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 11d

Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico showing #peyote & hummingbirds (who help carry messages to the gods & spirits). Beeswax-coated yarn laid onto wood to create designs.

Get one as a thank-you for a donation.
$20-$499 donations doubled;
$500-#$3,000 tripled!

Erowid.org/donate/yarnart

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 11d

Just 12 hours left of Erowid's matching challenge. #13,000 in matching funds still available. Please help us use these challenge funds!

Get your donation DOUBLED or TRIPLED by donating before the end of September (at Int'l dateline).

Erowid.org/sept

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 11d

A few exmples of correspondence from and to Sasha and Ann Shulgin. In this 1973 letter, Sasha amusingly asks the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence what the hell their purpose is. More at:

erowid.org/columns/crew...
(URL in IG Bio)

#Erowid #Shulgin #ShulginArchiving

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 12d

Ann Shulgin is remembered fondly for her warmth and thoughtfulness. This short blog post shows a beautiful set of notes from Ann Shulgin to Keeper Trout (Shulgin Archivist) set out for him when he stayed overnight at Shulgin Farm.

erowid.org/columns/crew...

#Shulgin #ShulginArchiving #AnnShulgin

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 12d

Last day of Erowid's support-a-thon!

$20-$499 donations DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations TRIPLED

$15,000 in matching funds still available!

Erowid.org/sept

Donations support visionary drug info, archiving of historical psychedelic data, & advancement of lab drug checking,

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 12d

2 days left to have donations MATCHED
$19,000 in matching funds available!

Erowid.org/sept

$20-$499 donations are DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations are TRIPLED

Erowid has worked for 30 years to spread reliable info about #psychedelics…and there's more to be done!

Please give & spread the word. 💙

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 13d

"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." — Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

Don't forget to donate!
Erowid.org/sept

#Erowid #quote #DouglasAdams

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 14d

Tim Scully Selects Erowid as Literary Executor

We're excited to work w/ Tim Scully (former LSD chemist known for involvement w/ Orange Sunshine LSD) helping shepherd his fabulous Underground LSD Manufacturing History Project. (Yes, we know orange sunshine wasn't blotter)

erowid.org/columns/crew...

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 14d

Erowid only has 3 days before our matching challenge (backed by a group of supporters) expires. We have $37K in matching funds left that we'll lose if we can't raise $37K by the end of September!

$30-$499 donations doubled;
$500-$3,000 donations tripled!

Erowid.org/sept

Please contribute.

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 15d

4 days left to have your Erowid donation MATCHED!

$38,000 in matching funds still available

Erowid.org/sept

$20-$499 donations DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations TRIPLED

#Erowid has provided info abt #psychedelics for 30 yrs…and we're still at it.

Consider a small contribution before Tuesday. 🧡

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 15d

"Psychedelic Wisdom: The Astonishing Rewards of Mind-Altering Substances" by Richard Louis Miller

…shares stories of psychedelic transformation, insight, & wisdom from conversations w/ 19 self-experimenting scientists, doctors, therapists, and teachers...

Erowid.org/books/psychedelic_wisdom.shtml

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 15d

A quote from an experience with P. atlantis (mushroom sclerotia) & Cannabis
Erowid.org/exp/118647
"Accidentally Melting"—by salix

Visit erowid.org/exp for more #experience reports, or erowid.org/exp/submit to submit your own.

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 16d

An article about the status of Erowid's DrugsData lab drug checking project, which has been on hold since Apr 10, 2024, when it was shut down by the DEA.

Erowid.org/columns/crew/2025/09/drugsdata-sept-2025-update/

#Erowid #DrugsData

Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 16d

"This is Your Mind on Plants" by Michael Pollan

Back cover: "…Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs--opium, caffeine, & mescaline--and throws the fundamental strangeness of our thinking about them into sharp relief.…[a] unique blend of history, science, and memoir…".

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 17d

We need your help! During Erowid's September support-a-thon, donations are matched.

$30-$499 donations doubled;
$500-$3,000 donations tripled!

Erowid.org/sept

Erowid provides vital info about psychedelics.
Please, make a small donation and spread the word.

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Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 17d

Shulgin Molecule Index Cards are cards from Dr Shulgin's analog index of chemicals related to his work. Each contains a molecule hand-drawn by Dr Shulgin, with a reference or two at the bottom. Each is unique!

Available as thank-you for $1,000+ donation to support archiving.

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