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05.04.26 Berlin. Manifestation against the US-Israeli aggression. In solidarity with the people of Iran, Libanon and Palestine. #B0504 #berlinprotests #stopthewar

Palestinian prisoners from inside the prison.

#Berlin #kreuzberg #ACAB

A 97-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's was given a microdose of LSD. She had been diagnosed 11 years earlier. By 97, she was in a near-vegetative state. Despair & hopelessness had set in, and she was basically unable to communicate. Her caregiver, with the family's agreement, tried a microdose of LSD to see if it could bring her back. According to her family and the Beckley Foundation, she regained full awareness. She could talk, read, and relate to people around her. Her wit, personality, and sense of self all returned. Her daughter later said the only wish was that they had started many years earlier. That case is what led Amanda Feilding and the Beckley Foundation to launch the world's first controlled clinical trial of microdosed LSD for Alzheimer's, with the University of Basel. And the science is starting to explain why it may have worked. LSD at sub-intoxicating doses has been shown to increase Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), one of the most important proteins in the brain. BDNF drives neuroplasticity, supports neuronal survival and growth, and is central to learning and memory. In Alzheimer's patients, BDNF levels are significantly depleted. The Beckley/Maastricht research program found that microdoses of LSD (5, 10, and 20 micrograms) increased BDNF plasma levels in healthy volunteers in a dose-dependent manner. No altered state, just a measurable increase in one of the brain's most critical growth factors. Animal research has shown that low-dose psychedelics promote neurogenesis and increase dendritic spine density in the hippocampus, the brain region most damaged by Alzheimer's. A 2023 Nature Neuroscience paper found that psychedelics promote plasticity by directly binding to the BDNF receptor TrkB, a mechanism that may work independently of the psychedelic experience itself. A randomized controlled trial out of New Zealand gave 80 healthy men 10 microgram doses of LSD every third day for six weeks and measured changes in neural plasticity via EEG. The results showed modulation of long-term potentiation, a key marker of the brain's ability to strengthen connections over time. All of the above points in the same direction: LSD at low doses appears to support the biological infrastructure of a healthy, adaptive brain. Call it what you want - neuroplasticity, neurotrophic signaling, synaptic growth - these are all processes that degrade with age and collapse in neurodegenerative disease. Albert Hofmann microdosed LSD for decades. He was giving two-hour lectures at 100. He died at 102 with his mind intact. That's not proof on its own, but it's a data point that gets more interesting with every study that comes out. What if the most demonized compound of the 20th century turns out to be one of the best tools we have for keeping the aging brain alive? Pictured is the only easily available microdosing LSD product out there today. It comes from Golden Rule and ships to all 50 states. It's wild that this is now widely available.

Gelb ist so eine krasse Farbe. Lieblingsgelbes Seitentranspi 2025. "Freiheit für Daniela Klette".

#Germany - Anti-genocide protesters held a protest at the Rheinmetall weapons factory in Berlin.

24.03.26. Night protest in #Kreuzberg against the police raids on the anarchist scene in Berlin. #b2403 #berlinprotests #repression

…aber jeder Fuchs weiß Dass ähnliche Garderobe heute leider nicht mehr Schutz heißt… 🦊

Aktuell gibt es u.a. in der Reichenberger Straße in Kreuzberg Razzien gegen linke Strukturen! tagesspiegel.de/razzia-in-berl…

21.03.2026, Berlin. On the International Day of Solidarity with Cuba, a rally against the blockade of Cuba take place outside the US Embassy. #b2103 #CubaLibre #berlinprotests #unblockCuba

#Kreuzberg boxer

#Berlin #Kreuzberg nach dumm kommt dümmer 👻

#Berlin #Kreuzberg schön gemacht 👻

Der Unrast Verlag verurteilt den Ausschluss der Buchhandlungen „Buchladen zur schwankenden Weltkugel“, „The Golden Shop“ und „Rote Straße“ vom Deutschen Buchhandlungspreis durch Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer auf das Schärfste. unrast-verlag.de/2026/03/stellu…

Respect for this man.

05.03.26 Berlin. Students protest today from Potsdamerplatz against compulsory military service in Germany. 2/2 #b0503 #Schulstreik #WehrpflichtAbschaffen #berlinprotests

Terrifying scenes from Tehran this evening as US-Israeli Axis seem determined to make Tehran look like Gaza. European Politicians + Media were silent about the Genocide in Gaza, they're silent again as Western Imperialism + Zionism commit War Crimes in Iran... @FotrosResistancee

🔴Palestinian detainees endure harsh humanitarian conditions in Israeli prisons, under brutal treatment and continuous violations.

Der Wind von Turin - Kamo Modena | "Was diesen Keim des Massenwiderstands tatsächlich vereinte, war sicherlich der kollektive Wille, mit Kraft und ohne Angst eine Antwort zu geben, zum Gegenangriff überzugehen..." | #Askatasuna | bonustracks2.noblogs.org/post/2026/02/0…