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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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The Truths They Never Taught You...

Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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5-DM-DOM

5-DM-DOM, also known as 5-O-desmethyl-DOM, 5-OH-DOM, or 5-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-methylamphetamine (5-HMMP), is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families related to the DOx psychedelic DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine; STP). It has been identified as an active metabolite of DOM in animals. The drug is one of two possible O-demethylated analogues and metabolites of DOM, the other being 2-DM-DOM (2-O-desmethyl-DOM; 2-OH-DOM; 2-HMMP).

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2-DM-DOM

2-DM-DOM, also known as 2-O-desmethyl-DOM, 2-OH-DOM, or 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-methylamphetamine (2-HMMP), is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families related to the DOx psychedelic DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine; STP). It has been identified as an active metabolite of DOM in animals. The drug is one of two possible O-demethylated analogues and metabolites of DOM, the other being 5-DM-DOM (5-O-desmethyl-DOM; 5-OH-DOM; 5-HMMP).

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2,5-DDM-DOM

2,5-DDM-DOM, also known as 2-O-,5-O-didesmethyl-DOM or as 2,5-dihydroxy-4-methylamphetamine, is a neurotoxin of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families related to the DOx psychedelic DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine; STP). It is a metabolite of DOM formed by O-desmethylation, with 2-DM-DOM and 5-DM-DOM serving as metabolic intermediates. DOM might produce neurotoxicity via metabolism into 2,5-DDM-DOM followed by subsequent transformation.

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5-TOM

5-TOM, also known as 2-methoxy-4-methyl-5-methylthioamphetamine or as 5-thio-DOM, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families related to the DOx psychedelic DOM. It is the analogue of DOM in which the methoxy group at the 5 position has been replaced with a methylthio group. The drug is one of two possible TOM (thio-DOM) positional isomers, the other being 2-TOM. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved) and other publications, Alexander Shulgin lists 5-TOM's dose as 30 to 50 mg orally and its duration as 6 to 10 hours (but up to 12–16 hours). Its onset is about 30 minutes and its time to peak is a little over 3 hours. Whereas 5-TOM has an effective dose of around 40 mg, DOM has a fully effective dose of about 5 mg, and so there is around an 8-fold loss of potency with the drug. In addition, it has a shorter duration than DOM, with DOM having a listed duration of 14 to 20 hours. The effects of 5-TOM have been reported to include sensory enhancement, closed-eye imagery and fantasy, substantial open-eye visuals and some visual distortions, catatonia-like state, "pretty heavy-duty experience", body load, generalized discomfort or malaise, neurological discoordination, gastrointestinal disturbance such as cramping and nausea, irritability, anger, sleep disturbance, and next-day lethargy. According to Shulgin, there were no completely positive experiences, more negative reports than positive ones, not even many neutral reports, and the consensus being that the drug wasn't worth the struggle. There also appears to be significant interindividual variability in intensity of 5-TOM. The chemical synthesis of 5-TOM has been described. The phenethylamine analogue, 2C-5-TOM (5-thio-2C-D), has been synthesized, but was not tested and its properties are unknown. Bis-TOM, the 2,5-dimethylthio analogue of DOM, was synthesized and tested, but was inactive at doses of up to 160 mg orally or approximately 50 times the minimum effective dose of DOM. TOMSO is the sulfoxide of 5-TOM, and produced few effects on its own at doses of up to 150 mg orally. 5-TOM was first described in the scientific literature by Alexander Shulgin and Peyton Jacob III in 1983. Subsequently, it was described in greater detail by Shulgin in PiHKAL in 1991.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.