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Psilocybin Shows Potential to Improve Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Brain Injuries Linked to Intimate Partner Violence

The research involved teams from the University of Victoria, Monash University, and Vancouver Island University.

The study examined a rat model designed to mimic the types of injuries commonly reported in IPV survivors: repeated mild traumatic brain injury and short episodes of non-fatal strangulation. Female rats received daily head impacts followed by 90-second strangulation events for five consecutive days, then were allowed a 16-week recovery period to mirror the chronic symptoms often seen in humans.

After the recovery period, the animals were given either a single dose of psilocybin (1 mg/kg) or saline. Those that received psilocybin showed notable improvements. Anxiety-like behaviors normalized in the elevated plus-maze, measures of motivation improved through increased sucrose preference, and cognitive performance strengthened in both spatial-memory and reversal-learning tests. These benefits disappeared when rats were pre-treated with a 5-HT2A receptor–blocking compound, indicating that psilocybin’s effects were driven by this serotonin receptor.

The brain analysis aligned with the behavioral results. Injured rats that received saline had more activated microglia—an indicator of neuroinflammation—in the dorsal hippocampus, as well as fewer reelin-positive cells linked to neuroplasticity. Those alterations were not present in the psilocybin-treated group.

Taken together, the findings suggest that psilocybin’s antidepressant-like, pro-cognitive, and anti-inflammatory actions may help counter long-term effects of repetitive IPV-related brain injury, and that the 5-HT2A receptor plays a key role in those benefits.

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Katie Porter verbally abused then-husband in explicit tirade: ‘F–king idiot,’ and ‘too f–king dumb’ to operate a phone, court docs say

California gubernatorial contender Katie Porter once dumped scolding mashed potatoes on her then-husband’s head during a fight, resurfaced divorce documents allege as clips of her fiery temper continue to go viral.

The former Golden State congresswoman’s ex-hubby, Matthew Hoffman, filed for divorce in 2013 and detailed that the Democrat — who has a reputation for exploding at her staff — frequently abused him verbally and threw “toys, books and other objects” at him during their marriage, The Post previously reported.

Hoffman also filed for a restraining order from his rage-prone spouse, claiming she would “routinely” call him a “f—ing idiot” and “f—ing incompetent” – and shattered a glass coffee pot in their kitchen counter in March 2012 when she felt their house wasn’t clean enough.

“She would not let me have a cell phone because she said, ‘You’re too f—ing dumb to operate it,’” Hoffman said of Porter, 51, who has been in the hot seat this week as videos capturing her going scorched-earth and berating her former staff members made headlines.

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Virginia Democrat and Amateur Porn Star Susanna Gibson of “HotWifeExperience” Arrested For Domestic Violence

Susanna Gibson, the amateur porn star who ran for election as a Democrat to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, was arrested for domestic violence last week.

In 2023, Susanna Gibson narrowly lost the Virginia race against Republican David Owen after her online sex scandal.

Virginia Democrat and online porn star Susanna Gibson was neck and neck with Republican David Owen in the Virginia House of Delegates District 57 in 2023 and narrowly lost.

Susanna Gibson lost after she reportedly posted sex acts with her husband online dubbed “HotWifeExperience” – while soliciting ‘tips’ from their online audience.

The 40-something-year-old nurse practitioner solicited ‘tokens’ from her online audience so the users could ‘watch her pee.’

Gibson lashed out at Republicans after she lost her election.

“My entire life was rocked on Sept. 11, when the article ran. It ran, implying that I performed sex acts online with my husband for money. It was really written based on this Dropbox file that self-described Republican operatives shopped around. They had found these videos on the dark web and shopped them around to various news outlets. I didn’t have any idea that there were ever videos of me that had been made and uploaded to multiple sites,” Susanna Gibson previously told Politico.

Susanna Gibson filed for divorce from her husband, John Gibson last year. On September 22, Susanna Gibson was arrested for “assault and battery – family member.”

Gibson told The New York Post that her estranged husband has been harassing her since she filed for divorce and that he was the one who assaulted her.

John Gibson told The Post that he never physically assaulted his estranged wife.

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6 more officers fired over handling of domestic violence-fueled triple homicide in South Florida

A South Florida sheriff’s office has fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman who investigators say was murdered by her estranged husband after she had warned officers for months that she feared he would kill her. Two officers had previously been dismissed for their role in the case.

An internal investigation found that multiple Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies failed to properly investigate Gingles’ reports of domestic violence perpetrated by her husband, Nathan Gingles, before he allegedly carried out the triple homicide of his wife, her father, David Ponzer, and her neighbor Andrew Ferrin, as the Gingles’ four-year-old daughter begged her father to stop.

Nathan Gingles has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

The killings – despite Mary Gingles’ repeated pleas for help – have shaken the South Florida community of Tamarac and ignited fresh scrutiny of officers’ failure to use the state’s red flag law to remove firearms from a person deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Following through on threats that Mary Gingles had repeatedly reported, on Feb. 16, 2025, Nathan Gingles fatally shot his father-in-law as he was drinking coffee on the back patio of the family’s home, before chasing Mary down the street and killing her and Ferrin, a neighbor whose home she fled to, according to investigators.

“We had multiple opportunities to protect Mary during the months preceding her death when she alerted us to the domestic violence she was experiencing. The deputies and detectives assigned to investigate these cases failed their training and, ultimately, failed to handle Mary’s repeated cries for help with the urgency required,” Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement.

According to an investigation by the Miami Herald, in the year leading up to her murder, Mary Gingles had confided in friends, family and law enforcement officers that she feared her estranged husband would kill her.

He repeatedly violated restraining orders barring him from the family’s home, terrorizing his wife by putting a tracker on her car and leaving a backpack full of supplies like duct tape and zip ties in the garage, the investigation found.

Gingles’ alleged behavior in the months leading up to the killings was consistent with what experts say are known risk factors for further abuse, including deadly violence. More female intimate partners are killed by firearms than by all other means combined, according to a Department of Justice analysis of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“One of the most crucial steps to prevent lethal violence is to disarm abusers and keep them disarmed,” the Justice Department’s report stated.

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Muslim Doctor Defends Wife-Beating, Advises Husbands to Avoid Serious Injury, Calls It ‘Therapeutic’

In a disturbing interview, a doctor at Gaza’s Islamic University openly instructs Palestinian husbands that they are obligated to beat their wives—but only in a way that avoids breaking bones or damaging vital organs. His justification? That “wife-beating should be therapeutic, not vindictive.” 

“The purpose of wife beating is to warn the wife that the life of the family is in danger and that the marital relations are in danger,” the doctor said. “She needs to be cautious and not let the family be destroyed.” 

He clarified that the beating should be symbolic yet real, with specific conditions and guidelines to follow. According to him, the aim of a husband beating his wife is not to seek revenge or cause harm, but rather to correct her behavior and safeguard the family. He emphasized that husbands should avoid striking women in sensitive areas like the face or vital organs. The beating, he insisted, should not be severe or motivated by malice.

“The husband beating his wife should be like a guy beating his sweetheart,” he said, referring to the saying “The beloved’s first is as sweet as raisins.” 

“It’s like when a father beats his son or when a mother beats her daughter for doing something wrong,” he continued, arguing that the beating should be “therapeutic” to correct one’s wife. 

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During 2020 Podcast Interview, Zohran Mamdani Said the NYPD Shouldn’t Respond to Incidents of Domestic Violence

While being interviewed on a podcast in 2020, New York City communist and Democrat nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani said that the NYPD should not respond to incidents of domestic violence, while also claiming that the city’s police force often unfairly targets people of color.

If Mamdani is somehow elected mayor of the city, how exactly is he going to work with the NYPD after being on record saying such things?

The thinking Mamdani expressed here is the same mentality behind the left’s push to defund the police, one of the dumbest and most dangerous political moves in recent history.

The Washington Free Beacon broke the story:

Zohran Mamdani Called To Stop Sending Cops to People ‘Going Through Domestic Violence’

Socialist New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani said during a 2020 podcast appearance that he did not believe calling the police was an appropriate response to domestic violence, an issue which the New York Police Department (NYPD) dealt with more than 100,000 times in 2024.

Mamdani made the previously unreported comments as part of a wide-ranging denunciation of the NYPD during an appearance on the Immigrantly podcast in July 2020.

“If somebody is jaywalking, if somebody is surviving, going through domestic violence—there are so many different, different situations that would be far better handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations, as opposed to an individual with a gun,” Mamdani said.

The revelation comes as Mamdani runs on a mayoral platform that would replace police with “crisis responders” in “mental health” cases. Mamdani’s policy memo does not define such cases, and his campaign representatives did not respond to repeated requests for comment on whether he would prevent the police from responding to reports of domestic violence.

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Police unveil ‘revolutionary’ new handheld gadget that captures even slightest bruising on domestic abuse victims for use as evidence

‘Groundbreaking’ new technology will allow police to properly capture bruising on domestic violence victims using a handheld gadget.

Britain’s biggest force is today unveiling the device which will allow frontline officers to gather forensic-grade material that can be used as evidence in court within minutes of first contact.

Project Archway uses cross-polarisation to eliminate glare on the skin and enhance visual contrasts to identify bruises invisible to the naked eye.

Previously, officers often faced challenges in capturing visible evidence of bruising – particularly on darker skin tones and during the early stages of injury.

But the technology, developed in-house by the Metropolitan Police, is closing this gap and the force said it is already improving outcomes for victims.

A 33-use pilot in south London resulted in charges for 45 per cent of the cases.

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Hyper woke ‘sanctuary city’ mayor’s re-election campaign derailed after sordid love triangle ends in ‘violence’

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s re-election campaign has been derailed after a sordid love triangle in her hyper-woke administration allegedly ended in violence.

Two City Hall employees Marwa Khudaynazar, 27, and Chulan Huang, 26, were fired after facing domestic violence charges from an alleged cheating scandal involving a third unnamed city official.

But critics are now demanding answers over whey another high-ranking official named in the dispute was allowed to keep their job.

Khudaynazar, former chief of staff at the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, and Huang, former neighborhood liaison for Downtown, Chinatown, and the Leather District, were arrested last Thursday.

They were both charged with assault and battery on a household member, while Khudaynazar was also charged with assault and battery on a police officer, according to court documents first reported by the Boston.

Both pleaded not guilty.

Khudaynazar allegedly told officers she suspected her boyfriend of a year was having an affair, so she went on a date with his own boss earlier that night. She then allegedly showed up at his apartment to gloat about her betrayal.

Huang, who lives at the apartment where the dispute took place, allegedly told officers, ‘She went on a date with my boss’, adding ‘they booked a hotel and she came here to rub it in my face’.

City Councilor Ed Flynn and mayoral candidate Josh Kraft have called for Segun Idowu, chief of economic opportunity and inclusion who oversees the department where Huang worked, to be terminated. 

Kraft is now demanding Wu release her internal investigation report that allegedly cleared other city workers of wrongdoing.

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Tech exec found ‘pulverized,’ missing a foot after plunging 20 stories from luxe Chicago condo — and nobody has been charged

A Chicago tech executive was found “pulverized” and missing a foot in a stairwell of the luxury condo building where she lived with her husband, her heartbroken family has revealed — and now they’re fighting for justice.

Caitlin Tracey, 36, died from “multiple injuries” and a “fall from height” after plummeting more than 20 stories down a stairwell at her South Loop building, the Cook County medical examiner ruled.

However, the manner of her death was left “undetermined,” and there have been no charges filed in Tracey’s gruesome demise.

Her husband, Adam Beckerink, 46, a well-known Chicago tax attorney, was charged last month with battering her in her hometown of New Buffalo, Michigan, in January and August 2024. He’s also accused of assaulting cops who tried to arrest him, according to FOX 32.

Beckerink was detained and questioned by Chicago police after he filed a missing persons report for Tracey before her body was found on Oct. 27, but he was later released without charges.

“He had nothing to do with his wife’s death, and he will continue to appear in court. And we will continue to speak through our filings in court on his behalf,” Beckerink’s attorney told local media in March.

Tracey’s family is pushing to keep attention on the case.

Attorneys hired by her loved ones told Fox 32 in March that her body was “pulverized” and her foot was severed in the fall.

Her grieving parents were embroiled in a legal dispute earlier this year over the handling of her remains after Beckerink claimed he had the rights to her body as the surviving spouse.

The parents eventually won custody of her remains, which they brought back to Michigan.

Beckerink, previously a partner at corporate law firm Duane Morris, was fired after the domestic abuse allegations surfaced.

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Texas Cop Pleads Guilty After Shooting Wife In The Face

A disgraced Texas police officer cut a deal after facing charges of shooting his wife in the head, and now the ex-cop will spend the next two decades behind bars.

Galib Chowdhury, 33, was arrested in June 2023 by the same police department that employed him as an officer. Shortly after he admitted to what he described as accidentally shooting his wife, Sadaf Iqbal, then 31, the Houston Police Department fired him. An investigation into the incident revealed a troubled history between the two, including texts Chowdhury sent to Iqbal shortly before that fateful night.

According to reporting by KPRC, a local NBC affiliate, Chowdhury was the one who reported the shooting after midnight on June 12, 2023. At the time, he claimed that he was trying to shoot an intruder and Iqbal got in the way. However, KPRC reported that investigators were suspicious about his story; he reportedly didn’t have any physical description of the supposed suspect, nor did he say where they ran. There was also no damage to the home that would indicate a break-in.

Iqbal sustained a gunshot wound to the head that she survived. According to a GoFundMe page set up for her medical expenses, she is still recovering from her injuries. When she was taken to the hospital, she reportedly refused to give a statement to police and stated that the shooting was an accident. Investigators reportedly suspected domestic violence and asked to search her cellphone, to which she consented.

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