#MuslimLivesMatter & An Assault On Free Speech

Internet trolls have spewed a tremendous amount of vile hate at me since I began participating in the #BlackLivesMatter movement after the murders of Eric Garner and Mike Brown, but none of it has been so openly hateful of an entire group of people…

#ChapelHillShooting & Numbers v. Reality

By all accounts, three particularly incredible human beings were murdered by a lone gunman about 36 hours ago in Chapel Hill. The victims were Muslim and the murderer was white.

Energy Bikes, the story

I first designed and built an energy bike with my friend George Pingeon when we were living in the South Bronx together.

We built it mostly out of curiosity, and never really worked out the kinks until Occupy Wall Street took over Zuccotti Park. As the…

Michael Brown Grand Jury Demos, Day 1

The official NYC “Ferguson Response” to the Michael Brown Grand Jury verdict was planned for the day after the announcement. However, on November 24th, when the prosecutor proclaimed during the work day that he would read the verdict that night, people began…

Michael Brown Grand Jury Demos, Day 2

The second day of protests in NYC over the Michael Brown Grand Jury verdict was truly unprecedented. Thousands of people packed densely into Union Square. I could feel how massive the gathering was from its sheer energy, but I don’t think anyone could have…

Je Suis Charlie

The #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations were still going strong in New York City, when terrorists attacked and killed Charlie Hebdo cartoonists in Paris. Despite 17 degree weather with wind chill, hundreds of people turned out just hours after the tragedy to show their solidarity and support…

Criminality Suspected Two

ReLOVEution

Russel Brand wrote a book. He did a book tour promoting his book, including stopping in NYC and visiting Zuccotti Park and then leading a march on Wall Street and the Stock Exchange.

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