I attended a presentation this past December in Manhattan by Dr Bennet Omalu, the first medical professional to diagnose CTE, where he stated unequivocally that no size helmet can prevent CTE. He further explained that helmet use increases mass in the very area most vulnerable to traumatic brain injury, making brain…

As long as you understand that the “they” you are talking about are all elected officials, and that voting against the incumbent “they” is a start in the right direction. Voting is always a better answer. Now try to convince the 60% who sit out elections regularly and we can all begin to end the tyranny of “them”.

That is the best approach for BLM to make a real impact. Run for office. Win elections. Register voters and then participate in the jury system when called.

One thing that may also be a factor, since the storm you still can not get simple POTS phone services installed in lower Manhattan as the entire copper infrastructure was wiped out by the storm. 110 Wall Street, the entire building, is still offline nine months later.

Yup - right outside my door.