I started my blog as a means to develop my seemingly rapid and disconnected thoughts into a communicable, organized form. I also find writing is a useful exercise for building emotional resilience in sharing these thoughts with the public. I find it frightening to be so exposed, yet also exciting to see what kind of response I get from people. Plus, it’s revealing to look backward to reflect on what topics I’ve written about over time as my story unfolds.
Why I’m Protesting the American Psychiatric Association #protestAPA2018
**Join me in protesting the American Psychiatric Association on May 6, 2018 in New York City** via our Facebook Group Thanks to Bigg Stuggz at Trainwreck Audio for the music. This is a follow-up to my previous video titled: “What I Wish You Knew About Mental Health.” Some people wonder, why would you protest the…
What I Wish You Knew About Mental Health
**Join me in protesting the American Psychiatric Association on May 6, 2018 in New York City via our ** Facebook Group Music by Bigg Stuggz at Trainwreck Audio Psychiatric “Treatment” is Horrible I wish you knew that psychiatric treatment is fucking torture. In fact, the World Health Organization and United Nations have condemned it…
School Sucks so Start Your Own: live workshop and interview
As some may know, I recently started writing a book titled “School Sucks so Start Your Own.” The book describes how young people can take their educational destiny into their own hands by starting their own self-directed learning communities in their areas. In the fall and spring, I ran workshops at libraries and other venues…
Decided to write something while I’m depressed
This was originally written on December 30, 2016. I set a fuse on it to publish exactly one year later to avoid the discomfort of publishing this kind of article in real-time. They say many of the great writers produced their best work while they were depressed. I’d look up who those people are but…
To my younger self: Speaking Out
Thought this might be useful to anyone interested in getting involved in activism… Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
The Government is Trying to Plant a Chip in My Brain: An Autopsy of a Startup
The U.S. government just took its first step toward forcing microchips into people. Naturally, they are doing it for your own protection. To be more specific, two weeks ago, the FDA approved a new drug for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia which includes a digital sensor that allows health care providers (and government) to track whether…
LIVE Net Neutrality Protest at Verizon in Manchester, Connecticut
At Verizon stores across the United States, protesters gathered to express their disgust about the FCC’s plan to repeal Net Neutrality. Why meet up at Verizon? Because the FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the same person who is fighting to repeal net neutrality, is a former Associate General Counsel for Verizon Communications, Inc. Since the local…
#SaveTheInternet Net Neutrality Livestream Marathon
My friend Neil Karkhanis (@Neil532Gaming) co-hosted a 12 hour livestream marathon to #SaveTheInternet. The livestream was all about the battle for Net Neutrality. What is Net Neutrality? In a tweet: Net Neutrality says that your internet service provider cannot adjust the speed of your internet connection based on the websites you are visiting. This is…
How to Protest in Style: Prepping for the December 7 Verizon Protest
I’ve packaged all the graphics I used to make my awesome protest t-shirt into a .zip file. The .zip contains the originals, plus the Powerpoint file combining them, plus a Photoshop file of the finals. Even if you don’t have Photoshop, you can still combine the images real easily… you can do it! DOWNLOAD T-SHIRT…
Funny Physics: The Math that Drives Me Mad
I originally submitted this essay for the FQXi Physics Essay Contest under the prompt: “How can mindless mathematical laws give rise to aims and intention?” Sadly, I was rejected for “obscenity.” While there is a piece of me that wishes to bash them for restricting my freedom of expression, I really should still thank them…
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