PinnedSal Camerota SeniorSal Camerota Sr. is a child abuser. When I was a child, he watched me get physically and sexually abused by other children my age, and Sal Camerota Sr. did nothing but smile and laugh through the whole thing. …Sal Camerota4 min readSal Camerota4 min read
Oct 18Member-onlyWhy You Should Support Israel in the Israel-Hamas ConflictThe reason why you should support Israel in the Israel-Hamas conflict is that you should never judge a side in the war based on who kills the most. That’s a terrible way to judge. The way you should pick a side is that you should always support whichever side does…Israel3 min readIsrael3 min read
Oct 2Member-onlyThe Floods of Friday, September 29 in New York CityOn Friday, September 29th in New York City, the city underwent preventable flooding. I have lived in New York City for nearly a decade. I have lived in Woodside, Queens; St. George, Staten Island; Bed Stuy, Brooklyn; the Lower East Side of Manhattan; and most recently, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. I…Floods3 min readFloods3 min read
Published inThe Haven·Sep 27Member-onlyI Know Who I’m Voting For!I know who I am voting for in 2024!Politics1 min readPolitics1 min read
Sep 26Member-onlyOverheard on Eyes Wide ShutDude. I live in New York City, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Tonight I did stand-up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When I do stand up there, I usually go and eat after at North Dumpling, which is a dumpling place on the edge of Chinatown on Essex Street…Arts And Entertainment3 min readArts And Entertainment3 min read
Sep 25Member-onlyA Meditation on the Futility of AngerI’m an angry person. I know why I’m angry. I know all the traumas that made me angry. But what am I angry for? Again, I know why I am angry. But the question is, what am I angry for? Like, what if I just wasn’t angry, even though I…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
Sep 21Member-onlyFreaky Friday and Gardening Your SoulThere is an amazing thought experiment called the Freaky Friday thought experiment. The thought experiment is based on the 1976 film Freaky Friday, which was remade in 2013 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. The 1976 film launched a genre of films called “body-swap” movies. There was even one…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
Sep 19Member-onlyThe Reason Christianity Spread So QuicklyI recently read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. He was a Roman Emperor who ruled from roughly 160 AD to 180 AD. Rome didn’t become a Christian Empire by name until 380 AD. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a great book. It’s an enlightened meditation on death. It’s brilliant. You see…Culture2 min readCulture2 min read
Sep 14Member-onlyHow to Help the Migrant Crisis in NYCThere needs to be a federal bill passed that gives payment to New York State. And with that Federal Money, New York State needs to create a bathroom bill. Here is the idea. New York City doesn’t have enough bathrooms. That’s a problem. Because a lack of bathrooms slows commerce…Migrants2 min readMigrants2 min read
Published inThe Haven·Jun 17Member-onlyWhat’s Your Favorite Religion?Do you ever notice that religions are like never-ending movies? No, think about it. The pitch of any religion is, “Hey, we’re the ‘good’ guys, and these ‘other’ people are the ‘bad’ guys. …Religion1 min readReligion1 min read