November 2, 2012
What’s Really Happening In Blacked-Out Manhattan

Only unofficial volunteer aid is reaching the poorest victims of Sandy; official aid organizations aren’t showing up.

“The lights are still out for a quarter of a million people in Lower Manhattan, and things are getting dangerous. But cell phones and social media are enabling an entirely self-organized recovery effort that is showing up where FEMA, the Red Cross, and the city are not.”

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    Humans: Sometimes, they are kind of awesome. :)
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    The only thing, I fear, that we will change, is to cut those services even more. And expect even more.
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    The delivery rooms will be working overtime in about 9 months. In the dark, bored, no condoms, don’t worry I’ll pull out...
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    Gah, I hope this passes over soon.
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