Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Should you help the needy or give money to politicians? According to music star John Legend you might be better off giving the money to politicians, though he intends to do both.
John Legend calls out Mark Cuban for urging people to give money to food banks over Georgia Senate run-offs
‘Charity isn’t sufficient,’ the Grammy-winning musician told Cuban, arguing flipping the Senate would have more ‘impact’
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Julius Young | Fox News
John Legend got into a lengthy spat with Mark Cuban on Thursday after the billionaire suggested people donate money to local food banks instead of the highly-contested Senate run-off races in Georgia.
The double contest set for January 5 is expected to be a political showdown as the balance of power is on the line. GOP Sen. David Perdue is facing off against Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff and Sen. Kelly Loeffler is defending her seat against Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock. The winners of those races will determine if Republicans will maintain a majority in the Senate or if Democrats take control by a 50-50 margin with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote.
Amid the political firestorm the Georgia run-off races have fueled, the “Shark Tank” star suggested that money that will be funding four different Senate campaigns would be better spent on those in need, especially amid faltering economic recovery.
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“I get that politics is annoying and contentious, but the bottom line is that the Senate flipping would be far more impactful than a food bank donation,” Legend responded to the billionaire businessman. “We need massive stimulus and aid to individuals and small businesses. Government needs to do this. Charity isn’t sufficient.”
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Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-legend-mark-cuban-money-food-banks-georgia-senate-run-offs
I think there is room for both kinds of giving, but someone who is starving probably has more immediate problems than worrying about who wins a senate runoff.
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The best of both worlds. Give to the NRSC to aid in the Georgia runoff. Block Schumer and john Legend in his own mind from destroying America.
https://www.nrsc.org/
“flipping the Senate would have more ‘impact’”
He’s right there. The number of poor people would double, almost overnight.
I see what he is doing here and he is correct. Switching the control of the senate to democrats will certainly be far more impactful. Then the number of people dependent on food banks will go through the roof, and so in the long term donations might actually increase, but only if there remain any citizens in the middle class after a democratic senate destroys the economy. So one way or another JL wants to celebrate hunger and poverty, secure in the knowledge that it won’t touch him or his close circle of family and friends. Classy guy???
From a friend …
What’s on my mind…there ya go again. Welp, had a friend who suggested I summarize the vaccine field and distill it down for all of us…I’ll give it a shot. Hope this helps:
First of all, almost all of these approaches are targeting (like a smart bomb) a protein that is on the cell surface of the SARS virus…this thing is called a “Spike protein”….luv the name since in the old days the bully at school causing all the trouble was named “Spike”….Why target the SPIKE protein…well this guy allows the virus to attach to cells and basically opens the door so the virus can get in and start replicating….so the idea is to reveal Spike to the immune system PRIOR to infection to teach the immune system how to respond and put it at it’s ready as well as pre-generate some immune response (antibodies) in advance.
PFIZER VACCINE: This vaccine utilizes a very unique approach in that the vaccine contains what’s called a “messenger RNA” (mRNA). The mRNA contains the genetic code to make the SPIKE protein which by itself is not a problem. This mRNA is placed into a viral vector(basically a delivery device to our cells…like a mail person delivering the letter), injected and then the virus gets into cells (the virus does not replicate) and delivers the message (genetic code to have that cell make the SPIKE protein). The cells cooperate, make the SPIKE protein, it is presented on the surface of the cells and the immune system goes “WHOA…that shouldn’t be there” and mounts an immune response to SPIKE. Then when COVID appears its ready and has been taught how. Issue with the Pfizer vaccine is that it must remain at -80 C (-112 F) prior to injection so distribution is a major challenge particularly to third world countries and even facilities in the US not set up for this….doable but challenging.
MODERNA VACCINE: Fundamentally the same approach as Pfizer with a different viral vector (different mail person). Advantage (if it works): only has to be kept at 4 C which is basic refrigeration.
OXFORD VACCINE: Different approach…similar to the flu vaccine. This uses what is called an adenovirus carrier (a weakened version of the common cold) that contains the spike protein. This is non-replicating so causes no issues. This same approach, with different ingredients has been used successfully for EBOLA. Soooo, this is injected, our bodies immune system goes “WHOA…wait a minute…gotta get rid of this” and mounts an immune response. Thus, when COVID appears there are already antibodies and the immune system is primed to make more to prevent infection.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE: Very similar to Oxford approach just users a different adenovirus which may or may not produce a “better” immune response.
ELI LILLY AND REGENERON: These are similar in approach but very different than the above approaches. In this approach they are creating what is known as “a neutralizing antibody”….as the name says…they “neutralize” the enemy. They do not necessarily cause an immune response so very different than the approaches above and not a vaccine as we think of it per se. What this approach does is to synthetically make a very powerful antibody to the SPIKE protein. When COVID appears, this “vaccine” is injected, the antibody binds to the SPIKE protein on COVID preventing it from finding that door to enter cells to infect and spread and, in essence, neutralizes the threat. Actually pretty important and useful particularly for patient populations with high risk of dying and those, due to other conditions (e.g.: immunocompromised) that may not be able to mount an immune response to other vaccines or if already infected with COVID where a vaccine like the ones above wont necessarily be very effective. So good to have in the arsenal.
\So…hope this is helpful….there are many others out there but these seem to be in the lead. As a scientist, I can only thank the dedication, passion and brilliance of the men and women who have worked so hard to protect our lives. This is real science in action!!
A refrigeration expert tells me they need a minimum of 6 months to plan to distribute the Pfizer vaccine due to the -60C° storage requirements
Look a flaming bag of celebrity advice on our doorstep!!
Gateway Pundit has a video called “Drop and Roll” which explains precisely what happened in each of the contested swing states; it goes like this:
1) By evening, Trump has a commanding vote lead, setting up the need for an “adjustment”,
2) In the middle of the night, a block of Biden votes is dropped–enough to give Biden the lead and after that,
3) The ratio of votes is controlled so Biden always gets a slight advantage, thereby preserving his lead with the roll. In several swing states, it was kept at a constant 50 to 49 percent advantage! These numbrrs are reported every hour.
Hence, the Drop and Roll!
As any sentient human could see, these numbers are impossible unless fraud was committed. The Dems got caught! LOL… They are so stupid. Drop and Roll is easy to spot and was consistent across the swing states where the Dems needed it to block Trump. A lot of the other foolishness was to divert attention from what was going on with vote manipulation.