A coaster king. The city street scene needs. Greetings and salutations since the start of the pandemic amazon dot com has quickly become one of the most essential tools of survival during these bizarre and brutal stay at all times from groceries to face masks the board games you can damn near find anything you may need or desire to help you survive and get through living in these sequester and this sequester era. But apparently one thing not available to order of the on line giant is workers rights and a little thing called courage at least thats according to top engineer and now former amazon Vice President tim brady the Washington Post reports that he was giving up his job and forgoing a paycheck that could top 1000000. 00 because he no longer felt comfortable working for a company thats comfortable firing whistleblowers with legitimate concerns and just what were these whistleblower concerns well you know the Little Things like oh workers Safety Climate change issues and the need to unionize in fact the guardian is now reporting that at least 6 amazon workers who have participated in protests are both really advocating for improvements to workers safety in conditions have been fired during the pandemic in one of these incidents leaked amazon memos revealed that p. R. Executives in a meeting attended by the grand poobah himself the worlds richest man jeff bezos planned to publicly character assassinate fired warehouse employee Christian Smalls for simply organizing a small walkout over employees safety concerns so one former Vice President amazon tim bray writes that the firing of whistleblowers isnt just a side effect but that its evidence of a bane of toxicity running through the Company Culture is it really that big of a surprise i mean who can blame bays oser amazon for treating their warehouse workers like easily replaceable cogs in the machine i mean after all we are living in a society that is right now right now as i speak seriously fighting for the right to sacrifice who we can elderly just so the gods of wall street can start making money off of all of our indentured servitude backs again. Its a good place to start watching the us. Whats going on in a city street. That is so. This is joyce. Graves suggests least systemic deception is so. Welcome aboard what you are. And i am of these across you know me. Perfectly encapsulates the america in the United States experience right now because think about it were all dependant on a service we all love using that you can find anything there while we choose as a society to kind of look the other way while we hear screams from amazon employees saying the conditions here are a nightmare for us you know at the bottom you know us in the warehouse please help us what they want even let us unionize if we stand up and say hey somethings wrong here we get fired thats kind of a nutshell of whats going on in a broader sense in the entire country absolutely and i like that you use that analogy the thing about this amazon situation is that workers have been making these comments for years they are now getting the air in the light of day that they probably deserve a while ago as you probably recall when amazon was originally talking about their Expansion Projects in new york and looking at other states that they were interested in building factories and things and a lot of the pushback from workers was based on that that they didnt feel like they were already being treated fairly that the working conditions were what they were in that they werent you know being supported in the way that they needed to and amazon by and large you know has enjoyed this very strong relationship with those who enjoy their services which is the majority of america yeah its easy for us to look the other way wouldnt when were being treated well you know i mean its like we love that we that we dont want to think about the you know the child labor or the slave labor that goes into the products that we know and love because you know then that makes Us Forces Come to realization that like maybe this thing that i love that i use all the time is actually hurting people over here its interesting because braves letter actually came 3 days after employees. Amazon were also joined by workers at trader joes but a whole foods and insta car for a may day strike basically you know over public over there you know strike over wages low wages Public Health precautions and working conditions that all of those companies i mean i think were seeing im hoping that were seeing kind of labor suddenly rise up during this and say hey its time that we take our needs seriously because were the backbone of your company not the executives exactly and it was extremely smart for all of those corporations all of those workers to join together because i think that when it was announced that is to is to Court Workers were going to do it for instance it didnt receive the amount of fanfare attention or anything that it probably deserved when you started adding on amazon when you started seeing people who work for or work in factories at walmart when you started seeing people who work in factories across the conglomerate of things that the American Public use it every single day and then it started to make sense it started to reach people in a way that i dont think that it would have if it hadnt been soley you know a piecemeal here and they are type of situation with you get more groups does it surprise you that the brain in this kind of post even put up this you know long blog post of his but does it surprise you that he makes a really interesting point every single whistleblower amazon has fired was you know either a person of color a woman or both. Thats so thats interesting to me i dont you know its kind of like what does that say about this Work Environment over an amazon it shows the amazon plays a very interesting line because amazon was one of the corporations that came out last year and they were advocating for having more women having more Diverse People on boards so theyre fine with doing it upstairs where people are making the decisions but when it comes to the folks who are actually putting in the work to make sure that amazon is running they are not bind with making sure that those people are taken care of and for the individuals to be the 1st ones that are kicked out for being whistleblowers to be within and people of color i think that it says something about the values that amazon holds because its also weve got a member its not illegal to talk to a union at your job site if you want to talk to Union Workers rights they cant hold you accountable for that thats perfectly legitimate conversation that employees can have between each other thats protected and someone asked and they should be happy yes the generally when youre working in factories totally i want to end this with this of the former the great kind of also wrote it towards the news blog who says at the end of the day its all about power balances the warehouse workers or we can getting weaker what with mass unemployment in the us job and tell them sure so were going to get treated like crap because because basically of capitalism any plausible solution has to start with increasing their collective strength and for example in france amazon workers do actually have unions were like the only country on the block the treats the very essence of our society you know Blue Collar Workers like garbage but then manipulates them into thinking that somehow being treated like garbage is what having a job is all about and understanding that these Blue Collar Workers are the people who are what keeps america going. Maybe they arent receiving the attention or the respect that they deserve but without them all of our supply chains will be done through. Mo money mo problems is one of my favorite songs. And apparently its also the thing song for wealthy republican senator Kelly Locklear the Georgia Republican is embroiled in her own scandal over paying dimmick related stock transactions to refresh your memory loss to practice a bit of insider training when she liquidated a number of assets just before the coronavirus pandemic spread the timing was more than a little questionable because she did it within hours of attending a private briefing. Giving her information other shareholders didnt have access to send their lawful or received recently launched a 4000000 dollar t. V. Ad buy with 3 different spots you think that a republican senator who is essentially a villain appointed by the governor but not supported by the Republican National committee or the leader of the Party President of the United States that will trump would focus on her policy goals and try to gain wide range support in advance of the november election where shes going to face competition but no thats not lawful or a game plan instead she spend millions defending her stock market smash and grab. These just might be the 1st ad in history where a politician defends themselves amid scandal by touting the use of their own private jet so essentially everything is supposed to be ok because shes rich and the rest of the ad basically covers all the concert the talking points we know well with words like witch hunt liberal lies and conspiracy take a look at. Truth. Because shes a strong conservative woman true she donated her senate paid to help georgia. Her personal plane to bring stranded georgians safely. Dollars to help the georgia save. Georgia. Every day im kelly lefler i approve this message. We also love in that Insider Trading that comes with the position of power in congress and shes not alone theres a lot. Of women on both sides of the aisle over the years that have traded you know the information that they get as a lawmaker for stock market success oh absolutely and in her case she claimed that you know her husband is in charge of all of this and he is the one whos invested in the stocks. Ever talk about exact moment issues why would a married couple ever talk about money issues between each other right in the time frame is just suspect even if we were to believe ok her and her husband dont converse at all about money you know take us back to the 1950 s. Where women didnt matter and men managed all of the money and the interesting part here is that within hours of that briefing that was only with certain congressional members she decided soup pull out she decided to get rid of her stocks knowing what was going to happen because of the pandemic thats a problem it is love the 2 because its you know theres parts of it that you know when you bring up the plane aspect of it again its kind of this like. Caps aleisha of the country that we live in right norman with a world where its like yes but look im a rich person flying the poor huddled masses in my private jet to save them like even a great person with an interesting theme that shes creating it is ok well i dont need this many millions im using my own private jet to help people i care about those who are going through the Recovery Efforts im giving up my money in the Recovery Efforts but youre also taking money mayo youre also engaged and being provided funding from some of these shady organizations that are making money off of the pandemic so i think that you know Kelly Loffler shes a very interesting character to begin with but to use this and to use those campaign ads is something to try to you know climb above this scandal i dont think that is going to work for her plus ive always hated campaign ads especially warms the you see it in both parties a lot of people are guilty of this from both parties is that idea of like take a look at how great i you know doing my job or being a decent human being i would kind of look at that and say well if you can afford a private jet i hope that youre doing those things i dont need you to brag about them for me you know i dont need you to say well look at our good i am for doing this like does the other do its like im against you know raising taxes im going to you know we see this in campaign ads im going well you know those are those are part of the normal parts your job dont brag about just being a good human being or doing the job that youre elected to do also there are many millionaires and actually most millionaires and billionaires give money to charity you know its a good way to get a tax write off i dont think that she deserves any bit of extra you know handclaps because she gave money as somebody whos also running in georgia and wants to get you know Georgia People to vote for her its interesting too because you mentioned as well that shes not really with the Republican Party like shes not trumps pictures not that shes kind of the outsider looking in correct exactly so shes not a pick but trump trump actually had somebody else in mind and advocated and actually watch commercials. You know sway people to vote in that direction what she happened to be was somebody who is a good brand and someone who. In some ways has them from the governor of georgia right now so hes the one who appointed her against the calls from trump to do otherwise and shes actually going to be up for election in november. Im just looking at theyre going like how people could look go to an election poll and say hey you know im going to vote for the rich person in the private jet who brags about trying to help people with their private jet with the same time as profiting off of the pandemic thats causing all these problems i think thats a tough thats enough fast have so many coronavirus in a state that has massive unemployment right now its just not anything that i think of in a word no its a tough task at the end of the day and i hope that were going to see kind of that revolution take place at the polls this year i hope that people start seeing through the kind of lives the were given to over and over and over again from these you know profiteers whether theyre war profiteers and working with the Defense Industry or their you know virus profiteers i guess we can call them now you know making money off of this off of this tragedy either way it was their watch thats now allowed what 70000 absolutisms to die and somebody always makes money off of pain and tragedy. Thats very very gross all right as we go to break remember you can also start watching the hawks on demand for the brand new portable t. V. App which is available on smartphones through google play at the Apple App Store by simply searching a portable t. V. Or my friends you can stream us yes stream us to your t. V. By downloading the portable t. V. On the apple t. V. Or online of t. V. s for those folks like cable or satellite t. V. Will be available on more devices coming soon so keep your eyes peeled coming up with Hurricane Season quickly approaching the question now being asked is how do we handle natural disasters while fighting a pandemic. Good question director of the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center joins us after the break you dont want to miss this stay tuned to watch your. Financial Survival Guide stacey lets alert us out fill out lets say im a strike. On greece on the banks of the fight well street fraud thank you for. The story thats true. Thats slavery. Time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability and its very important its accelerating the transition to sustainable transport sustainability spain overmanned a more equitable and sustainable world. They claim their production is completely hamas. It. Companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away and this is something ill just must keep going to look. This is the mood said musingly didnt. Seem to me understood so going in the. Same wrong. Wrong just dont all. Get to shape out. And engage. The trail. When so many find themselves worlds apart. Chance to look for common ground. We just cant get a break code 19 continues to ravage the globe estates open back up in ease stay at home borders meanwhile no baxi lack of Virus Testing kids and no real way to contact trees are still issues we face the odds are stacked against us but coburn 19 is joined by another threat natural disasters and what happens when a pandemic is joined by natural disasters and fortunately well find out very soon the u. S. Is ground 0 leading the globe in coronavirus case counts with nearly 640000 combined americas outbreak is already overwhelming our Health Care System state budgets and supply chains weve already seen tornadoes whipped through the southeast killing at least 34 and leaving half a 1000000 people without electricity. As we move into the late spring early summer months things are only expected to get worse from elevated risk of flooding across the midwest and the south to the on going threats of stronger and more frequent hurricanes and tornadoes america cant seem to get a break in all of this among a backdrop of a Global Pandemic lacks resources and dwindling funding to support is that the relief and Recovery Efforts its a perfect storm joining us now is the director of the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center jack nicholson. And afternoon. Good afternoon jack Disaster Preparedness and relief has been a Sticking Point for the u. S. For years now with criticisms from Hurricane Katrina new orleans to Hurricane Maria and its devastation in puerto rico bhima was only able to pay for 10 percent of the destruction of the most recent hurricanes which combined damages of over 265000000000. 00 how can the agency respond to day in light of its recent budget cuts. Well i think theres a lot of issues that. Have never been addressed before in this current situation. Theres a lot of differences that have to be accounted for and planned for and i think that worse weve been so focused on the virus and solutions so that we really havent given adequate. Planning to the hurricane and kind of virus scenario. Theres a lot of things that go along in a normal hurricane disaster or any disaster that relies on a lot of people a lot relies a lot of coordination and effort both the federal state and local level you also have tremendous support from family and friends along the way and problems are generally solved although they may be solved slowly in an adequately. Certain Resources Available and weve become accustomed to. Know where those resources resources are and they want to plan on something being there for support but with the current coronavirus its a little different situation i dont think we are fully aware of the resources that will be available because we dont know whats going to happen to the the virus during the Hurricane Season and i guess it could reignite it could. Come back around in the fall Hurricane Season is not over to the end of november so we have a long window of time here and we have a lot of Vulnerable People that. Are facing a very uncertain environment. Thats not of the reasons i want to have you want to there is because you know i im curious as to what types of challenges does this pandemic pose for Disaster Relief i mean thats something that you worked a long time in and it you know when you have to social distance or you have to stay at home how does that affect you know you know coming in after like a hurricane rolls through and you got to fix that area you got to save people there. Well that indeed is the problem i think it starts as the storm is coming. I would say 3 types of people youve got young people. Youve got very bad people and youve got a lot of people. That are people can automatically fat in the case of being you know that of an upper class but there are some younger people that are vulnerable as well and there are some young people that are healthy and theyre not the ones when you look at the statistics theyre not the ones that are dying necessarily but if youre vulnerable or older you are so you have to make the decision do i stay or do i leave this is practically impossible to leave nowadays because where would you go and even if you go to a shelter you may be going into a situation where you contact contract the virus and thats not good so there there is one possibility that you have kind of thought about lately and that is we dont have a whole lot of Hotel Occupancy in the state right now and that could be you know if the government plan correctly or had some backup plans that perhaps could use some of those as a major city shelters on a temporary but temporary basis for people that are highly vulnerable and of course they need to think about that because if they the sad to shelter in place theyre going to need. Perhaps generators flashlights food ratter medications you know. Theyre going to plan for their family members and pets and all thats very complicated even in a normal scenario but when you have a. Virus that plan to make threatening. It changes the whole complex of that because you dont have as many people to help just think of what it takes to get the power back on i mean weve been said to have been as lately that we have our trucks from other states allow any up you see them coming down the road they dont even know where the hurricanes going to hit but yet they are able to dispose and go to certain places and stage resources and we do the same thing with a ladder and other slip. As in any other types of assistance but where those resources be available from other states we dont know that we dont know you know exactly have bad the. Break will be if there is a hurricane is again going to be just me one hurricane or several hurricanes this year is projected to be a bad day average average is 12 Tropical Storm 6 or kings and 3 major hurricanes however this year one look at had possibly 13. 00 to 18. 00 Tropical Storms. 7 in ad hurricanes until the floor. Powerful hurricanes that exceed 111 mile an hour winds as a category 3 or greater hurricanes and theyre the ones that knock down has us like you showing in your in your video that youre right now so. Its an unusual situation and im hoping that the state considers a lot thats happening and i think it simply needs difficult to plan for because you dont know what this is you know the exact scenario is going to be. I did a bad thing you might see management website for it and there were as a couple of. Mentions of the run of bad spelling to see any any elaborate plans or any extraordinary warnings other than what normally comes along with Hurricane Season you know jagger after said well 1st i want to thank you for the good work that you do down there and helping all those people and thank you so much for coming on the show today and kind of illuminating this this impending problem that i think that we as a society on a federal and state level are going to have to look at moving forward you know theres a lot of issues affecting the world viruses one of them but we also have to look at these other things that are coming down the pipeline like you said some major major natural disasters on the way thank you so much for educating our audience today. Thank you for having me. Since youre h. G. Wells as war of the worlds we denizens of earth the been passed. Unaided and intrigued by the idea of life on mars or little red older brother in our solar system mars spanish forming roughly but you know 10000000 years before we did so technically older in an exciting bit of news it appears that the question of life on mars is drawing ever closer to an answer thanks to a team of japanese scientists and some martian groundwater that was hiding in antarctica yes i did say antartica organic compounds found on a 4000000000 year old martian meteorite that broke free from the angry red planet some 15000000 years ago and went on to collide with earth in that article and was then later discovered by humans in 1904 thats quite a journey to get here has revealed according to these japanese researchers traces of ancient oceans that were rich in carbon and nitrogen the key ingredients to making life by or at least the life by that we know the recipe to learn stuff. That that. 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