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Politics:
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: Biden is focusing on ads in which he is rallying his core base. And Trump is hitting the campaign trail where current polling doesn’t have him doing so well. 

Biden made his comeback in the Democratic primary because of the black American vote in South Carolina and Biden never looked back. The black American vote did not show up for Clinton and was one of many factors in why she lost. Biden is not taking the risk and he is doing anything he can and spending a lot of money and panting a picture for black Americans that they cannot vote for Trump. Ads and lots of them seem to be the strategy for Biden as he really doesn’t leave his house or the state of Delaware. That could hurt Biden in the end, if he doesn’t go out and campaign.

President Trump is taking more of the opposite approach. Hitting the campaign trail, meeting potential voters, and spending less on ads. Trump is going through the Midwest to remind them of the strong economy before the coronavirus which is his go-to strategy. COVID has changed the game and the economy is hurting a lot. But Trump is out to say and prove that he can do it again. That he can get America back to the economy super-low unemployment and more if he gets reelected.

Right now Biden is leading in most polls and in some by a lot. Early voting will surely help Biden, but there is still a good amount of time left. And anything can happen. If COVID goes away, if Biden stays locked up at home, and the debate. There are a lot of factors left to play out. 

Turnips, this is M.R. Shannon and welcome to The Daily Turnup. The podcast where we break down what’s going on in the world today and help you digest it all in 10 minutes or less. Today is Friday, August 7th and we have a great episode for you today. Trump and Biden, what are they up to? What is Happening in Lebanon? COVID unemployment.

If the human species wants to survive, grow, and be better then we need to start expanding to our planets.  It's really that simple. And there are a good amount of super-rich people that think the same. Enter Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson. 

When it comes to the space race the conversation begins with the end goal. Colonizing Mars. I think there are about six steps to colonizing mars if I were to break this down in the most simplistic way possible.

1)    The biggest issue. And btw every time we reach a new step it will be the biggest issue. Anyways it's all about getting there. The technology, the duration of the flight, our spacecraft good enough, and the list goes on with the myriad of problems from construction a space ship, lift off, flying 235.54 million miles, and landing safely. Like that undertaking alone is absolutely insane for where humans collectively are now. 

a.    Fortunately there are a few companies out there and countries that really want to do this. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, The Chinese, the Russians, the EU, and of course the U.S.A. we’ll cover more specifics of each of these later.  

b.    The point being, it's going to happen. The tech will get there, the spacecraft will get there, and there are humans that want to go. Musk remains “highly confident” that SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026, saying last December that it's an achievable goal “about six years from now.” He added that SpaceX plans to send a Starship rocket without a crew “in two years.”

2)    Next, Building infrastructure:

a.    Transportation: more than just humans, stuff to build and building in less gravity (38% of earth's gravity) and .13% oxygen compared to earth. And then there’s constructing buildings. New building tech will need to be created

3) Self-Sufficient: ...

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International Affairs: The Beirut Explosion 

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: I want to say first that I am covering this only a few hours after the explosion happened. Meaning that a lot more information could be released by the time of the recording of the podcast and its airing. But I will carry on. The first thought was a terrorist attack, next thought was a major country dropped a bomb, third thought it was an internal accident, fourth thought I was sad. If you haven’t seen the clip of the explosion please do. It is hard to comprehend the first few times you watch it. 

But at this moment in time, the number of dead and injured have not been tallied as rescuers are still searching for bodies, but the hospitals are at max capacity. I want to focus on what caused the massive explosion. There was a mushroom cloud so its hard to believe a fire broke out or a gas leak or anything that could regularly happen in a building. From the video, it seems that a lot of explosives were needed to cause it.

So why, that has to be the next logical question to ask. Why would someone do this and who? I have no desire to speculate, but the questions are probably being asked and I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer to what or who caused this was released in the next 24-48 hours.

No matter what, this is a terrible incident and a sad day for Lebanon.

Turnips, this is M.R. Shannon and welcome to The Daily Turnup. The podcast where we break down what’s going on in the world today and help you digest it all in 10 minutes or less. Today is Wednesday, August 5th and we have a great episode for you today. 3 Billion a Year, The Beirut Explosion, and Google getting Hit with Anti-Trust 

We have a great episode lined up for you today. The Homeless Problem   

I’m excited to jump into this topic. I’ve actually had it on my list of topics for a while now. If you haven’t picked up by now, I’m really into two things. The first and most obvious, unbiased news. Which is vital to understanding what’s happening in the world and not following a form of propaganda. The second, for people to be efficient in life and contribute to the world and human advancement. When I read and watch topics of people that are just surviving and not doing anything other than sucking up the oxygen or when their lives are so bad because of war, genocide, and homelessness it makes me angry. Of course for the injustice but also because that person isn’t contributing, advancing human society, and frankly living their best life.

Homelessness is one of the points where you have over a half-million Americans just surviving. Not living their best lives, not contributing, and it's kinda hard to watch. So, we’re going to look at how Americans become homeless, break down how it affects communities, look at how the City of Austin, Texas is handling their homeless problem, and then try to provide a solution.

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Where is the COVID Relief Bill???

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: To the surprise of absolutely no one, an agreement has not been reached. There are a lot of reasons for this. One is simply politics. Where each side doesn’t want the other to be seen as successful or at this point competent. And this goes hand in hand with the Presidential election. It's fair to say that the two parts would fight aggressively on a relief bill, but the seen is very different then it was back in March when a bill was passed. The economy is in worse shape then March, so is unemployment, the school situation, and the list goes on. 

A major difference between now and March is that we are 90 days out from the presidential election. Don’t get me wrong, I think the infighting would be a thing no matter what. But it seems heightened because the election is so close.

Then there is where should the money go, how much do people get, and what is fair. It’s safe to say the party will never see eye to eye. And they will both have to give in order to receive. That is as close to a fact as you are going to get. Especially when the House and Senate are split on party lines. But with all that being said and everyone understanding they will have to give, why is this taking so long. I’m sure an expert who has studied the economy. Party philosophy can have a pretty clear idea of what the relief bill will look like. So why is this taking so long? The delay is only hurting the American people. 

And that is the issue at the end of the day. Average, normal Americans are suffering because the politicians couldn’t or wouldn’t foresee there own disagreements and understand they were going to come together at the end anyway. 

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241 Black Americans died in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement. Less than .001% of police interactions result in death. Big media is pitting black Americans and law enforcement against each other. We take a look at recent events of police using lethal force, police being killed, and what can be done to end this cycle. 

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: The election is exactly 3 months today and by all stretches its not a close race. The vast majority of polls have Biden in a double-digit lead and believe Trump is too far behind to make up the distance especially with early voting. For starts, there is COVID, which is unprecedented in its time and has more than likely hurt President Trump a lot. It is very easy to blame the President for how COVID has affected the country and its very easy to say if you were President things would be different. The reality of the situation the virus is greater than one person or position and more than fair to say whoever was President or whatever party was in control the country would still have massive COVID issues. But that doesn’t matter to voters. Because whoever is in charge will always get blamed. And unless the virus goes away, President Trump's handling of it will definitely be criticized.

Then the voter can go down the line and pick things they don’t like about Trump. Whether it’s his twitter account, what he says, his handling of the protestor, and even the most recent, talking about delaying the election. Which was instantly met with rejection from both sides. But with some 90 days left, Trump isn’t doing well and his final stand which may be the debates against Joe Biden might be too little too late. And that is Trump’s problem, his strongest asset at this point is to debate Biden one on one. But with early voting, that could derail Trump’s final stand.

There are still some 90 days to go and in 2020 we have seen that a new month brings on something different and it would be foolish to declare a winner. There is still a lot of time left but it’s possible the race may already be over with early voting. 

Turnips, this is M.R. Shannon and welcome to The Daily Turnup. The podcast where we break down what’s going on in the world today and help you digest it all in 10 minutes or less. Today is Monday, August 3rd and we have a great episode for you today. Presidential Polling, Mexico Captures Cartel Leader, NASA and SPACE X Return Home. 

Woke: Alert to injustice in society, especially towards racism. But somehow being woke or woke culture has transformed into cancel culture and injustice has been replaced with hating others' opposite views and opinions. Today's episode dives into the new culture of American and what it means for all of us.