Jeff Bezos (deflecting the absurdity of the billionaire space competition) gives unrestricted $100 million each to @VanJones68 & @chefjoseandres.
$200M is is like 0.001% of the Bezos worth, so a great value.
But watch the acceptance speech from VJ below.
cnn.com/2021/07/20/med…
$200M is is like 0.001% of the Bezos worth, so a great value.
But watch the acceptance speech from VJ below.
cnn.com/2021/07/20/med…
This is why I love @VanJones68:
"Can you imagine grassroots folks from Appalachia, from the hood, Native American reservations, having enough money to be able to connect with the geniuses that have disrupted ..."
"Can you imagine grassroots folks from Appalachia, from the hood, Native American reservations, having enough money to be able to connect with the geniuses that have disrupted ..."
"... the space industry, disrupted taxis and hotels and bookstores– to start disrupting poverty, to start disrupting pollution, to start disrupting the $90B prison industry together."
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(cont'd) "You take people on the front lines and their wisdom and their genius and their creativity, and you give them a shot? They’re not gonna just turn around neighborhoods, they’re gonna turn around this nation." - @VanJones68
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