What’s popping, SR Tribe!? Salutations and welcome back to another episode of The Sophisticatedly Ratchet Podcast. Today we present to you our monthly report on current events aka “SR Report May 2021: Justice for George Floyd, Reopening NYC after Covid & Power of NFT ” moderated by our SPEWGod Drip Drip, Mash!
Boogie and Mash report on the Derek Chauvin verdict. On April 20th, Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all charges in the death of George Floyd. With this conviction Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder and up to 10 years for second-degree manslaughter.
Details here: Derek Chauvin verdict
Shake reports on Governor Andrew Cuomo announcement of a "major reopening" of New York state and the media’s recent push for Covid-19 vaccinations. The Mayor of New York plans to remove capacity limits for retail stores, restaurants, bars, gyms, fitness centers, recreational venues, hair salons, offices, and more on May 19th 2021. With these restrictions being lifted there are alot of questions that needs answers, but most importantly, are we ready for the world to open back up?
Details here NYC reopening???
Flash reports on the blockchain NTFs and explains how they work. A NFT (non-fungible token) is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain, that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFT is short for “Non-fungible” more or less means that it’s unique and can’t be replaced with something else. For example, a bitcoin is fungible — trade one for another bitcoin, and you’ll have exactly the same thing. A one-of-a-kind trading card, however, is non-fungible. If you traded it for a different card, you’d have something completely different
Details here: NFT explained!
Moe reports on Social media News: Passing of Black Rob, Shock G from Digital Underground and Antron Pippen (Scottie Pippen son). Jennifer Lopez has split with A. Rod, back on the market, and rekindling with an old flame, Ben Affleck. Caitlyn Jenner stance on transgender girls in woman sports being unfair.
Details here: Celebrity Deaths
If you’ve read this far you in the TRIBE and know the vibes, pull up, tune in and join us as we discuss “Sr Report May 2021: Justice for George Floyd, Reopening NYC after Covid & Power of NFT”. Tune in and join the discussion!
Boogie & Mash - Chavin verdict
- Are you surprised with the verdict?
What do you feel the sentence will be versus how do you feel the courts will sentence him?With regard to Ma’khai Bryant, do you feel that cases (and cases like this going forward) will receive the same treatment if the cases are not as high profile?https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/20/987777911/court-says-jury-has-reached-verdict-in-derek-chauvins-murder-trial
Shake- Covid and Reopening the World
- Are you ready for the world to open back up?
Do you plan on taking the vaccine?https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/oregon-covid-cases.html
- Do you feel NFt’s are a valuable investment opportunity?
If you could sell your nudes as NFT, would you?- https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq
Shock GJ.Lo, Scottie Pippin Son, Black Rob Death,
- Boogie: Invincible/ Falcon Winter Soldier