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OMICRON AND DELTA: Don’t Confuse Them | Steve Berman

OMICRON AND DELTA: Don’t Confuse Them | Steve Berman

The U.S. is having a surge in COVID-19 cases, and a lagging surge in deaths. The numbers I’m seeing in Georgia indicate that deaths are falling, and hospitalizations are falling, but case counts are spiking. This is omicron. Omicron is more contagious than any previous variant. We know that in 1918, the Spanish Flu morphed into a …

BIDEN’S LEGACY: The Man Who Did Nothing | Steve Berman

BIDEN’S LEGACY: The Man Who Did Nothing | Steve Berman

President Joe Biden has been in politics his whole adult life and is desperately searching for a legacy to be remembered by, other than not being Donald Trump. Nobody wants to help him. Not Barack Obama, who overshadowed Biden for eight years. Not Joe Manchin, who is functionally in control of Biden’s legislative agenda. Not Kamala …

That “Splat” is the Internet Hitting the Wall | Steve Berman

That “Splat” is the Internet Hitting the Wall | Steve Berman

That sound you heard yesterday was the “splat” when the Internet ran straight into the wall of Gall’s Law. Amazon Web Services experienced a rather large glitch on Tuesday, and seemingly half the Internet glitched with it. Amazon is, so far, being very circumspect in explaining why, but you can be sure it’s probably some simple thing …