America faces big changes, but not the changes our conventional political grid might assume. Public trust in cloud platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter failed with the massive censorship surrounding the 2020 election. This week, a new cloud provider, Digital Ocean, went public. The Times has used Digital Ocean for nearly seven years.
Digital commerce shifts while the global supply chain faces more disruptions. Not only do we still lack supplies that were made in factories that are closed. Not only is the cruise ship industry floundering. The Suez Canal is blocked.
What is Democrat-controlled Washington doing?—Business as usual. Binden wants to focus on infrastructure—a digression from the Obama years. Republicans have always been good at spending money while appearing not to, while Democrats appear to spend money when they tighten the purse strings. Marketing is one of the best-kept secret ingredients in American politics.
The one thing unusual about this Democratic Washington is its dedication to a strong military. Russia surfaced three subs in the Arctic this week and, now all of a sudden, Democrats want to do military the same way Trump did. Just how the Bush-Obama years held a contiguous policy progression, the Trump-Biden years seem to reflect the competence, military, and infrastructure of FDR. In many ways, it is as if Trump is still in office. We did get Trump’s $2,000 checks, after all.
Trump
The Unlikely Team of Prosecutors Hunting Donald Trump in Georgia // Daily Beast
Obama Biden Harris
Biden is betting on bigger government. The pandemic may be helping him. // MSN News
Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more // ABC News America
White House
Trump let OANN in the White House. Now it’s Biden’s problem. // Politico
Washington as Usual
Democrats Could Undo Trump Policies Faster, But They’re Not. Why? // Kaiser Health News
Soc Media, Cybersecurity & Tech
Independent cloud provider DigitalOcean drops in Wall Street debut // CNBC
Markets, Economy & GDP
CDC Rejects Cruise Industry Push To Resume Sailing, Sending Stocks Tumbling // Forbes
Mid East
Syria forced to ration fuel as stricken ship keeps Suez Canal blocked // CNN
The Suez Canal Has Been Blocked and Closed Several Times Since Opening // Business Insider