For all of those folks blaming states for the failures in vaccine distribution...

Folks like @JamesSurowiecki spent time blaming states and municipal governments for not doling out the vaccines quickly enough. Yet forgot that the federal government is in charge of vaccine distribution - and didn't buy enough vaccines to start. https://t.co/NXKEi90bRH
By the way: We knew that the feds, under the Trump regime, would mess this up. It was reported back in December that the Trump regime didn't buy enough of the Pfizer vaccine, even after the pharma offered to supply more. https://t.co/bZ8w1CAfrT
This is unsurprising, and yet, still tragedy. https://t.co/H7ij9JOAbG
But none of the blame laid at the feet of states and municipalities is shocking, either. Folks have been blaming school systems for not having the resources to reopen school buildings - and for not being able to reopen in the midst of high community spread.
Sure, a few places have managed to reopen buildings amid low spread. A few cities have managed to bring down infection rates for a time.

But when the federal government chooses to be AWOL in a national crisis, efforts among states and municipalities will inevitably fail.
School systems, by the way, are still feeding kid and providing kids education virtually, the latter through low speed broadband that is also the responsibility of the federal government. As is feeding those in need. https://t.co/6HwmECPwJg
When the federal government fails to do its job in crisis, few states and municipalities can stand in the breach in their locals. Because they are focused on their parts of the nation, their efforts won't help everyone else. Which is what the federal government is supposed to do.
https://t.co/4AZfxutsA3
Elect White Supremacist incompetents, expect folks to die.
https://t.co/imHRi4Gx76
Again, though, it's not just about Trump. Senate Republicans and even House Democrats went along with one of the initiatives that ensure that less money went to pandemic relief and vaccine distribution: War machines! https://t.co/bIU2scJHFL
The failure is reflected on the ground in how the Trump regime has worked to favor Republicans - even in Democrat-controlled states. https://t.co/0z2udwZggf
While Republican governors in red states are screwing over citizens in Democrat-controlled areas. https://t.co/MzuIM3VPmm

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SolarWinds Hack

A digital "Pearl Harbor" moment for the United States, whoever was responsible had access to the keys to the kingdom for months during 2020, including sensitive military infrastructure. This is war!

SunGard + SolarWinds

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https://t.co/U3P3SrrkM1


SunGard Data Center

In Nashville, around the corner from their "big pipe" connection, AT&T. Like any data center, highly secure. Only authorized personnel can enter, and even fewer can access the actual server rooms. Backup generators are available in case of power failure.


If the SunGard hardware was being used to "host" critical command and control software related to SolarWinds, the US powers would be very interested in gaining special access keys that are stored on the hard-drives of specific servers.

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