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So we are seeing an increase in hospitalizations for COVID-19.

Recently, up to 10,000 people being in the hospital with COVID a week.

However, as a reminder, last year, we saw up to 40,000 hospitalizations a week at our

highest point last August. You're certainly going to see infections. You'll get some people

that even though you'll find the vulnerable will fall by the wayside. They'll get infected,

they'll get hospitalized, and some will die. It's not going to be the tsunami of cases that we've seen.

But they keep telling me because this has to be 10 days or something, I've got to keep wearing it, but don't tell them I didn't have it on when I walked in.

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underscore. So just a quick housekeeping update. Next week, we will be releasing the recordings from the Socialism Conference sessions that we did.

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So today, I am here with my co-hosts, Artie Veer Kant.

Hello.

And Abby Cardis.

Hello.

And once again, I'm finding myself starting an episode with a framing that long-time

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