“As President Biden is set to make his first formal State of the Union address Tuesday night, he and the country are facing pressing issues, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to inflation and the continuing pandemic.” Those big three just about sum things up. Let’s unify for democracy and against Covid. Both could make inflation even more challenging. Russia’s war on Ukraine could triple ocean shipping rates. (It’s all connected).

+ On a positive Covid note, California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates.