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The Georgia Senate runoff election is all but over. At time of writing, while the major outlets are being understandably cautious about making big calls, Rev. Raphael Warnock has claimed victory over Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Decision Desk HQ has called the count for Jon Ossoff, who is leading Sen. David Perdue.
This would mean both of Georgia s senate seats have flipped from Republican incumbents to the Democrats, making up the crucial 49th and 50th blue seats required for an evenly split Senate where incoming Vice-President Kamala Harris can give the Democrats a tie-breaking vote. (Yes, Joe Manchin still exists but shhhh, let people enjoy things.)
Potential U.S. Sen.–elect Jon Ossoff is only 33 years old. For comparison, the youngest sitting senator is Republican Josh Hawley, at 41; the body’s youngest Democrat is Kyrsten Sinema, at 44. That means Ossoff may soon be the first millennial senator. Those of us around his age might have seen his possibly imminent ascent to the upper house of Congress as a condemnation of our own lives and accomplishments. For instance, I am a year older than Ossoff, and in recent days, I have been feeling pretty good about my streak on Duolingo. (As of this writing, I’m at 10 days.
Neil Young has sold 50% of his 1,180-song catalogue
The Canadian icon is the latest musician to make this big move following the news of artists like Bob Dylan, Lindsay Buckingham and Lil Wayne selling the rights to their music to investment companies.
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