Today is the final day to register to vote in the Georgia runoff election.
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Welcome to Monday, December 7th, latents and manifests...
Today is the final day to register to vote in the Georgia runoff election.
The Peach State will hold two runoff elections for its pair of Senate seats on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The results of these two races could determine which party controls the upper chamber.
For Peach Staters wondering about the election schedule, or for those interested in donating their money or time to the runoff, we’ve pulled together some key dates here. ([link removed])
Georgia voters have until today - December 7 - to register to participate in the runoff. This includes 17-and-a-half-year-olds who will turn 18 by January 5.
* Register online ([link removed]) via the Georgia Secretary of State's website
* Print and mail this fillable voter registration form ([link removed])
* Get a voter registration form at your county board of registrars' office ([link removed]) , an election office, library, school, recruitment office, or college registrar's office
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Incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue will face off against Democrat Jon Ossoff. And Republican appointee Sen. Kelly Loeffler will battle Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
How are you feeling about the Georgia runoff? ([link removed])
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** Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill Over #DiaperDon
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President Donald Trump is threatening to veto an annual national defense authorization bill if Congress excludes an overhaul of liability protections for social media platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Section 230 protects tech giants like Facebook and Twitter from being held legally liable for the content posted on their platforms.
In late November, Trump claimed Twitter was “sending out totally false trends” before stating section 230 should be terminated in the interests of “national security."
The president made his claims in the wake of #DiaperDon trending on Twitter after 45 was photographed at a small table on Thanksgiving:
As the # went viral, Trump tweeted:
"For purposes of National Security, Section 230 must be immediately terminated!!!"
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pushed back on Trump’s demand, saying that the repeal of Section 230 was irrelevant to the passage of the Pentagon’s top bill.
In response, Trump tweeted the veto threat and expressed his frustration with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK):
"Very sadly for our Nation, it looks like Senate @JimInhofe will not be putting the Section 230 termination clause into the Defense Bill. So bad for our National Security and Election Integrity. Last chance to ever get it done. I will VETO!"
Should Trump veto the NDAA? ([link removed])
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** U.S. Economy Added 245K Jobs in November
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released its jobs report for November 2020, which found the U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%. The report fell short of the Dow Jones forecast of 440,000 jobs but met expectations in terms of the unemployment rate.
The economy lost 22.2 million jobs in March and April due to lockdown measures initiated to slow the spread of COVID-19, and has been recovering jobs at a slowing pace. Monthly gains over the past seven months total 12.3 million jobs, leaving the economy 9.8 million jobs below its February level ([link removed]) as seen in the USAFacts' chart below:
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** And, in the End…
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Tongues out for National Cotton Candy Day.
At the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, confectioners John C. Wharton and dentist William Morrison introduced "fairy floss" to the world.
Think pink,
—Josh Herman
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