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Interesting stuff that has crossed my feed lately:

• John Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock won run-off elections for US Senate seats in Georgia. President Trump incited his supporters to storm the Capitol building in Washington, DC, briefly interrupting Congress’ count of the 2020 electoral votes. Barack Obama spoke out, as did Mitch McConnell. On returning to the chamber and resuming the count, Vice President Pence presided over the certification of Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ victory.
• As the COVID vaccines roll out globally, Israel has become an outlier to imitate. While other countries, including the US, struggle with logistics, Israel is vaccinating about 1.4% of its population every day. Our World in Data has continually updated charts for vaccine delivery, so the numbers will change depending on when you click the link — but I hope the rest of the world learns from Israel’s success.
• Big lake o’ lava in Hawaii, as seen from space.
• Denmark launches children’s TV show about man with giant penis.
• Gotta think about your Zoom room. Antwerp’s mayor called out in TV interview for not wearing pants.