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Ukraine update: There’s a good reason Ukraine hasn’t gotten the most modern weapons

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UPDATE: Monday, Nov 28, 2022 · 11:45:10 PM +00:00

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Russian VDV unit got mauled somewhere in Kherson oblast: 

We are often asked how we tally up thousands of downed enemy vehicles. We liberate our territory, and then we count. Just like that. pic.twitter.com/Jcjyu6zWNZ— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) November 28, 2022

Don’t worry, the widows were well compensated.

MAGA-controlled Arizona county fails to certify election results by deadline

Arizona Republicans are facing the same bitter pill the rest of the MAGA world is facing right now: They are wildly unpopular, and most people do not like what they are selling. If they were a small business that sold widgets, they would be going out of business. The Democratic Party had one of the most successful midterm election results of the modern era, at a time when it seemed very hard for Republicans not to win.

While turnout in Georgia Senate runoff is at a record high, brutal Warnock ad eviscerates Walker

Georgians are turning out early for the state’s Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and his opponent, the professional bumbler and Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC), more than 70,000 people voted on Saturday and another 87,000 people cast their votes on Sunday—including Sen. Warnock himself.

Bipartisan coalition ends decade of Republican control over Alaska Senate

Following Wednesday’s tabulation of ranked-choice votes in races where no candidate won a majority on Nov. 8, nine Democrats and eight Republicans in Alaska’s state Senate announced the formation of a bipartisan majority coalition, similar to one that held sway in the chamber from 2007 to 2012. The situation in the House, however, remains uncertain.

The alliance ends a decade of Republican control over the Senate, though GOP Sen.

The Authoritarian Right Is Regrouping

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Events of the past few weeks in Russia, Brazil, and America show the global right in disarray. But these are not signs of defeat, as liberals might hope; they are the disorderly attempt by antidemocratic forces to stage a recovery.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.

The Gift of Civil Discussion

This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.Last week I asked, “For whom or what are you thankful this year?”One thing I’m thankful for this year are the emails that you send each week.

I’m Scared of My Baby Monitor

You can now know everything about your baby at all times. An expectant parent of a certain type—cash-flush and availed of benzodiazepine, or maybe just fretful—will be dizzied by the options.

A Ploy, Not a Principle

For once, Donald Trump has a point.Shortly before Thanksgiving, Trump had dinner with the artist and aspiring presidential candidate Kanye West. Among West’s entourage was a 24-year-old livestreamer named Nick Fuentes. Fuentes, as all the world now knows, traffics in Holocaust denial, among other provocations. West is an outspoken anti-Semite in his own right.

Will Missouri Stay Execution of Kevin Johnson, Case Tainted by Racism, or Let Daughter Witness Death?

Pressure is growing for Missouri to stop the execution of Kevin Johnson set for Tuesday. At a hearing Monday before Missouri’s Supreme Court, a special prosecutor will request a stay in order to fully investigate how the case was tainted by racism. Meanwhile, Johnson’s 19-year-old daughter has been barred from witnessing his lethal injection because she is under 21.

From Xinjiang to Shanghai, Protests Grow in China over COVID Restrictions After Fatal Apartment Fire

Unprecedented protests have erupted in multiple Chinese cities over President Xi Jinping’s strict zero-COVID policies, which have resulted in extended strict lockdowns across the country. The protests were triggered by a deadly fire Thursday at an apartment building in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, where local COVID restrictions reportedly prevented firefighters from reaching the trapped residents.