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Republicans are headed for a long-overdue reckoning… or not. Either way, it will be very painful

Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 presidential bid with such a low-energy harangue of a speech that attendees streamed toward the blocked exits while even Fox News eventually pulled coverage.

When Trump first ran for president in 2016, he promised his roaring hordes they were “going to win so much … you may even get tired of winning. You’re going to say, please, please it’s too much winning. We can’t take it anymore.

Trump Is Back In

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.Donald Trump wants to return to the White House. His candidacy should be the final test of whether the United States has truly overcome the lure of authoritarianism.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
Is Trump still a viable candidate? Yes and no.

Trump’s Confession

The critical consensus on Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign launch is that it was boring in both delivery—uninspired and listless—and content, mostly rehashing themes he’s played since he started running for president in 2015.But underneath the weird ad libs and overwritten Stephen Miller rhetoric, the speech revealed a new and important challenge for his comeback attempt.

The Sad Pragmatism of Inflation-Era Cuisine

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.

The Sport of Short Kings

Updated at 7:38 p.m. ET on November 16, 2022This is an edition of The Great Game, a newsletter about the 2022 World Cup—and how soccer explains the world. Sign up here.In August, the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi scored the first bicycle-kick goal of his long, decorated career, and the internet thought it was hilarious.

“A Carbon Bomb”: Movement Grows Against EACOP East African Pipeline Funded by France’s Total & China

COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania.

“Climate Collateral”: How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage

As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations’ investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, “but it’s been dedicated to military spending,” says co-author Nick Buxton.

Greenpeace: As Egypt Hosts COP27, Country’s Agricultural Sector Ravaged by Impact of Climate Crisis

As the U.N. climate conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we look at the effects of the climate crisis for the host country, such as rising temperatures and sea levels in the Nile Delta. Ahmed El Droubi, Greenpeace regional campaign manager for the Middle East and North Africa, says “the most significantly impacted sector in Egypt is definitely the agricultural sector.

Trump’s Running and Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame

So, Republicans, what will you do?Donald Trump is not agreeing to vanish on his own. He has declared his candidacy for president in his familiar style: boastful, untruthful, sneering—but also charismatic and telegenic. In pursuit of power, he demonstrated in his announcement a rare degree of self-discipline, despite his Mar-a-Lago address devolving into rally-style riffing from which even Fox News cut away after about half an hour.

Ukraine update: Russian missiles (inadvertently) strike Poland

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UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022 · 1:08:46 AM +00:00

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And this is a bit of a walk-back—missile “most likely” produced in Russia, and still no info on who fired it. 

Polish President Duda said in a Tuesday address that Poland does not know yet who fired the missile that caused an explosion in Przewodow, also noting that the missile was “most likely produced in Russia.