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In a co-authored document presented to Trump in April, Keith Kellogg also said US should give Ukraine more weapons if Russia didn’t join negotiations
Donald Trump’s plan to tap the retired US lieutenant general Keith Kellogg as US envoy to Ukraine and Russia has triggered renewed interest in a policy document he co-authored that proposes ending the war by withdrawing weapons from Ukraine if it doesn’t enter peace talks – and giving even more weapons to Ukraine if Russia doesn’t do the same.
Trump is said to have responded favorably to the plan – America First, Russia & Ukraine – which was presented to him in April and was written by Kellogg and the former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz, who both served as chiefs of staff in Trump’s national security council from 2017 to 2021.
The document proposes halting further US weapons deliveries to Kyiv if it does not enter peace talks with Moscow, while simultaneously warning Moscow that, should it refuse to negotiate, US support for Ukraine would increase.
Bobby McMann left the second period of the Leafs' loss to the Panthers, putting coach Craig Berube into yet another quandary.
Mitch Marner exhaled and said out loud what so many within the Toronto Maple Leafs organization were probably thinking.
“We’re missing half our team up front, man,” Marner said when asked what his ailing Leafs team must do to score more at five-on-five.
The score in the Leafs’ 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers made the game seem far more lopsided than it was. If the Leafs had iced a lineup they hope will be ready to face teams like the Panthers in the playoffs, a 5-1 loss might have alarm bells ringing.
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And now the Leafs can add Bobby McMann to their list of players nursing wounds. The left winger was on a decent run of form playing on a new-look top line with John Tavares and Marner. But McMann did not return to the game for the second period with what the Leafs are calling a lower-body injury.
GDT - Toronto at Florida - Nov 27 - 7:30pm ET
>Auston Matthews isn’t quite ready to return for this Atlantic Division showdown between the surging Maple Leafs and the slumping Florida Panthers, who have won and lost four in a row, respectively (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).
Nicholas Robertson -- Pontus Holmberg -- William Nylander Bobby McMann -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner Nikita Grebenkin -- Fraser Minten -- Alex Nylander Alex Steeves -- Connor Dewar -- Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson Jake McCabe -- Chris Tanev Simon Benoit -- Conor Timmins
Anthony Stolarz Joseph Woll
Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa
Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Matthew Knies (upper body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)
Suspended: Ryan Reaves
Matthews will miss his ninth straight game with a mysterious injury, but Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said "he's feeling good."
Auston Matthews will not return to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. His mysterious injury will keep him out for a ninth straight game.
“Matthews had a real good practice yesterday, but he’s been off a while. Getting into a full practice was really important. But I think both him and I and the organization feel like he needs a little bit more to be ready to go,” Leafs head coach Craig Berube said on Wednesday.
The Leafs had targeted Wednesday’s game as a possible return date for Matthews, heightening anticipation surrounding the two-time 60-goal scorer.
But instead, patience appears to be a priority. The Leafs seem intent on getting his stamina back to a place that will benefit him during game action. The Leafs’ next game is Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
GDT - Utah at Toronto - Nov 24 - 7pm ET
> The depth continues to be tested as the bodies keep dropping out of the lineup up front. Tonight, a resilient Maple Leafs team is seeking its fourth consecutive win as Alex Nylander debuts on an all-Marlies line against a tired 8-9-2 Utah Hockey Club (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4).
Nicholas Robertson — Pontus Holmberg — William Nylander Bobby McMann — John Tavares — Mitch Marner Nikita Grebenkin — Fraser Minten — Alex Nylander Alex Steeves — Connor Dewar — Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins
Joseph Woll Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa
Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Matthew Knies (upper body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)
Suspended: Ryan Reaves
Sunday night, William Nylander and his younger brother, Alex, will join four other sets of brothers who have played together as Leafs.
It last happened way back on May 3, 1987, more than 37 years ago.
Two brothers lining up, side by side, with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Two kids from overseas with big, far-fetched dreams, getting to live them out together on one of hockey’s biggest stages.
Sunday night, William Nylander and his younger brother, Alex, will add to that history, joining four other sets of brothers who have played together with the Leafs. It last happened in Game 7 of a second-round series, a matchup that featured Peter and Miroslav Ihnačák on the wrong end of a 3-0 loss.
Matthews skated on his own ahead of Leafs practice Saturday. It was his first time on the ice since Nov. 10.
Auston Matthews stood looking relaxed in a place he hasn’t been seen much lately: At the front of the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility locker room.
“From where I was at up to now, I feel night and day, a lot better,” Matthews told reporters. An injury has kept him out of the Leafs lineup since a Nov. 3 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild. The Leafs are only calling the injury “upper body.”
“Everything’s moving in a positive direction,” Matthews said.
Matthews skated on his own ahead of Leafs practice Saturday. It was his first time on the ice since Nov. 10. Matthews said he and the team will monitor his injury before returning.
Across the U.S., White Supremacist Incidents Have Become the Norm
A neo-Nazi group scattered fliers across lawns and doorsteps in three Waterloo, Iowa, neighborhoods just before Veterans Day. The handouts offered a chilling assessment of the group’s proximity, in capital letters: “We are your neighbors! We are the random stranger holding the door open for you!” it read. “We are everywhere.”
About a week later, about a dozen people marched through a part of Columbus, Ohio, that is known for arts and culture, carrying Nazi flags and using a bullhorn to shout racial slurs against Jews and people of color. A similar scene unfolded in downtown Nashville over the summer.
Flash displays of hate and white power are happening more frequently in the United States, a trend that experts say is a reaction to changing demographics, political turmoil and social catalysts. More than 750 such incidents have taken place since 2020, according to the Anti-Defamation League, with more than half of them occurring in the last 18 months.
It's a good time to take stock of where the Maple Leafs are at, through the highs and lows of their season so far.
I don’t think many of us had “Auston Matthews goes out of the lineup and the Maple Leafs go on a 6-1-0 run” on our bingo card for how the first month and a half of the season would go.
But it’s been that kind of an unpredictable year so far in Toronto.
We’re now at the 20-game mark, a quarter of the way through the season, so it’s a good time to take stock of where the Leafs are at through the highs (their current hot streak) and lows (a 3-4-2 stretch prior to that) of their season.
The word is trending as Trump makes cabinet picks – but it’s not the first time it’s been used to describe lousy leadership
Matt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation. Elon Musk as head of layoffs. And Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Oz overseeing the nation’s health.
Some have likened Donald Trump’s administrative picks to a clown car; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or “government by the worst people”, as Merriam-Webster puts it.
The word has been trending online, with a burst in search traffic in recent weeks and a new dedicated subreddit. It’s not the first time Trump has (accidentally) made the term famous; many discovered it in his first term. But the kakistocracy of 2016 looks like Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood compared with the president-elect’s new batch of sidekicks.
Another storm approaches Vancouver Island as B.C. Hydro crews race to restore power to thousands
Around 30,000 properties were still without power on Vancouver Island on Thursday morning, as B.C. Hydro crews continued to repair the damage from the "bomb cyclone" that began battering the region late Tuesday.
Environment Canada is now warning that another storm is approaching southwestern British Columbia and, while it's forecast to be less intense than the previous one, it still has the potential to cause damage and disruption and slow down clean-up efforts.
Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’
World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riots
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour.
Musk, who has been a fixture at the side of Donald Trump since his re-election as US president, was responding to a Guardian report on Wednesday that the Commons’ science and technology select committee would call him to give evidence in the new year in its inquiry into the spread of harmful content on social media after the August riots.
The committee’s chair, Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP, said she wanted to see how Musk, who owns the X social media platform, “reconciles his promotion of freedom of expression with his promotion of pure disinformation”.
Leaders from across spectrum are outspoken in rejection of court’s ‘antisemitic’ and ‘outrageous’ decision
Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum united to condemn the decision by a three-judge panel of the international criminal court to issue arrest warrants for the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former defence minister Yoav Gallant.
Netanyahu’s office described the warrants as “an antisemitic decision … equivalent to the modern Dreyfus trial”, referring to the 1894 trial of a French artillery captain of Jewish descent that has become one of the most prominent examples of antisemitism.
Netanyahu added: “Israel rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions and charges against it by the international criminal court, which is a biased and discriminatory political body.”
Under the Rome statute that established the ICC, the court was set up to be an independent body that stands apart from international politics.
Twenty games in, the Leafs' record sits at 12-6-2. How's everyone doing? Let's evaluate the roster from top to bottom.
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored maybe their most impressive win all season on Wednesday night, shutting out the Stanley Cup contender Vegas Golden Knights without their best player (Auston Matthews), two other centres (Max Domi and David Kämpf) and two top-nine wingers (Calle Järnkrok and Max Pacioretty). They also lost Matthew Knies to a possible concussion halfway through.
The victory improved the Leafs’ record to 12-6-2 after 20 games, slightly besting their pace from last season (11-6-3).
How’s everyone doing? Twenty games feels like the right time to take a step back and evaluate the roster from top to bottom (in no particular order).
With a 3-0 victory over Vegas, the Maple Leafs picked up their sixth win in seven games without their captain this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ “draft and develop” ability was on full display against the Vegas Golden Knights, as Joseph Woll earned a 31-save shutout, William Nylander set up Fraser Minten’s first NHL goal, and Nikita Grebenkin looked like a complete menace.
There were plenty of scrums and some questionable officiating, but the Leafs got the job done against a tough opponent with a 3-0 victory. The Leafs picked up their sixth win in seven games without their captain this season, and while they were outplayed in the second period, their overall team grade is an A after a gritty effort.
GDT - Vegas @ Toronto - Nov 20 - 7:30pm ET
>Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to make it three straight when they face off with the Vegas Golden Knights. While Toronto is fresh off back-to-back overtime wins over Washington and Edmonton, Vegas will be looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss to the Capitals on Sunday which dropped them to 11-5-2 on the season.
Matthew Knies — Pontus Holmberg — Mitch Marner Bobby McMann — John Tavares — William Nylander Nicholas Robertson — Fraser Minten — Nikita Grebenkin Connor Dewar — Steven Lorentz — Alex Steeves
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins
Joseph Woll Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa
Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)
Suspended: Ryan Reaves
Injuries and a lack of bottom-six centre options have dictated that the Maple Leafs need their 2022 second-round pick right now.
... When Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving called Minten on Monday afternoon in the middle of the 20-year-old’s lunch — a healthy lunch for the pro, no doubt — the young centre wasn’t overwhelmed. It’s a call-up he was ready for.
“They believe in me,” Minten said confidently. “That’s why I’m here.”
Injuries and a lack of bottom-six centre options have dictated that the Leafs need their 2022 second-round pick right now. Minten has played some of his best hockey after returning from a high-ankle sprain injury during a rookie tournament game against the Montreal Canadiens on Sept. 15. In his first four AHL games, the Marlies loaded Minten up with top-six minutes alongside talented players like Alex Nylander and Nikita Grebenkin. He notched two goals and four points in five games. Both of his goals had come at five-on-five, an area the Leafs have lacked offensive punch lately.
By bringing up Minten, the Leafs are not rolling the dice with, say, a recently drafted prospect. They are bringing up a known commodity.
Amos Hochstein to meet Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after Beirut discussions over deal to end fighting
The US envoy Amos Hochstein has said there is “positive progress” towards a ceasefire in Lebanon after talks in Beirut aimed at ending 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Hochstein has met Lebanese officials over the past two days after Hezbollah indicated it had agreed to the text of a US ceasefire proposal, although with some comments. He said on Tuesday that the gaps between Hezbollah and Israel had “narrowed”, raising optimism about a deal between the two parties.
Hochstein will meet Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, on Thursday.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it had received "specific information" about a possible major Russian aerial attack on Nov. 20, urging U.S. citizens to be ready to take shelter.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place," the statement read.
The warning comes shortly after Russia launched one of its largest combined missile and drone attacks on Nov. 17, firing 210 drones and missiles.
Greenpeace says targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe
Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenpeace has warned, raising fears about the safety of the country’s three operational nuclear power stations.
The strikes by Moscow were aimed at electricity substations “critical to the operation of Ukraine’s nuclear plants” and there is a possibility that the reactors could lose power and become unsafe, according to a briefing note prepared for the Guardian.
Shaun Burnie, nuclear expert at Greenpeace Ukraine, said: “It is clear that Russia is using the threat of a nuclear disaster as a major military lever to defeat Ukraine. But by undertaking the attacks Russia is risking a nuclear catastrophe in Europe, which is comparable to Fukushima in 2011, Chornobyl in 1986 or even worse.”
It's really intense at full speed. Probably more careless than intentional but the suspension is deserved for sure.
This really sucks for him after all it took to get back. Glad he's not gone for the season.
I've never used Misskey but used various Misskey forks for about a year. I ended moving back to Mastodon. In my experience, the forks are very good at all the extra razzle dazzle they add (MFM, emoji reacts, drive, etc.) but often aren't as good at the basics. I'd pretty routinely have federation issues, missing posts from my TL, and posts that would just repeat endlessly in the TL until I reloaded the page. And those are problems I experienced on every fork I tried. I found that stuff more of a minor nuisance at first but it got pretty old over time. It's been a few months since I migrated back, so some or all of those issues could be fixed or improved by now too.
Also, app support isn't great. I think most of the forks implement basic Mastodon support now that will allow most apps to work. But the downside is you only get Mastodon functionality in those apps and not the extras.
Interesting bit buried in the middle of the article:
For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned "hugs, not bullets" strategy, in which its leaders avoided confrontations with drug cartels that were gradually taking control of large parts of the country. The thinking was that social programs, not shootouts, would gradually drain the pool of cartel gunmen.
Now, a month into the term of new President Claudia Sheinbaum, a string of bloody confrontations suggests the government is quietly abandoning the "no bullets" part of that strategy and is much more willing to use the full force of the military and the militarized National Guard.
Again, I'm not "falling for propaganda," unless you have a good explanation for how the Dutch police, the mayor of Amsterdam, and the king of the Netherlands are Israeli agents or somehow beholden to Israel to become vehicles for their propaganda. But we can leave it here. I think we're all feeling pretty fucked up after the election. Take care of yourself :)
First, that was an awesome reply. You're the best.
I agree with you. People often say offensive things when they're in heated (verbal) conflict and we frequently make more of it than what it is. We react like, in those moments, people expose their true feelings when what they're doing is saying 'what is the most hurtful thing I could say to you.' I don't think that someone saying something racist in conflict like that makes something a racially motivated attack.
But there are two categories of things that happened here. One was the thing you described (and that we agree on), the other was something premeditated and coordinated. And there is a difference between saying "Jew hunt" and planning a Jew hunt. You don't plan and execute ambushes in the heat of the moment. This planning occurred before most (maybe all) of the things people are saying the attacks were a response to.
When this British man was attacked, they didn't demand to know whether he was Israeli or even supported Israel. They demanded to know if he was a Jew. No matter how people felt about, say, Saudi Arabia, if someone was approaching people in the street and demanding to know whether they're Arab (or Muslim) before attacking them, I wouldn't hesitate to call it racist. Whatever's happening in the world, someone organizing to "hunt Arabs" in my city can fuck right off.
Honestly, if you trade out "Jews" with any other group, can you imagine people making excuses* for it? Is there a context in which it's okay to put out a call to hunt Muslims? Persians? Arabs? Black folks? Women? Any group within the LGBTQ+ community?
*(And, just to be clear, I think you're explaining that it appears worse/different than what it actually is, not making excuses.)
Man, Stolarz just grabs the pick with his bare hand. What a dude
And you think that justifies organizing groups of people to hunt Jews in Amsterdam? Should they round up all the Jews in Connecticut just to be safe?