memeorandum: Stop Pronouncing ‘Turkey’ Wrong, Country Begs the Rest of the World (Wall Street Journal)

1:15 PM ET, November 27, 2022

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Deadly Fire in China Fuels Protests Over Xi's Covid Policies — Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action. But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger. — The fire began with a faulty power strip in a bedroom …

Discussion: CNN, BBC, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Associated Press and Voice of America

New York Times:

Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls — A chanting crowd called for China's leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns. — Protests spread to cities and college campuses around China …

Discussion: Reuters, Politico, National Review, Associated Press, RedState, Bloomberg and Following the yuan

Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:

Chinese Protests Spread Over Government's Covid Restrictions — Demonstrations have erupted in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities — Protests are erupting in major cities in China over President Xi Jinping's zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19, an unusual show of defiance in the country …

Discussion: Reuters, USA Today, New York Times, Semafor, Just The News, The Hill, Bloomberg and Associated Press

Lily Kuo / Washington Post:

Rare protests against China's ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country — Protests erupted in cities and on campuses across China this weekend as frustrated and outraged citizens took to the streets in a stunning wave of demonstrations against the government's “zero covid” policy and the leaders enforcing it.

Discussion: Beyond Occident, All Facts Matter, The Daily Caller and Politico, more at Techmeme »

Washington Post:
Deadly Xinjiang fire stokes discontent over China's covid restrictions

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, BBC, HotAir, UPI, New York Post, CNN, Al Jazeera and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

David Smith / The Guardian:

‘They will bend the knee’: Lincoln project cofounder cautions against dismissing Trump — Rick Wilson, a veteran Republican strategist, suggests the ex-president still holds sway despite multiple crises — Donald Trump, the former US president, is all washed up.

Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story

David Siders / Politico:

Republicans shrug off Trump '24 bid: 'The excitement's just not there' — Donald Trump's lackluster campaign announcement was one thing. His real problem is fast becoming the collective shrug Republicans have given him in the week-plus since. — Far from freezing out potential competitors …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, National Review and PoliticusUSA

Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:

Can Ron DeSantis ride the culture war to the White House? — If you've been yearning for a preview of the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the place to be last weekend was Las Vegas, where the Republican Jewish Coalition held what some attendees cheekily called a “kosher cattle call” for potential candidates.

Discussion: Haaretz and The Capitolist

Wall Street Journal:

Stop Pronouncing ‘Turkey’ Wrong, Country Begs the Rest of the World — In part weary of bird comparisons, Turkey wants everyone to say its name as Tour-key-yeh. The rebranding has been a head-scratcher for many people.

New York Times:

The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths — Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. — About a thousand people gathered on a bright morning on the National Mall the Saturday before Thanksgiving for what has become …

Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:

Why I Quit Elon Musk's Twitter — A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world's richest man to troll us all. — It has been an interminable month since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter and showed up in its headquarters while carrying a bathroom sink.

Discussion: Reuters, The Hill, New York Post, RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Techmeme »

Bill Barrow / Associated Press:

Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing — Ads with the candidates' ex-wives. Cries of “liar” flying in both directions. Stories of a squalid apartment building and abortions under pressure. Questioning an opponent's independence. His intellect. His mental stability.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState, The Guardian, High Plains Blogger, Breitbart, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, Just The News, Insider, NPR and USA Today

Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff

Discussion: New York Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Daily Caller and Mother Jones

New York Times:

As Gen X and Boomers Age, They Confront Living Alone — More older Americans are living by themselves than ever before. That shift presents issues on housing, health care and personal finance. — Jay Miles has lived his 52 years without marriage or children, which has suited …

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:

Meet the Voters Who Fueled New York's Seismic Tilt Toward the G.O.P. — Republicans used doomsday-style ads to prey on suburban voters' fear of crime in New York, helping to flip enough seats to capture the House. — GREAT NECK PLAZA, N.Y. — Lynn Frankel still has bouts of nostalgia for her old life …

Leo Sands / Washington Post:

Kim Jong Un's daughter emerges from secrecy for second time in days — The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a second public appearance with her father days after her first, suggesting an expansion of the child's public-facing role and fueling speculation over Kim's succession plans.

Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press and The Hill