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Bucks’ Surge Comes With Sudden Rise at Defensive EndTHE main problem faced by the contractor carrying out the Sungai Subang flood mitigation project is the removal of illegally dumped rubbish, says Selangor infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim. “The contractor has to remove the rubbish before work can start. “This rubbish can only be disposed of at designated landfills,” he said. “So it takes additional time and cost on the contractor’s part to carry out rubbish clearing and disposal.” He said this at the Selangor State Assembly sitting in reply to Datuk Dr Halim Tamuri (PN-Paya Jaras), who asked for the status of the Sungai Subang flood mitigation project. The project is located at Kampung Kubu Gajah in the Sungai Buloh sub-district, within the Petaling district. According to Izham, it costs RM7.318mil and comprises upgrading works and the construction of a drop structure. “Construction for the project started last February. “As of Oct 30, the project was at 18% completion, as opposed to the projected 23%, with the delay due to inclement weather. “We are monitoring the project and taking the necessary measures to ensure there are no delays,” said Izham, who is Pandan Indah assemblyman. Halim asked if the project would require additional time to be completed, as villagers were worried that delays would result in more flash floods in Kampung Kubu Gajah. “The project will continue as scheduled and the contractor has not requested a time extension. “We are confident the contractor will complete it on time,” said Izham at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor in Shah Alam. Separately, Datuk Harrison Hassan (PN-Jeram) asked about the status of the early disaster warning system outlined in the First Selangor Plan. Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi, who also oversees the disaster management portfolio, said the state Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) had hydrological stations throughout Selangor for flood monitoring, forecasting and warning purposes. “The main hydrological stations comprise telemetry stations (rain and water levels), sirens, Internet protocol (IP) cameras and a national hydrological network,” he said. “To obtain rainfall- and water-level data, telemetry stations have been built at strategic locations in all districts state-wide. “To date, there are 146 rain telemetry stations, 28 water telemetry stations, 19 siren stations and 72 IP camera stations. “These stations are all in good condition and ready to provide early warnings on possible flooding in hotspot and at-risk areas,” he added. Mohd Najwan said DID also had a flood-warning prediction programme (PRAB) that was being implemented in two phases over a 10-year period, from 2015 to 2025. “PRAB Phase 1 has been carried out at three river basins, namely Sungai Kelantan, Sungai Terengganu and Sungai Pahang. “PRAB Phase 2 involves the development of flood prediction models in 38 river basins throughout Malaysia, including Selangor, Sabah and Sarawak. “DID plans to expand the PRAB programme to more river basins under Phase 3,” he said. Dr Gunarajah R. George (PH-Sentosa) asked if the relevant government agencies could provide post-incident reports on floods in specific locations, as he said residents wanted to know the rainfall level, tide level and other factors that contributed to floods in their areas. “Departments such as DID and Meteorology usually issue early warnings to alert the public, but don’t issue post-incident reports,” said Mohd Najwan. “I will pass on the suggestion to both departments to request for post-incident reports, so the public can get actual information on the source of the incident and how to handle it,” he added. The Selangor state assembly sitting, which began on Nov 18, has been adjourned sine die.9 fifa 。

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(TNS) — Indiana State University junior Elaine Hardman played a Valorant video game on the competition stage of ISU’s new eSports lab Tuesday during the grand opening of the new facility in Jones Hall. She wasn’t alone. The room was crowded with visitors and students eager to use the new facility, which has 25 new gaming computers and other technology. Funded through student fees and philanthropy, it will be used for both competitive and recreational gaming. “It’s awesome. It’s nothing short of what I think ISU needs,” said Hardman, who will play competitively on the Valorant eSports team at ISU; her teammates were also on the stage. There are two others teams, Super Smash Brothers and Rocket League; that’s expanded from one Super Smash Brothers team that competed last spring. All three will play teams from other Missouri Valley Conference schools. Said ISU president Mike Godard, “Having a venue like this helps us recruit the next generation of students who want to have this type of space, whether or not they are competitive players or recreational players.” The initiative also will pair up with academic programs, as there are many career opportunities. Esports has become a global phenomenon and a multi-billion dollar industry, Godard said. “We want to make sure that we have opportunities for our students who are interested on the production side, the media side, the business side ... and those who really like to play and are competitive players as well,” he said. Michele Soliz, ISU vice president for student affairs, said the new eSports lab “is important to the student experience. We want all students to feel a sense of belonging on our campus. We know students who get involved in gaming have different interests than other students. This is a way to meet all of our students’ needs.” The idea for the eSports initiative grew out of student interest, she said. Among those pleased with the new lab is Cam Parvin, an ISU staff member who coaches the Super Smash Brothers team, which played in competition this past spring. “I’m astounded by the turnout and the reaction,” he said. “We’re hoping it’s a wonderful asset for the students, both for recreation and education.” The lab also has a production desk as well as Nintendo Switch, Xbox series X and PlayStation 5. It also has some wheelchair accessible desks. Parvin agreed that “something like this is important for actually giving people a sense of community.” Luke Kanter, a student and member of the Super Smash Brothers team, said of the new eSports lab, “I think it’s great ... I didn’t know how big this would be.” He’s not surprised by the level of interest “because there are so many people who really like video games.” Brayton Mier, another student on the Super Smash Brothers team, transferred from Purdue to ISU this year. “It’s incredible,” Mier said of the lab. “It’s so nice to have a whole new space where you can meet in person with people and meet new friends” who share an interest in gaming. Also Tuesday, officials announced Indiana State University’s partnership with the Indiana Association of School Principals. ISU will be the main sponsor of the IASP new eSports program. Todd Bess, an Indiana State alumnus and IASP executive director, spoke at the grand opening. “We’ve been looking and working to develop an eSports program at the middle and high school level,” Bess said. IASP does many academic competitions. “Involving ourselves in eSports or digital sports allows us to connect with a another group of kids,” Bess said. “Our first competition will start this spring.” Students involved in eSports have better attendance and better grades because of their connections to people at school, he said.5 ways to tell if you’re on track for retirement — and 5 things to do if you need to catch up, according to experts

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Over the last few weeks, fans have been treated to a couple of "snow globe" games. While it's fun to watch these games, games with heavy precipitation or wind can be devastating for the weekly fantasy value of receivers and non-rushing quarterbacks. Keeping an eye on games that may have inclement weather is crucial for fantasy managers. Before we get into the Week 15 forecasts, here's a reminder that if you have any questions about sports weather or how the weather could impact play (and potentially your fantasy, DFS, and sports betting decisions), don't hesitate to reach out to RotoGrinders' meteorologist Kevin Roth on Twitter ( @KevinRothWx ) or check out the hourly NFL weather forecasts on RotoGrinders. To take your game to the next level, subscribe to RotoGrinders' exclusive WeatherEdge tool and see how different weather conditions have impacted historical scoring. Note: If a game isn't mentioned below, it's because it doesn't have 10+-mph winds, a 20+-percent chance of precipitation, or extreme temperatures in the forecast. WEEK 15 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST | Kickers Week 15 NFL weather forecast and updates Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Per Kevin Roth: "Scattered light rain showers are possible, but it doesn’t look like a total washout." Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans Per Kevin Roth: "Off and on showers could play a minor role here. Will need to be closer to kickoff to get a better feel for rain timing." Week 15 FANTASY FOOTBALL ROSTER MANAGEMENT Lessons Learned | Stock Watch | Sleepers | Busts | Start 'Em, Sit 'Em | Usage Report | Flex Finder Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns Per Kevin Roth: " A bit of rain, a bit of wind, but not a ton of either. Scattered showers look fairly likely, winds winds sustained around 15mph gusting to 25mph. Neither is a huge issue, but the combination of some wind and some rain is a slight bump down to the passing attack of both teams." Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants No matter which way you look at it, this game is going to get ugly. The Ravens are favored by two touchdowns, and there is a 40 percent chance of rain in this one. If there is rainfall throughout the game, expect the Ravens and Giants to lean on their rushing attacks to a higher degree. Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers After spending four of their last five games in Jerry's World, the Cowboys will be traveling to Carolina to play in the elements. There's a chance for showers during this NFC matchup with forecasts currently setting the probability at 40 percent. This could change, so check back for updates as the game draws closer. Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles The battle for Pennsylvania could involve some precipitation; current forecasts set the chance of rain at 50 percent. The Steelers and Eagles are already two of the most run-heavy teams in the NFL, so they would have no problem turning to Najee Harris and Saquon Barkley in this one. Don't be surprised if the rain turns this into a gritty matchup revolving around each team's rushing attack and defense. Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks Unsurprisingly, it could be rainy in Seattle this weekend. The Seahawks will host the Packers on Sunday Night Football and Kevin Roth expects there to be off-and-on rain throughout the game. While it may be raining, Roth expects the rain to be light.Ahead of Ohio State's appearance in the College Football Playoff, head coach Ryan Day received a vote of confidence from his athletic director despite the Buckeyes' latest loss to Michigan. Ohio State AD Ross Bjork appeared on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus on Thursday, where a radio host asked him whether Day would be the Buckeyes' coach at the start of next season regardless of how the playoffs shake out. "Absolutely," said Bjork, who came to Ohio State from the same role at Texas A&M in July. "Coach Day and I have just hit it off so well. I've been really, really impressed. Every single time I've talked to him, I've learned something. He's innovative. He recruits at the highest level. He's got a great staff. There's always tweaks. There was tweaks after last year, right? You're always going to tweak things. You're always going to make adjustments. You're always going to make improvements." Bjork continued by addressing the "championship or bust" attitude held by some of the fanbase. "This whole mentality about -- and look, we live it, and we sign up for it -- but if you get fixated on the end result and not have the process fully baked every time, you're going to lose," Bjork said. "The mindset's going to lose because you're only fixated on one thing. And so what we have to do is this whole ‘championship or bust' mentality, you want that as the goal, but it has to be about the process. "To me, we've got to maybe change some conversations a little bit. I think we need to maybe just approach things a little bit differently." Day is 66-10 as Ohio State's coach and led the Buckeyes to one national championship game appearance, a 52-24 loss to Alabama to cap the 2020 season. Ohio State went 10-2 in the regular season but missed out on a place in the Big Ten championship game when rival Michigan defeated the Buckeyes 13-10 on Nov. 30. It was Michigan's fourth straight win in The Game, and Day is now 1-4 as a head coach against the Wolverines. At the time, Bjork released a statement of support for Day, and he doubled down during Thursday's radio hit. "He's great to work with. He totally gets it. He loves being a Buckeye, and so we're going to support him at the highest level throughout," Bjork said. "But here's the thing too, and the reason why we needed to say something after that game is we're still breathing. They're still alive. The season's not over. The book is not closed, right? And so we've got to have confidence. I mean, Ohio State should be confident every single day. We're Ohio State. "But we also have to make sure we stay to our values and we stick to what we believe in. And so to me, it's the process as much as it is about the end result." --Field Level Media

Canada got back in the win column at the world junior hockey championship. It wasn't pretty. Oliver Bonk, Caden Price and Mathieu Cataford, into the empty net, scored as the wobbly host country picked up an unconvincing 3-0 victory over Germany on Sunday. Carter George made 25 saves to register the goaltender's second straight shutout for the Canadians, who were coming off Friday's stunning 3-2 upset loss to Latvia in a shootout. Nico Pertuch stopped 33 shots for Germany, which dropped its Group A opener at the men's under-20 tournament to the United States 10-4 before falling 3-1 to Finland. Canada entered with a 17-0 record all-time and a combined 107-26 score against Germany at the world juniors, including last year's 6-3 victory in Gothenburg, Sweden, and an 11-2 drubbing at the 2023 event in Halifax. Despite another sub-par performance, the victory sets up a New Year's Eve matchup against the U.S. for first place in the pool after the Americans fell 4-3 to the Finns in overtime earlier Sunday. Canada suffered one of the powerhouse nation's worst defeats in tournament history Friday when Latvia — outscored 41-4 in four previous meetings at the event — shocked the hockey world. ROUNDUP Sweden punches quarterfinal ticket at world juniors with high-scoring win over Switzerland And while the plucky Latvians were full marks for their victory, the Canadians were largely disjointed and surrendered the middle of the ice for long stretches despite firing 57 shots on goal. There was more of the same Sunday. Head coach Dave Cameron made a couple of changes to Canada's lineup — one out of necessity and another for tactical reasons. With star defenceman Matthew Schaefer, who could go No. 1 at the 2025 NHL draft, out of the world juniors after suffering an upper-body injury against Latvia, Vancouver Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio drew in. Cameron also sat forward Porter Martone in favour of Carson Rehkopf. Canada opened the scoring on the power play, which also had a new look after going 1-for-7 through the first two games, when Bonk scored from his normal bumper position in the slot off an Easton Cowan feed at 9:40 of the first period. Bonk on the power play! 🚨Bonk sur le jeu de puissance! 🚨#WorldJuniors | #MondialJuniorpic.twitter.com/0sgvrTI8zg — @HockeyCanada Sam Dickinson then chimed a one-timer off the post on another man advantage before George, who was in goal for Canada's 4-0 opener against the Finns, made a couple of stops on the penalty kill inside a red-clad Canadian Tire Centre. Petruch made a big stop off Tanner Howe in the second before also denying Calum Ritchie from the slot on a power play, but the Canadians again looked completely out of sorts against what was a decidedly inferior opponent on paper. Berkly Catton hit another post for Canada early in the third. Tanner Molendyk also found iron. Unable to register a 5-on-5 goal against either Latvia or Germany through more than 120 minutes of action, Price scored on a shot that caromed off the end boards and went in off Pertuch with 4:58 left in regulation to make it 2-0 before Cataford iced it into the empty net on another nervy night for the 20-time gold medallists. Meanwhile, the U.S. beat Latvia 5-1 on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Europeans' upset of Canada. American captain Ryan Leonard said the Latvians were impressive — even on short rest. "That team's no joke," said the Washington Capitals prospect. "You can't really treat anyone different, especially in this short of a tournament." Canada now turns its attention to Tuesday's clash against the U.S.Texas Attorney General Investigating Google-Backed AI Startup Accused of Inappropriate Interactions With Minors

North Dakota’s snowmobile season kicks off officially on Dec. 1Bill Belichick didn't wait around for a call that he might not get from an NFL team. With no guarantees that another opportunity might come his way — only the Atlanta Falcons interviewed Belichick last offseason — and unsure whether he could find the right fit in the NFL, the 72-year-old future Hall of Fame coach decided to go back to school. Belichick took his eight Super Bowl rings to North Carolina on a mission to build a college program the way he constructed two dynasties during 24 seasons with the New England Patriots. It starts with doing things his way. The Patriot Way is legendary. Perhaps it'll translate into the Tar Heel way. That's to be determined. But Belichick is back doing what he loves: coaching. And, he's going to run the show with his guys around him. An NFL team giving Belichick full control the way he had in New England seemed unlikely. Success at North Carolina could change that thinking. For now, Belichick's quest to break Don Shula's all-time record for most wins in the NFL is on hold. He's 15 victories short but the buyout clause in his college contract — a $10 million fee if done before June 2025 and $1 million after that date — leaves the window open for a return to the league. If Belichick stays in college or retires without returning to the NFL, his legacy is already cemented. Winning at North Carolina will only enhance his reputation. Losing won't impact his NFL resume. "He's one of the all-time great coaches. What he's done for the NFL and the game, we all know where he'll end up — in the Hall of Fame with a gold jacket," Dallas Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said Wednesday shortly before Belichick agreed on a five-year deal with North Carolina that pays him $10 million in base and supplemental salary annually with up to $3.5 million in bonuses per year. Belichick has his detractors. There's no denying he couldn't win without Tom Brady. He was 29-39 and had no playoff wins without No. 12 in his final four seasons with the Patriots. Critics have labeled him a cheater because of the Spygate and Deflategate scandals. He overlooked Aaron Hernandez's issues. He was tough on players, even alienating Brady in the end and letting him walk him away in free agency in 2020 only to see him lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl in his first season there. But Belichick instilled in players the importance of doing their job and presided over an unprecedented two-decade run of dominance that withstood changing times, free agency, salary-cap restrictions and much more. Brady has always maintained how important Belichick was for his career, giving him credit for helping him become one of the best players in sports. Now, Belichick is onto Chapel Hill in a surprise twist after he spent most of the NFL season reinventing himself as an entertaining and engaging analyst. Belichick is a football genius and his knowledge came across on television. But he also displayed a fun personality, trading quips with the Mannings and cracking jokes with Pat McAffee. "College kind of came to me this year," Belichick said at his introductory news conference. "I didn't necessarily go and seek it out. I had many coaches, probably a couple dozen coaches, talk to me and say, 'Can we come down and talk to you about these things?' Let's call it the salary cap of pro football relative to college football. The headsets, the green dot, the two-minute warning, the tablets on the sideline. Those were all rules changes this year for college football that were either or the same or similar to what we had in the NFL. These coaches said, 'Hey coach can we talk to you about how you did this? How you did that? How did you use this?'. "As those conversations started and then the personnel conversations started relative to salary cap and how you spend whatever the allotment of money you have. I'd say that started to make me a lot more aware of it because the first thing I would have to do is learn about it. .... As you learn different things about different programs you start to put it all together. There is some common threads and there's some variables." How will he do as a college coach? Nobody knows yet. Three of Belichick's former players were skeptical before he took the job. "There's a lot of things he can do, and obviously he's tremendous, and even showing his personality. But getting out there on the recruiting trail and dealing with all these college kids, that would be ..." Brady said before trailing off during a conversation on Fox's NFL pregame show last Sunday. Fellow former Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman also wondered the same. "Can you imagine NIL, and all that nonsense?" Gronkowski said. Edelman added: "Can you imagine Bill on a couch recruiting an 18-year-old?" But Belichick doesn't have to recruit kids on visits. These are new times in college sports. The NIL has dramatically changed the landscape. Plus, Belichick's name is enough. Just like Deion Sanders at Colorado. "I think it could be great for this game, honestly, if he can find a way to make college football more like this in terms of what's being asked of the coaches, the recruiting staff, the personnel, the NIL, and all those different things," Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Cohen said. "If he can make it a little bit less demanding on some of the coaches and create a great atmosphere and have success, I think it's great for our game. It's pretty cool to see, actually." Time for Belichick to do his job. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

Baltimore (7-4) at Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3. Against the spread: Ravens 5-5-1; Chargers 7-3. Series record: Ravens lead 9-5. Last meeting: Ravens beat Chargers 20-10 in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 26, 2023. Last week: Ravens lost to Pittsburgh 18-16; Chargers beat Cincinnati 34-27. Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (2), pass (3), scoring (2). Ravens defense: overall (3), rush (26), pass (2), scoring (23). Chargers offense: overall (18), rush (12), pass (19), scoring (18). Chargers defense: overall (11), rush (11), pass (12), scoring (1). Turnover differential: Ravens plus-2; Chargers plus-8. K Justin Tucker missed two field goals last week and is under pressure after spending most of his career beyond reproach. He’s missed six field goals on the season and is 4 for 12 from 50-plus yards since the start of last season. WR Ladd McConkey had a career-high 123 yards on six receptions against Cincinnati. The rookie came up with clutch catches of 28 and 27 yards to set up the game-winning touchdown. Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins vs. Ravens’ run defense. Dobbins showed promise during his time in Baltimore, but he never was able to live up to that potential because of injuries. Now in Los Angeles on a one-year “prove it” contract, Dobbins has nearly matched his most productive season as a professional with 726 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games. After seeing Pittsburgh run the ball 34 times last week, the Chargers will be glad to copy that bruising approach with Dobbins. The Ravens are allowing 77.5 rushing yards per game, but even the sturdiest defense can buckle against that volume of work, so getting off the field will be critical. Baltimore’s defense has one significant injury concern, with LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) questionable to go this week after he was hurt against the Steelers. The good news is S Kyle Hamilton does not have an injury designation. He has been nursing an ankle problem, although he played against Pittsburgh. ... Chargers OLB Khalil Mack (groin) is questionable after the veteran pass rusher didn’t play against Cincinnati. ... McConkey is also questionable because of a shoulder injury. The Ravens have won four straight over the Chargers in the regular season, but Los Angeles did earn a 23-17 AFC wild-card round upset in January 2019. ... Baltimore cruised to a 34-6 win over the Chargers in its first visit to SoFi Stadium on Oct. 17, 2021. Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 1,185 yards rushing and 15 total TDs (13 rushing and two receiving). He’s also run for a league-high 52 first downs. ... Henry is one rushing TD shy of the Ravens’ single-season record, set by Jamal Lewis in 2003. ... Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson is 6-2 on “Monday Night Football” with 20 TD passes and no interceptions. ... Henry is one of four players in the Super Bowl era to score a TD in each of the first 11 games of a season. The others are O.J. Simpson (1975), John Riggins (1983) and Jerry Rice (1987). ... The Ravens have scored touchdowns on a league-best 77.8% of their red zone trips. ... Jackson needs 124 yards passing and 16 yards rushing for a second consecutive season with 3,000 passing and 600 rushing. Since the AFL-NFL merger, only Randall Cunningham (1988-1990), Cam Newton (2011-12), Josh Allen (2021-22) and Jalen Hurts (2021-23) have accomplished that feat. ... Dobbins ran for two touchdowns against Cincinnati, giving him multiple scores in two of his past three games. He did it twice in 24 games as a Raven. ... OLB Tuli Tuipulotu had 1 1/2 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, his third straight game with more than one. All seven of Tuipulotu’s sacks this season have come in the past four games, and six of his eight tackles for loss have come in that span. ... The Chargers allowed a season-worst 27 points to Cincinnati after holding each of their previous nine opponents to 20 points or fewer. ... QB Justin Herbert has thrown one interception in 277 attempts this season. That lone pick came in Week 2 at Carolina. ... The Chargers lost their fifth turnover of the season when Herbert fumbled to start the fourth quarter. It was their first turnover at home. ... Los Angeles does not have a takeaway in its past two games. Herbert has heated up after a slow start in terms of fantasy production, having thrown for multiple touchdowns in three of his past four games. He is likely to keep that success going this week. Baltimore has allowed 22 scores through the air, which is tied with Houston for second most in the league, and Herbert should have plenty of chances to add to that total in what could be another high-scoring matchup. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL

Is anybody prepared to stand and fight Donald Trump? On Wednesday, Christopher Wray, the F.B.I. director whom Trump had vowed to fire as soon as he returned to the White House, announced that he would preëmptively quit in January, with nearly three years left in his ten-year term, rather than risk a public battle. Going out the door with him will be the crucial concept of a politically independent directorship, enshrined in law by Congress in the nineteen-seventies to protect against just such a scenario of a President seeking to install a partisan loyalist in the country’s most powerful law-enforcement post. “This is the best way to avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray,” Wray said in a statement, “while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.” He did not elaborate on how his self-defenestration would preserve the institution’s values and principles from the threats of its incoming director, the Trump loyalist Kash Patel , who said in an interview in September that his first act upon taking over the F.B.I. would be to shut down the agency’s main building “and reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state.” Wray is hardly the only official to fold in the face of Trump’s early threats. On Capitol Hill this week, after days of attacks by a MAGA media mob, Senator Joni Ernst said that she would support Trump’s controversial nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth , through his confirmation process—a striking change in tone for the Iowa Republican, herself a military veteran and survivor of sexual assault who had previously expressed concerns about a Pentagon nominee who has said women should not serve in combat roles and has been accused of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, and financial mismanagement. For what it’s worth, it’s not yet clear that Ernst will ultimately vote for Hegseth, who has denied wrongdoing, though Senator Tom Cotton, a key Trump ally in the Senate, now predicts that all of Trump’s controversial nominees, including Hegseth, will be confirmed. What is clear is that bullying by Trump, or on his behalf, works. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg. This week, his company, Meta, made its first-ever donation to a Presidential Inauguration fund, chipping in a million dollars to Trump’s January celebration, despite—or, more likely, because of—Trump’s bashing Zuckerberg as “Zuckerschmuck” and attacking Meta’s platforms as biased against him. With Trump still riding a post-election high, some of the people and institutions that seem headed for an inevitable collision with the returning President have so far been remarkably wary of clapping back at him, even when presented with the most provocative of Trump’s insults. Consider the fight that Trump has already picked with Canada, threatening to impose tariffs of up to twenty-five per cent on its imports along with those of Mexico—a potentially crippling blow to both their economies. Earlier this week, Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said that his country would “respond to unfair tariffs” but he had not yet figured out how—hardly a flaming insult. Nonetheless, Trump reacted to this by threatening to annex Canada as the fifty-first state and taunting the Canadian leader as “governor” in a social-media post. Trudeau, who often drew Trump’s ire in his first term as well, did not respond in kind. Instead, he was hard at work on a plan to mollify Trump’s concerns about the U.S.-Canada border, including adding police dogs and drones to a largely unmilitarized zone, apparently in hope of staving off Trump’s threatened tariffs. Some of Trump’s presumptive targets are not even waiting for his expected threats. At NATO headquarters in Brussels this week, word came that the alliance, which Trump had once threatened to leave entirely if member states did not start contributing more to their defense budgets, was considering a new target for members: spending three per cent of G.D.P. on defense each year, up from the current two-per-cent goal. The move, which would come at a time when the heightened threats to European security from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine require significant new military investment, appears to be an effort to preëmpt Trump’s inevitable demand for three-per-cent spending—an idea his advisers floated over the summer—and which he’ll likely take credit for anyway in the event that it happens. And why wait? Elbridge Colby, a former Trump Pentagon official reportedly in line for a senior post in his next Administration, went ahead and claimed the win even before any formal decision: Trump’s “common sense policy is getting results,” he posted on X, on Thursday. Are these all examples of preëmptive surrender—“ obeying in advance ,” as the Yale historian Timothy Snyder has put it—or is something more strategic going on here? As much as Trump loves being fawned over, the spectre of so many prospective rivals caving in so quickly creates its own sort of dilemma for a leader who craves conflict to sustain his Presidency and his political movement. Trump thrives on such fights, seeks them out, and where they do not exist, he will move swiftly to create them. Conflict is integral to who he is, as a person and as a politician. No doubt, there will come a point when at least some of those he has targeted, whether neighboring states whose economic health is threatened by his protectionist policies or government officials whose integrity and independence are compromised by his extralegal demands, push back. (Republican senators, maybe not so much.) Every lawyer in Washington, it seems, is preparing to fight the new Trump Administration in court if lobbying and favor-seeking don’t work out first. I suspect that much of what we’re seeing in the early response to Trump represents a collective conclusion that resistance to him eight years ago did little good, and often much harm, to those who did the resisting. The classic example of this was Angela Merkel, then the German Chancellor, whose statement congratulating Trump on his victory in 2016 essentially put Trump on notice that she would be watching for him to violate norms of democracy and common decency. Merkel, to no one’s surprise, became perhaps Trump’s least favorite Western leader. In 2024, it is entirely rational to conclude that lecturing Trump will hardly produce favorable results. It’s understandable, too, that many of his detractors are simply exhausted by the continual demands of standing against the man. And yet it’s striking how far many have pivoted to the other extreme. Is there no other course between going to war with Trump and accommodating him? There is also a widespread view that Trump is more bluster than bite. Eight years on, even many of the President-elect’s fiercest foes now recognize that he presents them with a unique blend of incendiary hyperbole and actual menace. They know he did not build the wall on America’s southern border or get Mexico to pay for it. So maybe better to wait and mobilize against the threats that Trump seems specifically willing to follow through on. And yet I can’t help but worry that this post-election transition to Trump’s second term is merely another moment when hope seems to be triumphing over experience—whether it’s backers of Ukraine looking for evidence, however scant, that Trump won’t abandon them to a deal with Russia on Vladimir Putin’s terms, or opponents of “Mass Deportation Now” who think it will simply be too costly and complicated for Trump to execute. Just this week, he said he wanted to pardon the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on his behalf four years ago—and to lock up the members of Congress who investigated the riot. Is it really such a good idea to believe he won’t try it? Don’t forget the reason Trump picks all these fights—because he wants to be a winner. Well, he’s beaten Chris Wray without a fight. Now what? For Trump 2.0, just as in all his previous incarnations, there will always be new enemies to slay. ♦ New Yorker Favorites A man was murdered in cold blood and you’re laughing ? The best albums of 2024. Little treats galore: a holiday gift guide . How Maria Callas lost her voice . An objectively objectionable grammatical pet peeve . What happened when the Hallmark Channel “ leaned into Christmas .” Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker .