Stevenson’s army, October 30

– NYT has good summary of Israeli failures before Oct 7.

– NBC says US defense spending hasn’t boosted jobs much.

-Why US hasn’t ratified UNCLOS came up in class. A former student tells the story.

– Intercept says US is building secret base in Israel.

– Politico tells how Russia colonized Alaska.

– Wapo says Ukraine has lost support by supporting Israel.

-WSJ says Trump plans for executive branch could go into effect.

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