Nov 19: Would you like to hear the news?

This is Grover Reads the News - a news summary of US and global news delivered with the knowledge that the news itself can be overwhelming, the delivery doesn’t need to be. Today we have updates on:* The US Presidential Transition Plans* Global conflicts, US arms trade with Israel* Global fights for democracy from Hong Kong and Aotearoa/New Zealand * A kindergarten classroom, some shoes, and a weaselThis podcast is also available as a choose-your-own section news digest via Substack.To make this offering sustainable, consider becoming a paid subscriber. If you go ahead and give the show five stars, it will help us reach more listeners. Until the first week of December, be well. Articles used as sources for this summary:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/trump-matt-gaetz-attorney-generalhttps://apnews.com/article/gabbard-trump-putin-intelligence-russia-syria-a798adaf9cd531a5d0c9329f7597f0f6 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/trump-military-mass-deportationhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-consider-measures-blocking-some-weapons-sales-israel-2024-11-18/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/18/bernie-sanders-pushes-to-block-us-arms-sale-to-israel-all-you-need-to-knowhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-consider-measures-blocking-some-weapons-sales-israel-2024-11-18/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/18/bernie-sanders-pushes-to-block-us-arms-sale-to-israel-all-you-need-to-knowhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/19/maori-treaty-bill-protest-new-zealand-parliament-wellington-live-updateshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/world/hong-kong-democracy-leaders-sentencing-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/18/japan-weasel-shoe-thief-kindergarten-gosho-kodomo-en-fukuoka This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit groverreadsthenews.substack.com