Prologue Journal – Page 145 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey

New York Times The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/sonya-massey-shooting-investigation.html

DOD’s 2024 Audit Shows Progress Toward 2028 Goals

Defense.gov The Defense Department released the results of its departmentwide fiscal year 2024 financial audit. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3967135/dods-2024-audit-shows-progress-toward-2028-goals/

Arab Americans in swing state urge Trump to follow through on promises to end conflict in Gaza

Fox News Leaders in Dearborn, Michigan, who helped power President-elect Trump to victory in the critical swing state penned a letter urging him to make good on his promise to bring peace to Gaza. “We are urging your administration and transition team to apply your political influence in demanding an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and…

1,000 haredi IDF draft orders sent out, 6,000 more over 2 months

Jerusalem Post Katz doesn’t block draft orders despite his mission to compromise with the ultra-Orthodox. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-829522

Exiled Russian Opposition Leaders Urge Unity Against Putin, Ukraine War at Berlin Rally

Moscow Times Amid debates about the future of Russian opposition politics in exile, three leading figureheads insist that such demonstrations remain crucial. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/17/exiled-russian-opposition-leaders-urge-unity-against-putin-ukraine-war-at-berlin-rally-a87038

Gaetz Report Drama Brings a House Republican Feud Full Circle

New York Times A vendetta over the congressional ethics investigation into Matt Gaetz helped sink the last speaker. The new speaker has moved to quash it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/gaetz-mccarthy-johnson-ethics-report.html

Ann Selzer Announces End of Election Polling Operation

New York Times Her final poll of Iowa before the election showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, an outlier and a major miss. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/ann-selzer-ends-election-polls.html

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., Who Broke Racial Barriers, Is Dead at 98

New York Times He was the first African American to become president of a large white university, C.E.O. of a major corporation and deputy secretary of state. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/clifton-r-wharton-jr-dead.html

Georgian opposition blocks road near Tbilisi State University

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The protesters have also begun to pitch tents https://tass.com/world/1873719

Moldova confirms violation of its airspace by Russian drones and missiles – video

Pravda Ukraine Moldova’s Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi has confirmed that Russian missiles and drones violated the country’s airspace on the morning of 17 November. Source: Popșoi on X (Twitter), reported by European Pravda We strongly condemn the violation of Moldova’s airspace by Russia’s missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure today. Explosions near our border…