Prologue Journal – Page 35262 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Pentagon leaker filmed himself in antisemitic rant at gun range

Jerusalem Post Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene defended Teixeira, saying that the Biden administration is the real enemy. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-739238

Catalent Finance Chief Leaves Company Amid Profit Warning

Wall Street Journal The move came as contract drug manufacturer warned that productivity issues and higher costs would have a material impact on its results. https://www.wsj.com/articles/catalent-finance-chief-leaves-company-amid-profit-warning-d8d7dc51

Want to Beat the Stock Market? Avoid the Cost of ‘Being Human’

Wall Street Journal Professional fund managers labor under handicaps that individual investors don’t face. Make sure you manage your portfolio differently than they do. https://www.wsj.com/articles/active-vs-passive-index-fund-beat-the-stock-market-58e8bd83

World bobsleigh and skeleton body to rule soon on Russian athletes in global competitions

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The IBSF supports the call from the International Olympic Committee for peace,” the statement reads https://tass.com/sport/1604585

With egg freezing increasingly common, fertility clinics hike storage fees

Washington Post The fertility industry says the price increases are partly a reaction to inflation, but patients feel captive to clinics that freeze eggs and embryos. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/12/egg-freezing-storage-prices/

How Much Power Should the Courts Have?

New York Times In Israel, the United States and other democracies, bitter battles are being waged over the same question. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/magazine/courts-power-government.html

Zelenskyy appoints new chief of Special Operations Forces of Security Service of Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, appointed Yevhenii Khmara as the head of the Alpha Group of the Security Service of Ukraine instead of Serhii Dusyk. Source: President’s decree from 14 April Quote: “Yevhenii Khmara to be appointed as the head of the Special Operations Centre for fighting terrorism, protection of participants of criminal…

Two senior Russian officials tried to “sabotage” Russian invasion to end war

Pravda Ukraine German news agency Tagesspiegel, citing a large-scale leak of a secret US military document, has stated that Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, allegedly tried to sabotage the invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of the war so…

Breaking ties with CIS to worsen already difficult economic situation in Moldova — Dodon

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to former Moldovan president, next in line is joining the West’s anti-Russia sanctions https://tass.com/world/1604579

Inflation in Russia expected at 5.3% in 2023 — Economic Development Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Inflation is also projected at 4% for end-2024, 2025 and 2026, according to key parameters of scenario conditions for 2024-2026 prepared by the ministry https://tass.com/economy/1604575