Prologue Journal – Page 35379 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Indiana Residents Evacuated After Large Plastics Fire Pumps Out Toxic Smoke

Wall Street Journal The fire engulfed at least six buildings near downtown Richmond, Ind., and the evacuation order is expected to remain in place for a few days. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indiana-residents-evacuated-after-large-plastics-fire-pumps-out-toxic-smoke-8657e9e1

Nature on the frontier. How marshes are helping to defend Ukraine’s borders

Pravda Ukraine https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/04/9/7397058/

Russia Says Detained U.S. Journalist Still Not Granted Consular Access

Moscow Times U.S. embassy officials have not been permitted access to Evan Gershkovich in the two weeks since his arrest. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/russia-says-detained-us-journalist-still-not-granted-consular-access-a80807

Ukraine’s Security Service detains one of PR managers of pro-Russian politician

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a pro-Russian propagandist in Khmelnytskyi, who worked as a PR manager for Viktor Medvedchuk, the pro-Russian politician whose daughter’s godfather is Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397534/

US ramping up bio-military activities virtually worldwide — Russian diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The US’ dangerous military-biological activity in Ukraine is a stark example of how the United States neglects its own international obligations and serves as a reminder to us, as a ministry, and to our other relevant structures and federal executive branch agencies of…

European Commission reacts to video with execution of Ukrainian PoW

Pravda Ukraine The European Commission emphasised that the video of the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war, if it is to be proved real, once again shows the Russian Federation’s contempt for international law, and that those involved in it should not go unpunished. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397540/

‘Alarming’ decline in Hong Kong’s black-faced spoonbill population amid record-high global numbers for endangered bird species, group warns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society reports first time local population fell below 300 in eight years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216814/alarming-decline-hong-kongs-black-faced-spoonbill-population-amid-record-high-global-numbers?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence calls to stop sharing video of execution of Ukrainian PoW

Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Defence calls on fellow citizens to stop spreading the video of the execution of a Ukrainian defender by Russian invaders. The Ministry also asks Ukrainians to refrain from making assumptions about the identity of the deceased. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397536/

Russian crew on ISS extends Cosmonautics Day greetings

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Petelin, who is also a TASS special correspondent on board the ISS, expressed his gratitude to everyone in Russia’s rocket and space industry, especially those who he said have been operating the ISS safely on a 24/7 basis https://tass.com/science/1603053

The 60-40 Investment Strategy Is Back After Tanking Last Year

Wall Street Journal The recovery has emboldened investors who didn’t stray from the approach—60% invested in U.S. stocks and 40% in bonds—during 2022’s market tumult. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-60-40-investment-strategy-is-back-after-tanking-last-year-16d88042