Prologue Journal – Page 36003 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

It’s Old Man Summer in Hollywood

Wall Street Journal Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington and other actors of a certain age will be in theaters near you this summer—again. https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-old-man-summer-in-hollywood-900e33ba

In North Carolina, a Voting Rights Clash Ahead of 2024

New York Times Republicans, whose edge in the state has narrowed in recent years, have gone on offense politically, leading to clashes over voting access and control over elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/02/us/politics/north-carolina-voting-rights.html

Southern California Hotel Workers Strike Ahead of Fourth of July

Wall Street Journal Thousands of hotel employees walked off the job Sunday demanding better pay and benefits, and less burdensome workloads. https://www.wsj.com/articles/southern-california-hotel-workers-strike-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-963fd4e6

Authorities probing into reports about blast in Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Krasnodar Territory

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Several social networks posted a video from Primorsko-Akhtarsk presumably featuring a blast and a plume of smoke https://tass.com/emergencies/1641605

German chancellor calls for ensuring ZNPP’s security regardless of conflict in Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The destruction of the ZNPP must not be allowed, Olaf Scholz said https://tass.com/world/1641609

Part of Zaporizhzhia NPP employees collaborating with occupiers and Rosatom personnel leave Energodar

Pravda Ukraine Some of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) employees who collaborate with Russian, as well as some of the Rosatom personnel, have left the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/2/7409543/

Twitter sued Indian government for ‘arbitrarily’ silencing critics. It lost.

Washington Post A judge in the Karnataka High Court dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit and ordered the company to pay a fine for taking up the court’s time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/02/twitter-india-censorship-lawsuit-dismissed/

Ex-IDF intel chief: Letting Hezbollah remain in Israeli territory worse than conflict

Jerusalem Post The former IDF intelligence chief believes that the long-term threat presented by allowing Hezbollah to remain in Israeli territory outweighs the risk of a larger conflict with Hezbollah. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-748572

Israel killed 24 Palestinians, including five children, in June: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The killings raised the number of Palestinian martyrs to 186 over the course of 2023 so far. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/02/706327/Israel-kill-Palestinians-children

US can deter China invasion: Milley

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/07/03/2003802552