Prologue Journal – Page 36015 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

U.S. Drought Threatens to Prop Up Food Inflation

Wall Street Journal Crop prices are higher as a dry spell spans America’s breadbasket. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-drought-threatens-to-prop-up-food-inflation-5c39fc87

State of emergency declared in Siberian municipality after man diagnosed with anthrax

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The patient’s contacts have been established; his place of residence has been disinfected,” the watchdog specified https://tass.com/society/1641167

Putin orders to simplify entry to Russia for foreign investors and specialists

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian government is ordered with participation of Delovaya Rossiya Association to analyze migration laws for identification of barriers occurring upon entry, stay and labor activity of foreign investors and high-skilled specialists in Russia https://tass.com/politics/1641163

Almost 900 protesters detained during riots in France since Thursday evening — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At least 249 law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes with radical protesters https://tass.com/world/1641153

A Look at the Student Debt Landscape, in Six Charts

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-impacted-by-the-ruling-in-six-chart-dd602dc

Plan Sought to Cover Loans Held by 40 Million Americans

Wall Street Journal The case pushed to the fore different views of executive power espoused by the White House and the Supreme Court. https://www.wsj.com/articles/plan-sought-to-cover-loans-held-by-40-million-americans-aeec5e5f

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan

Wall Street Journal The Supreme Court threw out the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans held by 40 million Americans. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-54a1ca7

Zelenskyy: When Ukrainian pilots switch to F-16s, Russia will have no chance in the skies

Pravda Ukraine When Ukrainian pilots fly F-16 multipurpose fighters, there will be no chance for the Russians in the Ukrainian skies. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram Quote: “Although the enemy still has a significant technical advantage in aircraft, from the very first day of the full-scale invasion our pilots have an obvious advantage in…

Moscow lodges protest with Warsaw over arrest of Russian athlete as spy — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The Russian embassy in Warsaw is currently investigating the circumstances of the reported incident,” Maria Zakharova said https://tass.com/politics/1641155

Russian Su-35s easily hit Ukrainian positions on the ground — Ukrainian commander

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The general noted that the Russian Aerospace Forces use modern aviation and Ukrainian forces cannot counter it https://tass.com/politics/1641151