Prologue Journal – Page 36061 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

SpaceX Targets $150 Billion Valuation

Wall Street Journal The Elon Musk-led company plans to reach the higher valuation by allowing employees to sell stock. https://www.wsj.com/articles/spacex-targets-150-billion-valuation-6e5980b6

Deleted (Saturday Crossword, June 24)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/deleted-saturday-crossword-june-24-cf2526b1

Rows Garden (Saturday Variety Puzzle, June 24)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/rows-garden-saturday-variety-puzzle-june-24-31863af7

Ukraine toughens mobilization campaign due to losses during counteroffensive – LPR officer

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People’s Militia of the Republic Andrei Marochko said that Kyiv needs to “urgently” make up for losses https://tass.com/defense/1637435

Plane makes emergency landing in Hong Kong over burst tire, 18 people hurt – report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to RTHK, the flight was from Hong Kong to Los Angeles https://tass.com/emergencies/1637433

GOP lawmakers fear Biden may be preparing to allow TikTok to continue operating in U.S.

Washington Post Language in a new Commerce Department rule hints at an eventual green light for the Chinese-owned app, Rep. Mike Gallagher and Sen. Marco Rubio say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/23/tiktok-biden-republicans-congress-commerce/

Armoured vehicles spotted on streets of Rostov after Prigozhin’s statement

Pravda Ukraine Photos of armoured vehicles on the streets of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don are being posted on Russian social media following the statement made by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, about a de facto declaration of war against the Russian army. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/23/7408281/

DOJ knew Hunter Biden laptop was ‘not manipulated,’ contained ‘reliable evidence’ in 2019: Whistleblower

Fox News Federal investigators knew in December 2019 that Hunter Biden’s laptop was “not manipulated in any way” and contained “reliable evidence,” but were “obstructed” from seeing all available information, according to an IRS whistleblower involved in the probe—nearly a year before former intelligence officials and Joe Biden himself, declared it was part of a…

Supreme Court Rejects Free Speech Challenge to Immigration Law

New York Times In a 7-to-2 decision, the court gave a narrow reading to a statute that made it a crime to encourage unauthorized immigrants to come to or stay in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/scotus-free-speech-immigration.html

Did the biblical prophet Moses promise his firstborn son to idolatry?

Jerusalem Post In a Midrash, Jethro tells Moses: “Your first child should be for idol worship, from here onwards,” – referring to subsequent children – “they will be for the sake of Heaven.” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-747272