Prologue Journal – Page 36174 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Water level near Energodar drops by several meters after Kakhovka dam blew up

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Also, the water in the Kakhovka reservoir near Energodar receded by tens of meters https://tass.com/emergencies/1629807

Supreme Court’s Alabama Voting Rights Case Has Implications for Other Southern States

New York Times A decision that said Alabama’s congressional voting maps were detrimental to Black voters was celebrated by advocates — and could mean changes to voting in other states. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-alabama.html

Damage to houses in flooded Kherson Region to exceed $18 mln — governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Vladimir Saldo said that the damage will be calculated and the situation will be assessed only after the water recedes https://tass.com/emergencies/1629805

Don’t Count a Third Party Out in 2024

Wall Street Journal If Biden and Trump are the nominees, who’s to say Americans won’t decide on another option? https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-count-a-third-party-out-in-2024-no-labels-independents-republicans-democrats-election-candidate-nomination-polarization-f5931258

Texas to install floating barriers in Rio Grande to block migrants

Washington Post Texas Gov. Abbott announced plans to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande to block migrants from reaching the U.S. side of the river. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/08/texas-rio-grande-barriers-migrants/

Russia opens investigation after Ukraine shells evacuation point, kills pregnant woman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, two people died https://tass.com/emergencies/1629803

Mike Pence’s Political Education

Wall Street Journal His 2024 presidential campaign has roots in his two unsuccessful House runs at the end of the 1980s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pences-political-education-indiana-house-race-2024-primary-4a2857e7

Racial Gerrymandering by Supreme Court Order

Wall Street Journal Five Justices say Alabama must create a second black district in Allen v. Milligan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-gerrymandering-supreme-court-allen-v-milligan-john-roberts-clarence-thomas-gingles-alabama-7b595b78

Moscow to tally up damage from Kakhovka dam destruction — Russian diplomat at OSCE

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Deputy Representative of Russia to the OSCE Maxim Budkevich, Moscow understands in whose interests this critical infrastructure was destroyed https://tass.com/politics/1629801

Consequences of Kakhovka HPP explosion will be catastrophic for Russians – official

Pravda Ukraine Oleksii Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC), has said that the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant would be terrible for Ukraine, but also catastrophic for the Russians. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/9/7406028/