Prologue Journal – Page 36230 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Bipartisan bill would ban China, ‘hostile’ countries from manufacturing inventions funded by US taxpayers

Fox News EXCLUSIVE – A bipartisan effort in the Senate is underway to ban China and other hostile countries from manufacturing any American taxpayer-funded technologies. On Tuesday, Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and JD Vance, R-Ohio, will introduce the Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 that will require all federal agencies that commercialize taxpayer-funded research…

Inside a Remarkable Dance Program at a California Prison

New York Times A conversation with Brian Seibert, a dance critic for The New York Times who wrote about a dance class freeing men’s bodies in a place meant to contain them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/dance-prison-california.html

Microsoft and OpenAI Forge Awkward Partnership

Wall Street Journal As the companies lead the AI boom, their unconventional arrangement sometimes causes conflict. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-and-openai-forge-awkward-partnership-as-techs-new-power-couple-3092de51

Belarus’ president says he won’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons if his country faces aggression

Fox News Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to order the use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons that are set to be deployed to Belarus if his country faces an aggression. Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the planned deployment of short-range nuclear weapons to Moscow’s neighbor and ally…

Israel appoints new consul general for St. Petersburg, Russia

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746144

Russian combat aircraft hammer Ukrainian ammo depots, stronghold in Krasny Liman area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower team from the battlegroup Center wiped out an enemy stronghold https://tass.com/politics/1631289

Russia’s collapse, post-war Scenarios, Ukraine in NATO and more. Interview with Latvia’s President-elect

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/interview/2023/06/13/7163563/

Putin ratifies agreement with China on gas supplies cooperation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that the agreement fully meets Russia’s interests and its ratification will contribute to the development of Russia’s gas transportation system https://tass.com/economy/1631287

Lukashenko says move to deploy tactical nukes to Belarus made at his strong insistence

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Belarusian leader stressed that the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons was done at his initiative https://tass.com/defense/1631285

Taiwan 7th favored destination for Asia Pacific travelers: Mastercard

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Taiwan ranked the seventh most popular destination to visit for travelers from the Asia Pacific region in a report released by Mastercard Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306130023