Prologue Journal – Page 36249 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

An Amazon Unionizing Bid in Britain Stumbles

New York Times Over 700 workers in Coventry joined a union and are seeking recognition for it to negotiate with the company, known for its resistance to organized labor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/business/amazon-union-uk.html

Here Are the Likely Next Steps in the Trump Documents Case

New York Times The federal prosecution of the former president should play out much like any other criminal proceeding, but against the backdrop of the political calendar. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/politics/next-steps-trump-documents-case.html

China’s BYD overtakes Tesla in the EV market

Washington Post Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, which has just released an $11,000 hatchback, has ambitious international plans. But can it crack the American market? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/13/china-byd-electric-vehicle-tesla-rival/

Medvedev sees option of Russia destroying Western communications cables on Atlantic seabed

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On September 27, 2022, Nord Stream AG reported unprecedented damage that occurred the day before on three strings of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipelines https://tass.com/politics/1631871

Seeking Latino Support, Trump Raises Specter of Latin American Corruption

New York Times As he blasts the government’s case against him, Donald Trump is courting voters he will need to win — or jurors he will need to sway. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/politics/trump-miami-latino-voters.html

China study turns brain activity into Mandarin, breaks language barrier

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Researchers adapt algorithms to recognise tones, giving hope to Chinese-speaking patients with communication disorders. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3224006/china-study-turns-brain-activity-mandarin-breaks-language-barrier?utm_source=rss_feed

Endangered species of newts affected by destruction of Kakhovka HPP rescued in Odesa Oblast

Pravda Ukraine The staff of the Tuzla Estuaries National Nature Park in Odesa Oblast have rescued over fifty newts that had suffered as the Russians blew the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP). More than a hundred animals were found dead, as reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406788/

Draft roadmap for normalization between Turkey, Syria now ready — senior Russian diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At a Moscow meeting on May 10, the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey agreed to instruct their deputies to prepare a roadmap on streamlining relations between Damascus and Ankara https://tass.com/politics/1631869

Russian-backed “official” in occupied Melitopol finds explosive in his car

Pravda Ukraine In Melitopol, unknown people tried to blow up the car of a Russian-appointed “official” of the so-called “Zaporizhzhia Civil Military Administration”. Source: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on Telegram Details: The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation claims that on the morning of 13 June, an unknown person planted an improvised explosive…

Russians impede switching Zaporizhzhia NPP Unit 5 to safe cold shutdown mode

Pravda Ukraine The Russian occupiers at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) have been obstructing the transfer of Zaporizhzhia NPP Unit No. 5 to a safe “cold” shutdown, which remains the only one of the plant’s six units in “hot” shutdown and continues to consume scarce water from the cooling water reservoir. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406786/