Prologue Journal – Page 38545 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

India’s Modi offers condolences after boat capsizes in Kerala, killing 20

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The double-decker tourist boat capsized late on Sunday in Tanur. ‘Condolences to the bereaved families,’ said Prime Minister Modi, adding that the next of kin of each victim would be entitled to compensation. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3219720/indias-modi-offers-condolences-after-boat-capsizes-kerala-killing-20?utm_source=rss_feed

Firefighters localize 6 out of 13 wildfires threatening settlements in Kurgan Region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. One has been completely eliminated https://tass.com/emergencies/1614761

Wagner PMC advances in Artyomovsk, group’s founder says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yevgeny Prigozhin noted that 2.37 sq. km https://tass.com/defense/1614759

China tells International Olympic Committee of concerns about ‘politicising’ sport

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Premier Li Qiang raised the issue when meeting Thomas Bach, the head of the global sports body, in Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3219705/china-tells-international-olympic-committee-concerns-about-politicising-sport?utm_source=rss_feed

Bill Barr’s Warning on Trump

Wall Street Journal The former Attorney General says his one-time boss lacks the ability to deliver on his policy priorities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-barrs-warning-on-trump-re-election-fed-soc-immigration-democrats-b2ab8b26

Russian occupation forces seize boats belonging to Kherson Oblast residents

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces on the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson Oblast are seizing boats that belong to local residents. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Quote from the National Resistance Center: “On the temporarily occupied left [easter] bank [of the River Dnipro] in Kherson Oblast, occupation administration workers are seizing local residents’ boats in an…

Writer Prilepin says he was driving during explosion

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the writer, the explosion occurred under the passenger seat https://tass.com/emergencies/1614751

Ohio May Start a Free Speech School

Wall Street Journal Ohio State could soon have a redoubt for free academic inquiry. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-legislature-salmon-p-chase-school-ohio-state-university-free-speech-university-of-toledo-568261f9

Air-raid warning in Ukraine: explosion in Odesa, air defence activated in Kyiv Oblast

Pravda Ukraine On Sunday, an explosion occurred in Odesa late in the evening during an aerial attack. Air defence is operating in Kyiv and the oblast. Source: Suspilne, alerts.in.ua Details: Suspilne reported an explosion in Odesa, after which a fire broke out. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/8/7401092/

Lina Khan Has a Meta Fixation

Wall Street Journal The FTC chief rips up a 2020 consent decree without legal cause. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lina-khan-has-a-meta-fixation-consent-decree-ftc-court-privacy-congress-212dd19d