Prologue Journal – Page 38716 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Dollar becomes toxic for everyday transactions — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin emphasized that in 2022, several countries have drastically reduced their dollar reserves while increasing their gold reserves https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1606845

Police detain woman advocating for Ukrainian Orthodox church near Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the church, human rights activist Victoria Kokhanovska was “kidnapped during a live broadcast” https://tass.com/emergencies/1606851

Left-wing nonprofit leads charge against Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘Political drive-by shooting’

Fox News The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) — a D.C.-based organization that filed an ethics complaint last week against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for “failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from and property sales” from a wealthy GOP donor — was one of the main sources…

Monks may start getting booted from Kiev-Pechersk Lavra next week — culture ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In early April, Tkachenko announced that Ukrainian authorities intended to start evicting monks from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra after the court ruling on the lawsuit filed by the Culture Ministry against the UOC https://tass.com/world/1606839

House Republicans Unveil Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling, Cut Spending

Wall Street Journal The legislation would curb some spending and pare back several of President Biden’s signature initiatives in exchange for an increase in the government’s borrowing capacity. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-unveil-bill-to-raise-debt-ceiling-cut-spending-6872f2c2

No progress seen on launch of Togliatti-Odessa pipeline — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. There were also no contacts with the United States on connecting Russian banks to the SWIFT system for food exports, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin https://tass.com/economy/1606849

Russia not to avoid contacts with US during Lavrov’s visit to New York — UN envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. No meetings between Russian Foreign Minister and US representatives are planned, though, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN says https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1606843

Iran’s new CHP plant reduces emissions by 700k mt per year

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s newly-opened biogas power plant will reduce CO2 emissions by 700,000 metric tons per year. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/19/701880/Iran-CHP-power-plant-biomass-emission-reduction

Companies Turn to AI to Avoid ‘Cloud Sprawl’

Wall Street Journal Cloud-computing usage at large companies is measured in millions of records a day, making it ‘humanly impossible’ to keep track of costs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-turn-to-ai-to-avoid-cloud-sprawl-f3bec9c9

I’ll Hazard a Guess (Thursday Crossword, April 20)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/ill-hazard-a-guess-thursday-crossword-april-20-e3d6469e