Prologue Journal – Page 41313 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

I Came, I Sawed, I Conquered

Wall Street Journal Lessons from wood shop came in handy when I needed a table. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-school-saw-value-in-woodshop-michigan-vocational-traning-home-repair-furniture-806424e6

People Are Sick and Tired of All Their Subscriptions

Wall Street Journal Consumers are rethinking their relationship to subscriptions—and so are companies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-are-sick-and-tired-of-all-their-subscriptions-f2e1577c

‘Net Zero’ Will Mean a Mining Boom

Wall Street Journal But political instability will make it difficult to obtain all the minerals electric cars will need. https://www.wsj.com/articles/net-zero-will-mean-a-mining-boom-electric-cars-minerals-oil-fossil-fuels-climate-change-policy-cb8d5137

White House Works to Satisfy Senate Democrats in Fed Vice Chair Search

Wall Street Journal The Biden administration has narrowed its list of candidates and canvassed Latino economists. https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-works-to-satisfy-senate-democrats-in-fed-vice-chair-search-a9a33460

Hasbro Hires Harley-Davidson CFO and Former Longtime Mattel Executive

Wall Street Journal The entertainment and toy company said it hired Gina Goetter as its CFO and Tim Kilpin as the president of toy, licensing and entertainment. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hasbro-hires-harley-davidson-cfo-and-former-longtime-mattel-executive-5189b65b

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office receives threatening letter containing white powder

Fox News A threatening letter containing white powder was sent to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office Wednesday, Fox News has learned. The New York Police Department and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection responded to the scene. “NYPD testing determined the powder found in the mailroom to be non-hazardous,” Bragg’s office said in a…

Threatening letter containing white powder sent to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Fox News A threatening letter containing white powder was sent to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday, Fox News has learned. The letter comes a week after Bragg indicted former President Donald Trump on multiple charges allegedly involving falsifying business records. Trump, the leading Republican in the 2024 race for the White House, pleaded…

EU should avoid China dependency as it builds ‘de-risking’ strategy with US: trade chief

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Path forward is boosting economic security and diversifying supply chains away from Beijing, but not decoupling, says Valdis Dombrovskis. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216864/eu-should-avoid-china-dependency-it-builds-de-risking-strategy-us-trade-chief?utm_source=rss_feed

Ancient Tibetans were consuming milk and other dairy products thousands of years ago, study finds

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dental evidence suggests pastoralists were relying on milk as a food source on the Tibetan Plateau 3,500 years ago – far earlier than previously thought. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216834/ancient-tibetans-were-consuming-milk-and-other-dairy-products-thousands-years-ago-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese are ‘lying flat’, Americans are on gap years as pessimistic youth take a hard look at traditional jobs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A growing number of younger people in China are resenting the idea of struggling against economic problems, while in the US, millions are also leaning more towards the life side of a work-life balance.…