Prologue Journal – Page 41471 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Lock-outs, mass emails, closed offices: Virtual layoffs are normal now

Washington Post McDonald’s closed offices before delivering layoff news to corporate employees, a trend that has picked up since the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/11/remote-layoffs-trend-mcdonalds-twitter/

‘It’s disgusting’: Bali locals are fed up with bad tourists

Washington Post Since Bali reopened for travel, an uptick in unruly behavior from tourists has pushed Indonesian officials to think up new ways to address offenders. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/04/11/bali-bad-tourists-deported/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Press review: US intel leaks – cui bono? and Europe seeks safe space between US, China

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, April 11th https://tass.com/pressreview/1602379

GOP eyes new work requirements for millions on Medicaid, food stamps

Washington Post The party’s leaders, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), have publicly endorsed new rules in entering a fierce debate over the debt ceiling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/11/gop-medicaid-food-stamps-work/

Egypt planned to covertly send Russia 40,000 rockets – leaked Pentagon papers

Jerusalem Post The leaked document said that Egypt planned to keep the rockets a secret to avoid problems with Western allies. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-738954

Poll shows vast majority of Russians see themselves as patriots

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the poll, almost half of the respondents (48%) believe that being a patriot means working and acting for the benefit of your country https://tass.com/society/1602463

This badge of a bear punching Winnie the Pooh is a big hit in Taiwan

Washington Post Taiwanese air force pilots are wearing the badges showing a native bear punching Winnie the Pooh, a meme stand-in for China’s Xi Jinping. Taiwan is loving it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/china-taiwan-drills-winnie-pooh-bear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

FSB chief: 118 terrorist crimes involving youth prevented in Russia over past year

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The participants in the meeting identified priority guidelines for the federal and regional authorities to follow in their activity, as well as for anti-terrorist commissions to improve the system of terrorism prevention https://tass.com/society/1602457

French building collapse kills 6, gas explosion suspected

Washington Post A French prosecutor says investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/france-building-collapse-marseille-explosion/c5ab1c98-d84e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Kremlin says detained US reporter ‘violated’ Russian law

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738953