Anti-government protesters in communist China flipped over and destroyed a COVID testing tent in the city of Guangzhou on Monday, prompting police in hazmat suits to flood the streets and disperse the crowds.
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake's campaign headquarters received two envelopes with a "suspicious white powder," prompting a massive police response late Saturday and a shutdown of the Republican's base of operations just before Election Day.
As President Joe Biden searches for slogans, excuses, and scapegoats to explain his miserable wreck of a presidency, I would suggest one for the handling of the never-ending COVID saga: “Not as bad as China.”
Videos surfacing on social media in the past week from Shanghai – and rapidly deleted on government-controlled sites like Weibo – show mounting desperation as a poorly planned coronavirus lockdown leaves the heart of China’s economy with rotting food and a lack of basic necessities.