Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
China “Accidentally” uses Covid anal swab tests on US Diplomats
In January we mentioned that China began using anal swab Covid tests on school children, claiming they were more accurate than the nasal swab method.
China also requires the intrusive (by about 2-3 inches) tests on certain travelers coming into the country.
Recently, a group of US diplomats and their family members reported that they were subjected to the anal swabs.
In response, China at first claimed that the tests were given in error. But later they backtracked and denied that they had ever required anal swabs for US diplomats.
But the diplomats weren’t aren’t dropping the issue, and they’ve appealed to the US State Department— which has already said it is committed to preserving the “dignity” of US diplomats and their families.
Wonderful! So we can all agree that the test is totally undignified. But if that’s the case, why is “dignity” only reserved for government officials?
Sounds like this is another case of rules for thee, and not for me.
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Coca-Cola Trains Employees to “Be Less White”
Coca-Cola decided it’s employees needed some reeducation on diversity and inclusion, so the company required employees to take a Linked-In course on the subject.