Josh Marshall:

Here’s a must read story from Josh Kovensky about how Tom Cotton is insisting that China be denied the 2022 Winter Olympics because he says the PRC will use the Olympics to harvest the DNA of the world’s greatest athletes and then use this genetic treasure trove to create a genetically modified race of Chinese super soldiers to dominate the world. I’m not exaggerating or kidding. That’s what he’s saying. Read it here.

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…it’s worth noting that China has well over a billion people. Some of them must ran fast or have dead on hand eye coordination. It’s not hard to pick up the idea here that China needs to steal the genetic patrimony of the West to create its super soldiers. Dumb, inane, racist - in other words, your typical idea from Tom Cotton.