Morning Jolt: The World of Tennis Stands Up to China

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On the menu today: So much for the idea of easing into the weekend. The world of tennis stands up to China in a way that the National Basketball Association did not; Kevin McCarthy tries to filibuster Build Back Better; and Joe Biden finally goes to get checked out by a doctor.

China vs. Peng Shuai

Joseph Stalin reportedly said that, "If only one man dies of hunger, that is a tragedy. If millions die, that's only statistics."

That may illustrate why it is so hard to create and maintain sustained anger about genocide and systemic human-rights abuses in other countries. The scale of the horror is almost too big to get our heads around.

There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslims, living in Xinjiang, China. About one to two million are currently in "political reeducation" labor camps, where they’re used as forced laborers. There's a good chance that the construction process for your solar panel used Uyghur slave labor in China ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 19 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 19 2021 The World of Tennis Stands Up to China On the menu today: So much for the idea of easing into the weekend. The world of tennis stands up to China in a way that the National Basketball Association did not; Kevin McCarthy tries to filibuster Build Back Better; and Joe Biden finally goes to get checked out by a doctor. China vs. Peng Shuai Joseph Stalin reportedly said that, "If only one man dies of hunger, that is a tragedy. If millions die, that's only statistics." That may illustrate why it is so hard to create and maintain sustained anger about genocide and systemic human-rights abuses in other countries. The scale of the horror is almost too big to get our heads around. There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslims, living in Xinjiang, China. About one to two million are currently in "political reeducation" labor camps, where they’re used as forced laborers. There's a good chance that the construction process for your solar panel used Uyghur slave labor in China ...   READ MORE

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