Five in Ten 10/18/22: The Cult of Xi

The Chinese Party Congress takes place this week in Beijing. It’s likely President Xi Jinping will be elected to an unprecedented third term, giving him more power to push a Marxist-Leninist agenda at home and around the world.

5) Chinese President Xi presides over Communist Party Congress; 4) Former Russian president Medvedev warns Israel against sending weapons to Ukraine; 3) Virginia Democrat says she’ll introduce bill to have parents criminally prosecuted if they do not “affirm” transgender children; 2) Biotech startup wants to clone human embryos to harvest their organs; 1) New Zealand bird lovers upset that favorite bird excluded from Bird of the Year contest to give other birds (and bats!?) a chance.