Day 1,254: implacable

If demonstrators were the only opposition, the security forces could restore order. But Mr Xi also faces an implacable virus.

Xi Jinping’s zero-covid policy has turned a health crisis into a political one

Artwork of the day 
Strong wind
Ivan Aivazovsky
Original Title: Сильный ветер
Date: 1856
Style: Romanticism
Genre: marina

Word of the day 
implacable: used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change

Quote of the day
“I race you, Ryles,” he says in a voice that’s implacable and unwavering amidst the swirling chaos.”
― K. Bromberg, Fueled