Putin and Xi’s creepy ‘immortality’ talk is a glimpse into their power-mad psyches

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Tremble, mere mortals: The world’s least conscience-burdened strongmen are brainstorming how to stick around for another century or more. At Beijing’s military parade Wednesday, a hot mic caught Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s bone-chilling discussion (via interpreters) of extending their lives far beyond natural limits. Putin mused: “Biotechnology is continuously developing,” so “human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality.” Xi responded: “Some predict that in this century humans may live to 150 years old.” Maybe they can keep grinding their boots into humanity’s face forever! Note, too,...